Hongkou Soccer Stadium (虹口足球场) is a multi-use stadium in Shanghai, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people. The stadium was re-built in 1999 over the previous 46-year old Hongkou Stadium.
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Cairo International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt with a capacity of 74,100. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in the Cairo district, Nasr City in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Nasser on the 23rd of July celebrations that year. It was renovated in 2005 in preparation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
The Stadium is located about 8 km (20 min) from Cairo International Airport and about 14 km (30 min) from downtown Cairo.
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Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay used primarily for football. Built with a capacity of 100,000 not only to host several matches in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, including the final which was won by hosts Uruguay, but also as a celebration of Uruguay’s 100 years of independence. It is listed by FIFA as one of the world’s classic football venues along with Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to name a few.
The Uruguay national football team is always a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed 2 wins in 20 opportunities. As a curious fact, because of the Centenario’s location next to other smaller stadiums, when Central Español and Miramar Misiones play home matches simultaneously one can watch all three games from the top of the Amsterdam stand. Uruguay played Australia in the 2002 World Cup Qualifying Playoff and for the 2006 Playoff again in November 2001 and 2005 respectively. In 2001, Uruguay lost in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1-0 and then defeated Australia at Centenario 3-0 to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In 2005, Uruguay defeated Australia here in the first leg 1-0. In Sydney at Telstra Stadium on November 16 2005, Australia defeated Uruguay 1-0 to go to extra time and defeated Uruguay on penalties 4-2 to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The Carl Smith Center, Home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is the home of the Virginia Cavaliers football team. It sits on the University of Virginia Grounds, across from first-year dorms on Alderman Road. Constructed in 1931, it is the oldest Division I football stadium in the state of Virginia. It occasionally hosts other events, such as concerts for bands that can fill an entire stadium, such as the Rolling Stones (2005) and the Dave Matthews Band (2001). It hosted the Division I NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in 1977 and 1982.
Known for its classical construction (with features such as the pergola) as well as its unique “grass-seating” area called The Hill, Scott Stadium is regarded as one of the best places in America to watch a college football game. The stadium, which holds 61,500, is large for a school of just 13,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduates, but it is regularly filled to and even past capacity.
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It is used solely for American football, and is the home field of the Kansas State University Wildcats.
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium opened as KSU Stadium in 1968, with a capacity of 35,000. It was the replacement for Memorial Stadium, which hosted Kansas State football games since 1922 (and is still standing today). The first game played at the new stadium was on September 21, 1968; Kansas State beat the Colorado State Rams 21-0. In 1970, 4,000 permanent bleacher seats were added to the east side and 3,000 temporary seats on the west side. Also that year, an AstroTurf playing field was installed in place of natural grass.
Prior to the 1991 season, a new AstroTurf surface was installed and the playing field was named “Wagner Field” for the Dave and Carol Wagner family of Dodge City, Kansas.
Kirkuk Olympic Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Kirkuk, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has an athletics track. The stadium holds 30,000.
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The Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León – nicknamed El Volcán (”the volcano”) – is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in the Monterrey metropolitan area, in the municipality of San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The stadium is home venue of the UANL Tigres.
This Stadium hosted several matches of the Football World Cup 1986. It has also hosted matches of the Copa Libertadores de América in 2005, and in 2006, as Tigres has qualifyied to the prestigious tournament on these years, and played home in this stadium. It was also, for a short period, the home venue for the Rayados de Monterrey.
The stadium has also hosted several concerts, including The Rolling Stones, in their A Bigger Bang World Tour, the band’s first ever appearance in Monterrey, in March 1, 2006.
Bank of America Stadium is a football stadium located in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Meineke Car Care Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East.
The Panthers played their Inagural Season at Clemson University’s Memorial Stadium while the stadium was being completed.
The organization had considered several possible sites for the stadium’s location prior to choosing the Charlotte center city site. One was near NASCAR’s Lowes Motor Speedway and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in northeast Mecklenburg County. Another was at the intersection of I-85 and US-74 in western Gaston County. A popular option was locating it near Paramount’s Carowinds Amusement Park, with the 50 yard line being on the state border of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Estádio Municipal Prefeito Dilson Luiz de Melo, usually known as Melão is a multi-use stadium in Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 45,000 people. It was built in 1988. The stadium is owned by the Town Hall of Varginha, and its formal name honors Dilson Luiz de Melo, who was Varginha’s mayor during the stadium construction.
The inaugural match was played on October 7, 1988, when Atlético Mineiro beat Flamengo of Varginha 1-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Atlético Mineiro’s Renato.
On October 10, 1991, the first ever Brazilian national team match was played in Varginha city. The match, which was against the Yugoslavia national football team, and set the return of Carlos Alberto Parreira as the manager of the Seleção, ended 3-1 to Brazil. The Brazilian goals were scored by Luís Henrique, Müller and Raí.
The stadium’s attendance record currently stands at 19,900 people, set on March 12, 1989 when Flamengo of Varginha beat Atlético Mineiro 1-0.
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The Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough
Inauguration: 26 August 1995
Capacity: 35,100 seats