Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai, China
Shanghai Stadium sits in the Xuhui District. Built for the Eighth National Games of China, the venue officially opened in 1997. Its original form featured a running track that surrounded the pitch, but a renovation completed between 2020 and 2022 removed the athletics circuit and lowered the playing surface by 1.7 metres. The result is a football-specific ground with a pitch that adheres to FIFA dimensions of 105 by 68 metres.
The architecture is defined by its saddle-shaped roof, a structure supported by steel components sourced from the Jiangnan Shipyard. The design was led by Wei Dunshan, a figure known locally as the Father of Shanghai Sports Architecture.
Shanghai Shenhua moved into the stadium in 1998 and returned for the 2023 season after a period spent elsewhere. The ground hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics football preliminaries and the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana between Juventus and Lazio. A record crowd of 61,815 gathered on 1 May 2026 for a Chinese Super League fixture against Chengdu Rongcheng. The address remains 1111 Tiyuchang Ring Road, and the site has never carried a commercial sponsor name.
Who plays here
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Shanghai Shenhua
122 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug | Shanghai Shenhua — Shandong Taishan | 2:3 |
| 18 Aug | Shanghai Shenhua — Beijing Guoan | 0:3 |
| 15 Aug | Shanghai Shenhua — Henan FC | 4:1 |
| 21 Jul | Shanghai Shenhua — Qingdao Jonoon | 4:1 |
| 18 Jul | Shanghai Shenhua — Tianjin Teda | 0:2 |
| 5 Jul | Shanghai Shenhua — Zhejiang Professional | 3:2 |
| 24 May | Shanghai Shenhua — Sichuan Jiuniu | 1:2 |
| 20 May | Shanghai Shenhua — Wuhan Three Towns | 2:2 |