Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Explained

Hong Kong Football Club Stadium
Image Alt:香港足球會球場
Address:3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2744°N 114.1817°W
Owner:Hong Kong Football Club
Operator:Hong Kong Football Club
Surface:Artificial turf
Dimensions:100.5 x 65 metres (110 x 71 yards)
Tenants:Hong Kong Football Club (football)
Lucky Mile (football)
Club Albion (football)
HKFC (rugby)
Hong Kong national rugby union team (rugby)
Seating Capacity:2,750
1,720 (football)
Publictransit: Causeway Bay station

Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, nicknamed The Jungle, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Happy Valley, Hong Kong inside the oval of Happy Valley Racecourse. The stadium is privately owned by the Hong Kong Football Club and has 2,750 seats. It hosts the annual Hong Kong Tens tournament and the HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament.

The main pitch is used for football and rugby (union) matches, and there is an adjoining hockey pitch. The playing surface has been synthetic since 2004.

History

The original HKFC Stadium on Sports Road was the venue for the world-famous Hong Kong Sevens from its inception in 1976 until it outgrew its home and was moved to the Hong Kong Government Stadium (now the Hong Kong Stadium) in 1982. The original stadium was built in 1954 and demolished in 1995 and was located northeast, adjacent to the racecourse.[1] [2]

The stadium's home attendance record is 1,720, reached during the HKFC's defeat against Kitchee on 26 February 2023.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Way, Dennis M.. 2011. Along The Sports Road: The Hong Kong Football Club, Its Environs And Personalities 1886-2011 . Hong Kong. Hong Kong Football Club. 124–125. 9789881977212.
  2. gwulo.com/atom/19474
  3. Web site: 港超|傑志作客大勝港會 今季首掛紅旗1720人坐滿地獄球場 (18:44) - 20230226 - 體育 . 2023-05-01 . 明報新聞網 - 即時新聞 instant news . zh-hant.