Mong Kok Stadium
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| Mong Kok Stadium | |
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| Location | Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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| Owner | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Operator | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Capacity | 8,500 |
Mong Kok Stadium (Chinese: 旺角大球場) is a stadium in Kowloon, Hong Kong. With capacity of 8,500, the venue hosts Division I matches of the Hong Kong League, a football (soccer) league in Hong Kong. The stadium is currently run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.
The facility has:
- International Standard Natural Grass Pitch with Floodlight
- Coloured Display LED scoreboard
- 55 VIP Seats
- Police Control Tower
- Broadcasting Tower
- 27 parking spaces
It is accessible from the Prince Edward MTR Station on the Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong lines. It is also near Mongkok KCRC station.
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[edit] Full house
On 15 April 2007, South China played to a 1-1 draw with Kitchee FC in the penultimate game of the Hong Kong football league season at Mongkok Stadium. The game attracted a full house of over 8,000 spectators, the first full house for 11 years for a Hong Kong league game at Mongkok Stadium.
[edit] Recent developments
From 2008, Mongkok Stadium will go through a series of modification work, including the addition of a roof, refurbishing the seats, better lighting and refurbishing the changing rooms. The work is expected to complete by 2010.
[edit] See also
Other sports stadiums and venues in Hong Kong:
- Hong Kong Coliseum (capacity 12,500)
- Hong Kong Stadium (capacity 40,000)
- Happy Valley Racecourse
- Sha Tin Racecourse
- Sha Tin Sports Ground (capacity 5,000)
- Tsing Yi Sports Ground (capacity 2,500)
- Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground (capacity 2,500)
- Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground (capacity 12,000) - used for football
- Hong Kong FC Stadium (capacity 2,750) - used for football and by Hong Kong FC
