花都体育场

Huadu Stadium is the principal ground of Huadu Sports Centre at 18 Tiyu Road, Xinhua Subdistrict, Huadu District, Guangzhou, next to Huaguoshan Park and the Huadu television tower; together with Huadu Gymnasium and Huadu Dongfeng Gymnasium it forms the district's trio of sports venues. The centre covers 116,000 square metres with 140,000 square metres of built area and comprises the stadium, a multi-purpose indoor ball hall, a swimming pool and outdoor courts. Its first phase, including the athletics track, football pitch, tennis court foundations, a training pitch and the indoor pool, was completed in 2000 at a total investment of about RMB 150 million. The stadium is a standard athletics and football ground whose stands hold roughly 13,000 spectators, with one published figure of 13,395. It served for several seasons as the home of Guangzhou FC and Guangdong Mingtu, and is currently the home ground of Guangzhou Puhongqian; during China League One, League Two and FA Cup fixtures the pitch and access roads are heavily used. For commercial events the gap between the pitch and the track allows a mid-sized stage to be built, which suits brand football matches, corporate sports days and family sports meets; function rooms under the stands can be converted into registration, medical and media areas. Access is mainly by car or bus, with Huaguoshan Park station on Metro Line 9 about 1.5 kilometres away and Guangzhou North railway station about ten minutes by road. The venue is managed by the district sports authority, and bookings are made through the Quntitong app or by telephone, subject to closure during match periods. The surrounding sports centre adds indoor courts and a pool, so a multi-day programme can run across buildings.