- 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 of the tournament was won by 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. Brazil won the game against the United States in front of 47,000 spectators. 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 from Norway.
Zhejiang FC
Zhejiang FC use the Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium for home games. The football club was founded in 1998. They are among the first Chinese sports clubs with 1 million followers on their 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, Zhejiang FC finished 11th place in the top division of China after gathering 28 points in 28 games. They won six of those 28 games. 10 matches ended in a draw and 12 matches ended in a loss.
