- Address: 34 Yingyuan Road, Guangzhou
- Country: China
- Capacity: 18,000
- Opened: 1950
- Main use: Football
- Tenants:
Extra stadium info – Yuexiushan Stadium
The Yuexiushan Stadium was renovated several times. The club which folded as Guangzhou City Football Club played numerous home matches the venue. The club was founded under a different name. They played numerous games in the Chinese Super League, which is known as the top-flight football league of China. The first CSL match between Guangzhou City and Guangzhou FC took place at the Yuexiushan Stadium on 16 March 2012. Guangzhou City won the game against the reigning Chinese football champions 2-0. Zhang Shuo scored the first goal of the match. He played professional football in China, Indonesia and Australia before he signed with Guangzhou City. Zhang Yuan scored the second goal of the game.
Eran Zahavi and PSV
Eran Zahavi is one of the former players of Guangzhou City Football Club. He became the record goalscorer for the national football team of Israel. Zahavi also broke the single-season scoring record of the Chinese Super League in 2019. In 2020, Zahavi left Guangzhou City FC for the Dutch side PSV from Eindhoven. In 1988, PSV were crowned European football champions for the first time in their history. They also became vice-world champions in football that year.
Guangzhou Football Club
Guangzhou FC also played numerous home games at the Yuexiushan Stadium. They were crowned Chinese football champions various times. In 2011, Guangzhou FC won the Chinese top-flight football league for the first time in their history. They drew an average home attendance of 45,000 during that league season. In 2013, Guangzhou Football Club became the first Chinese football club which participated in the FIFA Club World Cup. They finished fourth place in the world championship for football clubs that year. Earlier in 2013, Guangzhou FC were crowned Asian football champions for the first time in their history. They won the title after beating the Korean side FC Seoul in a two-legged final.
