Minyuan Stadium

Minyuan Stadium
Location China Tianjin, China PR
Capacity 18,000
Construction
Opened 6 October 1926
Demolished 23 June 2012

The Minyuan Stadium Tianjin, China. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Tianjin Teda F.C. until the TEDA Football Stadium opened in 2004. The stadium holds 18,000 spectators. Eric Liddell helped build the stadium when he was a missionary in Tianjin, modelling it on Stamford Bridge of London, which was Liddell's favourite athletics venue. The Minyuan Stadium was demolished in 2012.

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Coordinates: 39°06′40″N 117°11′56″E / 39.111119°N 117.198754°E / 39.111119; 117.198754

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