黄埔中心体育场

Huangpu Central Stadium, usually called Huangpu Stadium, sits inside Huangpu Sports Centre at 398 Fengle North Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, bounded by Zhendong Road to the east, Fengle Road to the west, Hulin Road to the south and the Guangyuan expressway to the north. Completed in January 1999 and opened in June 2001 at a cost of about RMB 260 million, it was built as a district facility alongside the 9th National Games. The stadium covers 36,000 square metres with 16,000 square metres of building area and 12,000 spectator seats; the infield holds an international-standard 400-metre track and a natural-turf football pitch, with athlete lounges, officials' rooms and surface parking. The surrounding Huangpu Sports Centre covers about 170,000 square metres, was completed in 2001 at a total investment of RMB 396 million, and contains, besides the stadium, a 31,690-square-metre gymnasium with 3,254 fixed seats that rose to nearly 5,000 with temporary seating during the Asian Games, an indoor swimming and water-play centre, and about 30,000 square metres of outdoor courts in fifteen bays usable for tennis, basketball and volleyball. The stadium has hosted the women's football tournament of the 9th National Games and the China-Myanmar international of 2004; in 2014 it was the home of Guangdong Rizhiquan and in 2024 of Guangdong Guangzhou Leopard. Dashadong station on Metro Lines 5 and 7 is roughly 500 metres away, unusually good access for a district stadium. Commercial events can use the pitch and the function rooms under the stands, although match fixtures take priority in the calendar. The centre is also used by district schools and clubs for athletics training through the week.