- Address: Beijing
- Country: China
- Capacity: 68,000
- Opened: 15 April 2023
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Beijing Guoan (football)
Extra stadium info – Workers’ Stadium
The Workers’ Stadium became one of the largest sports venues by capacity in the People’s Republic of China. It is the home of Beijing Guoan, one of the major Chinese sports clubs. They played numerous matches in the AFC Champions League, the Asian championship for football clubs. In 2011, Beijing Guoan Football Club drew an average home attendance of 40,000 in 15 domestic league matches. It was the first time the club drew an average home attendance of at least 40,000.
The results of Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan won the Chinese super cup in 1998 for the first time in their history. They won the cup after Andrés Olivas Rubio from Spain scored the golden goal for Beijing Guoan. The same year, Beijing Guoan won the Chinese cup tournament after beating Shanghai Shenhua 2-1. Beijing Guoan won their second Chinese super cup title in 2004. They won the cup after beating their rivals Shanghai Shenhua in the city of Wuhu. Seven goals were scored in the super cup match. Beijing Guoan also won the Chinese cup tournament in 2004. They won the title after Krisztián Kenesei, who played various games for the national football team of Hungary, scored twice in the final of the tournament. Yang Hao also scored for Beijing Guoan in the final.
Xu Yunlong
The squad number 13 was retired by Beijing Guoan Football Club as a mark of respect to Xu Yunlong. He was born in Beijing in 1979. Xu Yunlong played 415 Chinese top-flight football league games for Beijing Guoan between 1999 and 2016. He also played numerous matches for the national football team of China. Xu Yunlong scored seven goals for the team. In 2009, the former defender won the Chinese top-flight football league with Beijing Guoan.
