Nanhai Sports Center Explained

Stadium Name:Nanhai Sports Center
Location:Foshan, Guangdong, China
Coordinates:23.1181°N 113.0024°W
Seating Capacity:20,000
Broke Ground:2018
Opened:2022
Tenants:Shenzhen (2022)
Foshan Nanshi (2023–present)

The Nanhai Sports Center is a sports complex located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China, which includes a multi-purpose stadium that has been the home to Foshan Nanshi since 2023. It is the only new comprehensive sports venue in Foshan and includes a stadium, swimming pool, gymnasium, national fitness complex, amateur sports school, and supporting commercial facilities. The construction of the Nanhai Sports Center began in 2018 and was completed in phases.[1] The gymnasium of the second phase was completed in April 2022.

The stadium had been the temporary home for Shenzhen in 2022 briefly.[2] After Dongguan United played home matches in the stadium for most of the 2023 China League One season, it became the club's permanent home in the 2024 season, after the club moved to Foshan while underwent a name change to Foshan Nanshi.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nanhai Sports Center open to public by the end of this year-Headline-Foshan China . 2024-01-19 . www.foshannews.net.
  2. Web site: 定了!深圳市足球队中超联赛异地主场落户佛山 . 2024-01-19 . m.thepaper.cn.
  3. Web site: 中国足球协会关于东莞莞联足球俱乐部有限公司更名的公告. thecfa.cn. 28 December 2023. 19 January 2024. zh.