- Address: 1 Huanglong Road, Hangzhou
- Country: China
- Capacity: 52,000
- Opened: 2000
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Zhejiang FC (football)
Extra stadium info – Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium
The Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium is also used for athletics and concerts. It hosted eight games for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The stadium’s first match for the tournament was won by the women’s national football team of Australia after beating Ghana. 30,000 spectators attended the game. Norway won the second match against Canada 2-1. The third game was won by Canada after defeating Ghana and the fourth game ended in a 1-1 draw between Australia and Norway. Germany defeated Japan 2-0 in the fifth match and Norway won the sixth game against Ghana 7-2. The women’s national football team of Denmark lost the seventh game against Brazil.
The last games of the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The last game of the women’s football tournament at the Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium was a semi-final. The women’s national football team of Brazil won the game against the United States. 47,000 spectators attended the semi-final. The women’s national football team of Germany won the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Shanghai. They reached the final of the tournament after winning 3-0 against Norway.
Zhejiang FC
Zhejiang FC use the Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium for home games. The football club was founded in 1998. Zhejiang Football Club became one of the first Chinese sports clubs with 1 million followers on its main social media page. In 2007, Zhejiang FC drew an average home attendance of 19,000 in their inaugural Chinese top-flight football league season. That year, they finished 11th place in the top division of China after gathering 28 points in 28 games. They won six of those 28 Chinese Super League games. 10 of those 28 matches ended in a draw. 12 of those 28 matches ended in a defeat for Zhejiang Football Club.