Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground is a multi-purpose stadium

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...

 in 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...

. It is currently used mostly 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...

 matches. It occupies about 43,000 meter square and its construction costed over $230 million. Opened in December 1996, the Sports Ground is a concrete structure built on a single level, with a permanent seating capacity of 12,000.

Facilities

• Natural grass football field
• Athletic facilities conforming to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) standard for track and field competitions.

Ancillary facilities

• A weight training room for athletes
• Six air-conditioned changing and shower rooms (two for referees and four for teams)
• A function room and a VIP room
• Refreshment kiosk
• Car park

Hong Kong First Division League

Citizen AA will use this sports ground as the home stadium in 2009–10 season.

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

On 31 March 2004, with 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...

 being readied for the Hong Kong Rugby 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....

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong national football team

The Hong Kong national football team , represents Hong Kong in international association football events such as the FIFA World Cup, AFC Asian Cup and East Asian Football Championship. The team is represented by the Hong Kong Football Association....

 played host to China PR

China national football team

The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...

 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...

 qualification game at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground instead. Hong Kong lost the game to China by 0:1. 9,000 fans attended the game.

On 8 September 2004, Hong Kong again used Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground as its home ground for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...

 qualification game against Kuwait

Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...

. Hong Kong lost by 0:2.

On 28 July 2011, Hong Kong will play host to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...

 in the second round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...

. 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...

 is not available due to the hosting of the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy

Premier League Asia Trophy

The Premier League Asia Trophy is a friendly four-team pre-season football tournament held in Asia every two years. The competition is contested by three Premier League football clubs and the home team...

 from 27 to 31 July 2011.

China vs Melbourne Victory

On 4 July 2007, China

China national football team

The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...

 played against Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

 at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, in preparation for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup

2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

. The 90 minutes game was separated into 3 30 minute periods and China won the game 1:0 with a goal from Wang Dong

Wang Dong

Wang Dong is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:Wang Dong began his professional football career in the 2000 league season for second tier football club Shanghai Pudong, however he believed that the club wasn't right for him,...

 in the second period.

South China AA vs Chelsea FC

South China AA played against Chelsea FC from the English Premiership at the stadium on 20 May 1997. South China lost 2:3 to Chelsea. Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia....

 scored two goals, Roberto Di Matteo

Roberto Di Matteo

Roberto Di Matteo is a Swiss-born Italian former professional footballer and the current assistant manager of Chelsea. As a midfielder, he enjoyed spells at Schaffhausen, Zürich Aarau, Lazio, and Chelsea. He was capped by Italy 34 times, scoring two goals for the Italian national team, and played...

 scored the other. South China's Shum Kwok Pui

Shum Kwok Pui

Shum Kwok Pui is a Hong Kong football defensive midfielder and centre-back, who was plays for Eastern in Hong Kong First Division League during last season. He wears the number 16 shirt for the club. He is currently a member of the coaching staff at TSW Pegasus.-Honours:With South ChinaWith...

 and Cheng Siu Chung

Cheng Siu Chung

Cheng Siu Chung , is a football player, once holding the record for a Hong Kong transfer fee. Cheng moved to Costa Rica when he was 8 years old along with his parents and sister, and is fluent in Spanish and English as well as his native Cantonese. His father was a famous football player in Hong...

scored for the home team. 10,500 fans attended the game.

Bus

• 82: Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - North Point Ferry Pier
• 84M: Fu Yan Garden - Chai Wan MTR
• 606/606P: Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - Choi Wan (Fung Shing Street)
• 682/682P: Chai Wan (East) - Ma On Shan (Lee On)
• 118R: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground - Mong Kok (Only during event dates)

Minibus

• 44M: Chai Wan - Siu Sai Wan Estate
• 47M: Chai Wan station - Siu Sai Wan Phase III
• 61: Mong Kok East station - Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)
• 62A: Heng Fa Chuen (Bus Terminal) - Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)

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