Riverside Sports Center
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Riverside Sports Center, also known as Shanghai Jiangwan Sports Center, is a football stadium
in Shanghai
, China
. It has hosted the National Games of China on three occasions, in 1935 Chinese National Games|1935, 1948 Chinese National Games, and 5th National Games of the People's Republic of China|1983. The stadium holds 40,000 spectators. It is either the 444th or 493rd largest stadium by capacity. On October 17, 2010 the stadium hosted the first ever AFL
match in China between the Melbourne Demons
and the Brisbane Lions
. Melbourne defeated Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) to 11.13 (79) in front of approximately 7,100 spectators
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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. It has hosted the National Games of China on three occasions, in 1935 Chinese National Games|1935, 1948 Chinese National Games, and 5th National Games of the People's Republic of China|1983. The stadium holds 40,000 spectators. It is either the 444th or 493rd largest stadium by capacity. On October 17, 2010 the stadium hosted the first ever AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
match in China between the Melbourne Demons
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
and the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
. Melbourne defeated Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) to 11.13 (79) in front of approximately 7,100 spectators