| Yellow Dragon Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hangzhou, China |
| Coordinates | 30°16′06″N 120°07′44″E / 30.2683°N 120.1290°E / 30.2683; 120.1290 |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 51,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Hangzhou Greentown F.C. | |
Yellow Dragon Stadium or Huanglong Stadium (Chinese: 杭州黄龙体育场) is a the outdoor football (soccer) stadium and the main feature of the Yellow Dragon Sports Center. The facility seats 51,000 people and was completed in 2000. It is used by the local football team and was one of the venues of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 held in September 2007, for group phase games and the Brazil-USA semifinal. It was referred to by FIFA as Hangzhou Dragon Stadium.
The structure is circular in shape and has a partial roof covering the seating sections that is supported by two dual suspension towers on opposing ends of the stadium.
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