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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Shanghai Stadium<br />{{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|上海体育场}}}}
| image = File:Shanghai Stadium during Shanghai Shenhua vs Beijing Guoan Chinese FA Cup 22 Aug 2024.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = Shanghai Stadium in 2024
| location = [[Xuhui District, Shanghai]], China
| opened = 1997
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The '''Shanghai Stadium''' ({{zh|s=上海体育场|tlabels=上海體育場|p=Shànghǎi Tǐyùchǎngno}}) is a [[football-specific stadium]] in [[Shanghai]], China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the [[Chinese Super League]] team [[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]], and has been the current home of [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] since 2023.
 
==History==
The stadium opened in 1997, when the [[1997 National Games of China|Eighth National Games of China]] were held in [[Shanghai]]. It was used for [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|football]] preliminaries at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Shanghai Stadium was also the venue for the opening ceremony of the [[2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games]]. The stadium hosted the [[2015 Supercoppa Italiana]] match between [[Juventus]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on 8 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Juventus vs. Lazio – 8 August 2015 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/08/italy/super-cup/juventus-fc/ss-lazio-roma/2036710/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
 
[[File:Shanghai Stadium 2008.JPG|thumb|left|The Shanghai Stadium in 2008, before the major reconstruction]]
 
[[File:Shanghai Stadium 2008.JPG|thumb|left|The Shanghai Stadium in 2008]]
 
Between 2020 and 2022, the stadium was completely reconstructed, and the capacity increased from 56,842<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Champions League 2019 – Knockout stage official programme |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-champions-league-quarter-finals-official-programme |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref> to 72,000.<ref name="sina">{{cite web |title=上海体育场改造启动!增1万6千观众席 建设标准最高 |url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2020-03-09/doc-iimxyqvz9134845.shtml |website=sports.sina.com.cn |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=zh |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> The [[running track]] was also removed as the venue was converted into a [[football-specific stadium]].<ref name="sina"/>