西安国际足球中心

Xi'an International Football Centre occupies the north-east corner of the Fuxing Avenue and Ketong Third Road junction in Chang'an District, administratively within the Fengdong New Town of Xixian New Area. It is the first specialist football stadium in north-west China and the only one there built to FIFA standards, known locally as the Fengdong or Epang Palace stadium. The scheme covers 280 mu, about 187,000 sqm, with 268,000 sqm of floor area including 32,000 sqm of operating space, 60,000 fixed seats, two international-standard outdoor training pitches and further training grounds. Work began on 13 August 2020 and the stadium opened on 3 September 2025; it was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects with gmp and the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute, built by Shaanxi Construction Engineering Holding Group at a cost of about three billion yuan. The design draws on the platform architecture of the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties through deep overhanging eaves and full-height columns, under a roof using the world's first double-layer cable-net membrane structure. It is the first Chinese stadium certified by both FIFA and the AFC, able to stage international A-level matches short of a World Cup opening. It opened with AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in September 2025, became the home of Shaanxi United in 2026, and holds a crowd record of 43,937. Metro Line 16 serves a station named after the stadium. Two international-standard training pitches and further training grounds sit beside the main stadium, and in March 2026 the venue staged the CFA China Team youth tournament with under-23 sides from China, Thailand, Vietnam and North Korea.