Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium

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Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium (pinyin: Qínhuángdǎo Shì Ào Tǐ Zhōngxīn Tǐyùchǎng) served as one of the soccer venues during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The multiuse stadium, which is used mostly for soccer matches, lies inside the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center on the Hebei Avenue in Qinhuangdao, China.

Its construction was started in May 2002 and was completed on July 30, 2004; it was the first new stadium to be built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The sports center covers 168,000 square meters (1; 810; 000 sq ft); the Olympic-standard stadium has a seating capacity of 33,572, 0.2% of which are reserved for disabled people.

Until 2018, the stadium served as the home stadium for the former Hebei F.C. soccer club.

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