As we all know, the 2023 Asian Cup will be held in China. Since China won the right to host, more than 10 domestic cities have paid registration fees of 15 million to 30 million, just to obtain the right to host, and also spent huge sums of money to build new venues and supporting facilities. The only purpose is: Asia Cup can be carried out smoothly and on time!
However, seeing that the preliminary preparations were ready, the AFC decisively canceled China's right to host the Asian Cup due to epidemic prevention and control reasons and that China did not have the ability to host the Asian Cup!
Finally, as a last resort, the Chinese Organizing Committee of the Asian Cup issued an announcement: The Asian Cup, originally scheduled to be held in China from June 16 to July 16, 2023, will be held at a different location..
Obviously, the AFC’s approach is very unfair, and after announcing the cancellation of China’s hosting rights, it also issued several rigid requirements for hosting the Asian Cup, including the hosting venue making a commitment one year in advance: ensuring that all countries Athletes are not restricted when they come to the venue. Secondly, all venues are required to be open and all spectators are unrestricted! These two requirements completely violate the principles of epidemic prevention and control, and even violate humanitarianism!
Therefore, netizens are very supportive of the cancellation of the Asian Cup. Although the Asian Cup is the highest level football event in Asia and is also loved and paid attention to by the Chinese people, in the face of people's livelihood and health, this is not worth mentioning.
The 2023 Asian Cup was once a competition among many cities. In the end, 10 cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, dalian, qingdao, Xiamen, and Suzhou were qualified to host the event.
In order to obtain the right to host the venue, some cities even built subways specifically for the venue! As soon as this news was released, fans across the country were poured cold water on it, and the stadium, which was under intensive construction, was in an even more embarrassing situation.
html Among the 110 cities originally scheduled to host the Asian Cup, 8 cities have built new stadiums, and the remaining 2 cities have upgraded their original venues. Today, the editor will take a look at the newly built stadiums with you.
01 Xi'an International Football Center
The ancient city of Xi'an invited Zaha Hadid Architects to design and customize a stadium with Xi'an characteristics. It is also the most eye-catching among the many stadiums being built for the Asian Cup.
The newly designed Xi'an International Football Center has a total construction area of 239,000 square meters, 60,000 fixed seats, and two standard outdoor training fields. It is a Class A professional football center built in accordance with the latest standards of FIFA and AFC. venues.
Ha's design is inspired by the "Zhou, Qin and Han" high platforms. The long-span eaves and columns are to highlight the historical and cultural heritage of the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, and fully embody the combination of traditional Chinese architecture squareness, grand beauty and modern technology. . The open facade of the stadium is perfectly integrated into the orthogonal urban grid of the local Fengdong business district, showing an open, avant-garde and inclusive urban attitude. The entertainment area and dining area facilities are located on the south-facing shaded garden terrace, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Chang'an City and Qingshan scenery while enjoying delicious food.
Everyone knows that Xi’an is really, really hot in summer, and ultraviolet rays are also very strong. In order to cope with Xi’an’s hot climate in summer, the design team designed layers of green terraces under the long-span roof, and translucent ones were also arranged above the auditorium. Film to avoid direct sunlight while ensuring sufficient light in the venue.
In addition to the hot climate, Xi'an often has strong winds. In order to ensure that the venue is not affected by the weather, the design team uses wide architectural lines and saddle-shaped seats, and automatically optimizes them through digital generation, so that the audience can have a good Viewing the view, there is no strong wind blowing outside.
But now, this much-anticipated sports center can be built slowly...
02 Suzhou Kunshan Football Stadium
The Kunshan Football Stadium in Suzhou was designed by German GMP architectural firm . The project covers an area of 200,000 square meters. It includes two single buildings, a professional football field and an underground garage, and 4 training fields. The total construction area is about 135,000 square meters, including 108,000 square meters above ground and 27,000 square meters underground. The seating capacity is 45,000. The total investment is about 1.921 billion yuan. Construction will start in November 2020 and is scheduled to be completed in December 2022.
The space behind the modern football stadium stands is huge and mixed, and the flow of people is dispersed and intertwined. Its architectural form is derived from folding fans. On the facade, it forms a folded structure like fan bones . On the plane, it is like a fan that slowly unfolds in the shape of spokes, vertically The traffic system is transformed into an outdoor bridge system, and the crowd in the stands is evacuated directly to the outdoors to reduce indoor traffic space.
The architectural form is close to the stand space, converges upward and then expands to form a tense shape. The middle is hollow to form a panoramic midfield platform, which is open to the public after the game. The business is separated independently to form an outer ring, the ecological green valley passes under the bridge, and the urban space is formed under the eaves of cantilevered . The double-frame system integrates transportation and space, with rigorous logic and clear exposure. After
is completed, it will become the only world-class professional football stadium in Jiangsu Province that meets FIFA competition requirements. It will not only be able to host top international and domestic events, but will also be used for professional youth football training, sports exchanges, etc.
03 Xiamen Bailu Stadium
Xiamen New Sports Center is a large sports center facing the sea, including "one stadium and two venues": Bailu Stadium , Phoenix Stadium, and White Dolphin Swimming Pool. Among them, the more than 60,000-seat Bailu Stadium has a complex building shape, with an east-west length of 326 meters and a north-south span of 350 meters. The stadium roof adopts a giant arch + roof steel structure + spoke cable structure, introducing traditional design elements such as southern mansions, and curves The total amount of steel used in the roof is about 30,000 tons. The overall steel structure usage is similar to that of the Beijing Bird's Nest.
Bailu Stadium has the theme of "Phoenix·Cuo Bailu·Plum". The overall shape is like a flying egret. It is the first professional football stadium in China that converts the functions of football and track and field: the lower stands are all movable steel structures, equipped with Ring lifting platform , when the lifting platform drops to the field elevation, the movable stands move back to expose the track and field track, and switch to track and field event mode. The top shape and staggered textures draw on the design style of large houses in southern Fujian. The three ancillary venues are exactly like the shape of Xiamen’s city flower Bougainvillea .
Since it is located in the inner bay of the estuary, the venue has an 80-meter structural opening on the plane, so that two-thirds of the audience in the stands can directly see the beautiful sea view through the opening.
04 Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Stadium
There is the Bird's Nest in the north, which is the Beijing National Stadium; there is Spring Cocoon in the south, which is Shenzhen Bay Sports Center ; there is Jiangou in the east, which is the stadium of Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park ; and there is Phoenix in the west. It is Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Center . Chengdu Phoenix Mountain Sports Park has now been completed. The entire sports park includes a 60,000-seat professional football field, an 18,000-seat comprehensive gymnasium, and a multi-functional hall that can accommodate 3,000 spectators.
The conceptual plan of Phoenix Mountain Sports Park was designed by HKS International Architectural Design Company. Using the concept of "urban living room", they created a complex that integrates sports, performing arts, commerce, and leisure. Smooth, graceful, and relaxed curves divide the facade into multiple turning surfaces. Combined with changes in density, a step-by-step complex is created. Moving visual effects.
The Phoenix Mountain Sports Center, which is composed of "one game and one stadium", includes a professional football field with 60,000 seats that meets FIFA standards, and a comprehensive stadium with 18,000 seats that meets NBA standards. It can undertake top basketball, Ice hockey, badminton, table tennis, handball, gymnastics and other large indoor events.
Two large and small circular openings are organically connected by the "Tianfu Club" in the middle, forming a looping and flowing "∞" structure with graceful curves. The exterior facade design is inspired by the traditional "Sichuan brocade". Silver white and silver gray perforated aluminum plates are interwoven in an orderly manner, forming a sparkling woven texture.
The designer said: Just as mountains and rivers wash away fertile land and allow energy to gather in the valley, Phoenix Mountain Sports Park also creates a center for the community. The rich activities held by this landmark every year will bring unlimited vitality to the community.
05 Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium
The Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium project was designed by the Second Architecture Institute of the Shanghai Institute of Huajian Group and the German HPP. The project team is composed of elite backbones from the Shanghai Institute. The football stadium is located in Jinqiao Town, Pudong New Area. Construction started before China applied to host the Asian Cup. Due to its high design level, it was naturally selected as the Asian Cup venue.
The total construction area of the Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium is approximately 139,000 square meters, of which the above-ground construction area is 64,000 square meters and the underground construction area is 75,000 square meters. The entire football field is arranged in a north-south direction, with two outdoor training fields on the west side, and a green entrance square on the north side near Jinxiu East Road, which serves as a buffer space for large numbers of public people to arrive during games.
In the stadium, the closest distance between the first row of spectators and the stadium is only 8.5 meters, which is the limit distance stipulated by FIFA. A driving loop is set up along the outer circle of the football field, and traffic flow lines and entrances and exits are arranged reasonably to ensure The flow of people and vehicles is divided, and various flow lines are clearly guided and organized in an orderly manner.
Due to the early start of construction, Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium is the first professional football stadium to be unveiled in the China Asian Cup. On October 31, 2020, Pudong Football Stadium hosted the global finals of League of Legends that year.
06 Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium
On May 13, 2022, BDP Pattern Architectural Design Consulting (BDP Pattern) announced that the construction and construction of the roof cable structure of Dalian Barracuda Bay Football Stadium in Liaoning has been completed. The design inspiration comes from " "Wave and Conch" is expected to be completed and put into use in 2023.
Its design concept comes from the ocean culture of the city of Dalian. The facade of the building looks like overlapping seashells when viewed from above. The material is used to create a dreamy form of sparkling sea water and colorful overlapping waves. It also symbolizes the spirit of football that is brave and courageous. Looking from the side, the surface looks like a sparkling sea. It embodies the coastal cultural characteristics of the romantic city of Dalian; the spiraling curve comes from the conch, implying the city spirit of the famous football city Dalian to ride the waves and strive for progress, as well as the good wishes of the continuous improvement of the football industry.
According to the official introduction, the roof cable structure of the football field is the skeleton of the football field roof. It supports the roof membrane structure like umbrella ribs . The project uses a total of more than 2,600 tons of roof cables, and the tensile force of a single steel cable reaches 280 tons. The construction difficulty and precision are rare in the world.
07 Qingdao Youth Football Stadium
Qingdao Youth Football Stadium was designed by China Construction Southwest Research Institute and can accommodate 50,000 people. The stadium contains 2 training bases, 1 multi-functional hall, and 1 swimming training hall. When completed, it will be the first professional football stadium in Shandong Province that can meet the requirements of FIFA A-level events.
Its design inspiration comes from the sea, which means "leap waves". The facade texture is outlined by up and down, elegant and flowing turning curves, just like the waves caressed by the sea breeze. The dynamic shape echoes Qingdao’s beautiful natural coastal scenery highlights Qingdao’s open, modern, dynamic and fashionable urban temperament.
08 Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium
The design of Chongqing Longxing Football Stadium means "Fire Phoenix", which symbolizes the fiery, passionate, fearless, hard-working, and fiery spirit of Chongqing people. The appearance of the football field is shaped into a spiraling posture, like a burning flame, symbolizing that Chinese football is igniting the fire of hope.
This will be Chongqing’s first professional football stadium for international events and will be able to accommodate approximately 60,000 people upon completion.
These eight newly built football fields are really beautiful. Unfortunately, due to the impact of the epidemic, the games had to be relocated. According to "Football" newspaper, after losing its status as the host of the 2023 Asian Cup, China will not host the 2027 Asian Cup.
There is no doubt that this result will cause China and the 10 cities to suffer considerable losses, but thinking from another perspective, we actually also took this opportunity to complete the upgrade of these sports venues! Although it will not be used for competition, it can be used for other purposes when it is completed later.
