Minyuan Stadium
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Minyuan Stadium Tianjin
, China
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and hosted the home matches of Tianjin Teda F.C. until the TEDA Football Stadium
opened in 2004. The stadium holds 18,000 spectators. Eric Liddell
helped build the stadium when he was a missionary in Tianjin.
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. 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 and hosted the home matches of Tianjin Teda F.C. until the TEDA Football Stadium
TEDA Football Stadium
TEDA Football Stadium is a professional football stadium in Tianjin, China. It is the home of Tianjin Teda F.C. The stadium holds 37,450 people and was built in 2004...
opened in 2004. The stadium holds 18,000 spectators. Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris...
helped build the stadium when he was a missionary in Tianjin.