天津奥林匹克中心体育场

Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium stands at 3 Binshui West Road in Nankai District, inside the Tianjin Olympic Centre in the south-west of the city, bounded by Weijin South Road, Shuishang East Road, Hongqi South Road and Binshui West Road. Its water-drop form gives it the nickname Shuidi, the Water Drop. Construction began in August 2003 and the stadium opened on 19 August 2007; designed by Sato Comprehensive Planning of Japan, it covers 78,000 sqm with 158,000 sqm of floor area and 54,696 seats. It was a football venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and, when completed, was China's second-largest comprehensive stadium after the National Stadium. The building measures 380 m north to south, 270 m east to west and 53 m high across six levels. The ground floor holds a 22,670 sqm indoor car park, a 3,460 sqm exhibition area, 6,400 sqm of dining space, a 5,930 sqm health centre and 4,010 sqm of competition rooms; the second floor has 3,840 sqm of shops, the third a 4,320 sqm fitness hall, and the fourth 4,166 sqm of boxes plus a 3,030 sqm international conference centre. A lake of about 120,000 sqm wraps the site, shared with the Tianjin Gymnasium and aquatic centre. It is the long-standing home of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and hosts concerts and commercial events. Metro Line 5 stops at Sports Centre station. The stadium is owned by the Tianjin municipal government and run by the municipal sports bureau, and its pitch was fitted with undersoil heating in 2018 using more than 31,000 m of pipe.