Taipei Municipal Stadium
Sports venue in Taipei, Taiwan
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The Taipei Municipal Stadium (Chinese: 臺北田徑場 or 台北田徑場; pinyin: Táiběi Tiánjìng Chǎng) is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. The original stadium, built in 1956, was used mostly for track and field events.
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 Interactive map of Taipei Municipal Stadium 臺北田徑場 | |
Full name | Taipei Municipal "Track and Field" Stadium |
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| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Owner | Taipei City Government |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009 |
| Opened | 2009 |
Cost | NT$ 423 million |
| Architect | Archasia |
| Tenants | |
| Taipei Bravo PlayOne Tatung Chinese Taipei national football team Chinese Taipei national rugby union team | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北田徑場 or 台北田徑場 | ||||||||||||||
| Tongyong Pinyin | Táiběi tiánjìngchǎng | ||||||||||||||
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The stadium was demolished and reconstructed for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics between December 2006 and July 2009.[1] The new stadium is able to hold 20,000 people. On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei hosted Malaysia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC first round second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.[2] In 2013, 500 people showed up at the stadium for a domestic league match between association football clubs Taipower FC and Tatung FC.[3]
The stadium is accessible from the Taipei Arena station of the Taipei Metro.
International matches
| Date | Competition |
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| 5 Sep 2009 | 2009 Summer Deaflympics |
| 19 Aug 2017 | 2017 Summer Universiade |
