天河体育场

Tianhe Stadium stands at 299 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, at the heart of the Tianhe Sports Center beside Guangzhou East railway station, CITIC Plaza and the Tianhe Road retail district, on the city's new central axis. Construction began in 1984 and the stadium opened on 30 August 1987 for the Sixth National Games; it later hosted the first FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991, the 2010 Asian Games football tournament and several National Games, and from 2011 to 2021 was the home of Guangzhou Evergrande. The building has about 65,600 sqm of gross floor area, including a 19,000 sqm athletics and football field and 22,000 sqm of stands, with 52,611 fixed seats after the 2024 renovation. Its outline is saddle-shaped, with white arched roofs over the east and west stands, 28 rows in the north and south stands and more than 40 rows east and west; seats in red, purple, pink and white form the kapok, Guangzhou's city flower. The pitch and track carry dual first-class certification from World Athletics and the Chinese Athletics Association, and the 2024 upgrade made it the country's first near-zero-carbon large stadium, with a new LED screen, turf and event rooms. Metro Lines 1 and 3 stop at Tiyu Xilu, the APM line at Tianhe Sports Center South, and buses serve the surrounding streets; the wider 520,000 sqm sports centre also includes an arena, swimming hall and public fitness facilities. The stadium forms a trio with the neighbouring arena and swimming hall, with crowds distributed through the central plaza and raised platforms on event days.