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Jiangwan Stadium

Coordinates:31°18′24″N121°30′55″E/ 31.3068°N 121.5154°E/31.3068; 121.5154
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Jiangwan Stadium
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Former namesShanghai Stadium
LocationYangpu District,Shanghai
Coordinates31°18′24″N121°30′55″E/ 31.3068°N 121.5154°E/31.3068; 121.5154
Public transitJiangwan Stadium Station
OwnerShanghai Municipal Government
Capacity25,000(11,000 forAFL)
Field size330m x 175m
Construction
Opened1934
ArchitectDong Dayou
Tenants
Port Adelaide Football Club(AFL) (2017–2019)
Gold Coast Football Club(AFL) (2017–2018)
St Kilda Football Club(AFL) (2019)
Website
http://www.kic-jwsc.com

TheJiangwan Stadium(simplified Chinese:Giang loan thể dục tràng;traditional Chinese:Giang loan thể dục tràng), formerlyShanghai Stadium,is a multi-purpose athletics stadium inShanghai.

History

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The Jiangwan Sports Centre precinct under construction in 1935.

Jiangwan Stadium was built in 1934 as part of theGreater Shanghai Plan.It hosted its firstNational Games of Chinain 1935.

During World War II the stadium was damaged by the Japanese during theBattle of Shanghai.[1]

TheKuomintanggovernment repaired the stadium for the Seventh National Games in 1948. This would be the last National Games before thePeople's Republic of Chinawas established in 1949.

It hosted theNational Games of Chinafor the last time in 1983 when 8,943 athletes took part in 26 sports.

Australian rules football

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The outside of the stadium in 2013.

On 17 October 2010, the stadium hosted a post season exhibitionAustralian Football League(AFL) match between theMelbourne Demonsand theBrisbane Lions.[2]

On 14 May 2017, the stadium hosted its first AFL regular season match for premiership points whenPort Adelaideplayed theGold Coast Sunsduring the2017 AFL season.[3][4]This was the first AFL premiership match to be played outside ofOceania.Port Adelaide won the match by a score of 16.14 (110) to 4.14 (38), in front of an official attendance of 10,118.[5]

On 24 October 2017, it was announced that the AFL playing surface at the stadium will now be known as Adelaide Arena, and that AFL would be returning to the stadium in 2018.

On 25 October 2018, it was announced that St Kilda would play Port Adelaide for the following three seasons in Shanghai. No game was played in 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic;the match was later rescheduled to be played atMarvel Stadiumin Melbourne,[6]but was eventually scrapped following the suspension of the season on 22 March.[7]

No match was scheduled for the2021 AFL season,due to the ongoing impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic.Instead,St KildaplayedAdelaideatCazaly's StadiuminCairns, Queensland.[8]Another Game was played at Cazaly's Stadium in 2022 to replace the Shanghai Game.

Australian Football League matches

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Year Rnd Date & local time Team Score Team Score Attendance Ref.
2017 8 Sunday, 14 May (1:15 pm) Gold Coast 4.14 (38) Port Adelaide 16.14 (110) 10,118 [9][10][11]
2018 9 Sunday, 19 May 2018 (1:15 pm) Gold Coast 6.6 (42) Port Adelaide 11.16 (82) 10,689 [12][13][14]
2019 11 Sunday, 2 June (12:40 pm) St Kilda 9.15 (69) Port Adelaide 22.7 (139) 9,412 [15]

Architecture

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The exterior of Jiangwan Stadium is done in an Art Deco style

The stadiums architecture style is ChineseArt Deco,with the stadium itself designed by Dong Dayou, responsible for many landmarks in Shanghai built as part of theGreater Shanghai Planimplementation during the 1930s.

Transportation

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The sport center is accessible fromJiangwan Stadium StationofShanghai Metro.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Giang loan thể dục trung tâm.www.kic-jwsc.com.Retrieved2016-10-28.
  2. ^Demons, Lions in China clash
  3. ^Navaratnam, Dinny (26 October 2016)."Port, Suns to face off in Shanghai in round eight clash".AFL.com.au.Retrieved26 October2016.
  4. ^Skene, Kathleen (26 October 2016)."Confirmed: Gold Coast Suns will play 'home' game in China next year".Gold Coast Bulletin.Retrieved26 October2016.
  5. ^"Match report: Power show lights up China - AFL.com.au".afl.com.au.Retrieved2017-05-14.
  6. ^Morris, Tom (3 March 2020)."AFL cancels St Kilda vs Port Adelaide China game for 2020 due to coronavirus, meaning a potential bye week reshuffle".Fox Sports Australia.Retrieved3 March2020.
  7. ^"WATCH from 4.30pm AEDT: AFL postpones season".AFL.com.au. 22 March 2020.Retrieved22 March2020.
  8. ^"2021 Fixture: Saints to host game in Cairns".St Kilda Football Club. 21 December 2020.Retrieved26 December2020.
  9. ^"Gold Coast fails to rise to the occasion in 72-point loss to Port Adelaide in Shanghai".The Courier Mail.14 May 2017.
  10. ^"Port Adelaide smash Gold Coast in historic Shanghai match".The Australian.14 May 2017.
  11. ^"Port Adelaide beats Gold Coast in China, Fremantle pinch win from Richmond, Sydney flogs North Melbourne".ABC.14 May 2017.
  12. ^"Port Adelaide too good for Gold Coast in China despite inaccuracy".The Advertiser.19 May 2018.
  13. ^"Shanghai resembles Gabba as Port blot out Suns".The Age.19 May 2018.
  14. ^"Port Adelaide too good for Suns in Shanghai showdown".Wide World of Sports.19 May 2018.
  15. ^"St Kilda Vs Port Adelaide - Match Centre".afl.com.au.Archived fromthe originalon June 2, 2019.Retrieved2019-06-02.
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