Hong Kong FC Stadium
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Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
located in Sports Rd, Happy Valley
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Happy Valley is a mostly residential suburb of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Administratively, it is part of Wan Chai District....
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The main pitch is used for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and rugby (union)
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
matches, and there is an adjoining hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
pitch. The playing surface has been synthetic since 2004.
The stadium (which is owned by the Hong Kong Football Club
Hong Kong Football Club
The Soccer Section of Hong Kong Football Club has few teams. The First Team is competitng in Hong Kong Second Division League.-History:...
) holds 2,750 people, and hosts the annual Hong Kong Tens
2006 GFI Hong Kong Tens
The 2006 GFI Hong Kong Tens was played on Wednesday 29 March and Thursday 30 March 2006, with New Zealand Metro winning the Cup. The Plate was won by PWC Panthers, a team from Australia, while the Bowl was picked up by SCB Asian Cavaliers, a team with members from all round the World...
tournament and the HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament.
Sports Road was the venue for the world famous Hong Kong Sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
from its inception in 1976 till it outgrew its home and was moved to the Hong Kong Government Stadium (now the Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
) in 1982.
See also
- Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong StadiumHong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium it reincarnated as Hong Kong Stadium in 1994...
- Leighton RoadLeighton RoadLeighton Road is a main road in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in Hong Kong. It begins east Causeway Road and ends west at the junction of Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road....
- Wong Nai Chung RoadWong Nai Chung RoadWong Nai Chung Road is a major road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. It is a U-shaped road that encircles the southern and eastern sides of the Happy Valley Racecourse. It starts northeast at the junction with Leighton Road, then turns southward and meets Blue Pool Road at the southern residential area...