Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre is a multipurpose stadium located in Nanjing Hexi New City, China. The stadium is widely known for the world class facilities that it possesses.
In the recent years, it has mostly been used for association football and athletics. The stadium has a staggering seating capacity of almost 62,000 seats and is a part of a huge project called The Olympic Park.
The stadium is used for hosting the football games of Jiangsu Suning F.C. The stadium serves as a home ground for them.
History
The construction of the stadium was completed in January, 2002. However, it was opened on 1 May 2005.
The stadium started serving as the home ground for Jiangsu Suning F.C. in 2007 and it has been serving ever since.
Major Matches
Over the years, there have been many major football matches in this stadium. One of them is Jiangsu Suning vs Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (22 November 2015). These two teams are widely known for their rivalry.
This was the final (1st Leg) of the 2015 Chinese Super League. Although the match ended in a draw as both the teams couldn’t score a goal, it was still a great game.
Controversies
The stadium grabbed a lot of attention in 2013 when the AFC Champions League game between Japan’s Vegalta Sendai and China’s Jiangsu Sainty was about to take place.
The match was supposed to be a controversial event as it was about to take place in Nanjing, a city that had witnessed the brutal invasion of China by Japan’s imperial army.
