Qingdao Tiantai Stadium

{{Short description|Sports venue in Qingdao, China}} {{Infobox venue | name = Qingdao Tiantai Stadium | nickname = | image = File:Qingdao Tiantai Stadium 2024-08-11.jpg | fullname = 青岛市天泰体育场 | location = Qingdao, Shandong, China | public_transit = {{rint|qingdao|3}} at {{stl|Qingdao Metro|Zhongshan Park}} | coordinates = {{Coord|36|3|31.85|N|120|20|39.80|E|type:landmark_scale:3000|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 1932 | built = | opened = July 1933 | renovated = 2003 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants = Qingdao Red Lions | capacity = 20,525 | dimensions = | scoreboard = }} The '''Qingdao Tiantai Stadium''' ({{zh|s=青岛市天泰体育场}}), former name '''Qingdao First Stadium''' ({{zh|s=青岛市第一体育场}}), is a multi-use stadium in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is used mostly for football matches, but also for athletics and rugby sevens.

Tiantai Stadium was built in 1932 as Qingdao Municipal Stadium ({{zh|s=青岛市体育场}}), modelling on Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which hosted the 1932 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pinglun.qingdaonews.com/content/2014-07/05/content_10550786.htm |title=青岛第一体育场历史 |access-date=2016-12-07 |archive-date=2015-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415104625/http://pinglun.qingdaonews.com/content/2014-07/05/content_10550786.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It renamed as Qingdao First Stadium in 1950s and as Tiantai Stadium in November 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qingdao.gov.cn/n172/n24624151/n24628795/n24628809/n24628823/120909144036146775.html |title=关于青岛市第一体育场更名为青岛市天泰体育场的批复 |access-date=2016-12-07 |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803090902/http://www.qingdao.gov.cn/n172/n24624151/n24628795/n24628809/n24628823/120909144036146775.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231409/http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5086978.jpg Qingdao Tiantai Stadium picture]

Category:Buildings and structures in Qingdao Category:Football venues in Qingdao Category:Sport in Qingdao Category:Sports venues in Shandong Category:Tourist attractions in Qingdao Category:Qingdao Hainiu F.C.