Taipei Municipal Stadium
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Taipei Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Taipei
, Taiwan
. The old stadium was used mostly for track and field events and was able to hold 16,000 people. It has been demolished and reconstructed for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics
since December 2006. The new stadium is scheduled to open in April 2009. The new stadium re-opened on July 23, 2009.
The stadium will host an association football match between the world famous Real Madrid CF and a team with players from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei
hosted Malaysia
in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.
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 Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. The old stadium was used mostly for track and field events and was able to hold 16,000 people. It has been demolished and reconstructed for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics
2009 Summer Deaflympics
The 2009 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 21st Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from September 5 to September 15, 2009 in Taipei, Republic of China . It is the third Summer Deaflympics to be held in Asia/Pacific region...
since December 2006. The new stadium is scheduled to open in April 2009. The new stadium re-opened on July 23, 2009.
The stadium will host an association football match between the world famous Real Madrid CF and a team with players from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
hosted Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...
in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC First Round second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.