Workers' Stadium (1959)

The original Workers' Stadium, often abbreviated as Gongti, was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004, with the concrete structure strengthened, a new rotating display screen and energy-saving devices installed. The stadium was demolished in 2020 and reopened under the same name on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site. It had a capacity of 65,094 and covered a land area of 350,000 square metres. It was one of the Ten Great Buildings constructed in 1959 for the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Some high attendance matches of the Beijing Guoan football club were held at the stadium. In 1993, the stadium was host to a slew of world records set by the world-leading group of Chinese distance runners at the seventh edition of the Chinese National Games, the most famous being international stars and world champions Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia, who had dominated the 1993 World Championships a month before. The stadium holds claim to the fastest women's 1500 m time ever recorded of 3 minutes 50.46 seconds, the fastest women's 3000 m of 8 minutes 6.11 seconds and the fastest women's 10,000 m of 29 minutes 31.78 seconds. These world records still stand today and are arguably the stadium's biggest claim to fame. The next year, the stadium was partially demolished and renovated as part of China's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, which ultimately failed. The stadium continued to be the main Beijing sports into the 21st century, being the 2001 Summer Universiade and the Grand Final venue of 2004 AFC Asian Cup. After Beijing became the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics in July 2001, in which the stadium was originally intended as the Olympic Stadium, the Beijing National Stadium was built, and the venue was relegated to a secondary role, but hosted the men's football quarter-finals and semi-finals, and the women's gold medal final. The stadium was scheduled to host the first ever NFL game played in China, a preseason game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, on 8 August 2007, but was canceled in April 2007 by the NFL, which wanted to devote all its resources to the scheduled regular season game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants in London on 28 October 2007. The stadium was the host for the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy between 29 and 31 July 2009, featuring Beijing Guoan, and Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City. It also hosted FC Bayern Munich's pre-season China Tour of 2012, during which the Bundesliga club played a friendly match with Beijing Guoan.

The original Workers' Stadium, often abbreviated as Gongti, was a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004, with the concrete structure strengthened, a new rotating display screen and energy-saving devices installed. The stadium was demolished in 2020 and reopened under the same name on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site. It had a capacity of 65,094 and covered a land area of 350,000 square metres. It was one of the Ten Great Buildings constructed in 1959 for the tenth anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Some high attendance matches of the Beijing Guoan football club were held at the stadium. In 1993, the stadium was host to a slew of world records set by the world-leading group of Chinese distance runners at the seventh edition of the Chinese National Games, the most famous being international stars and world champions Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia, who had dominated the 1993 World Championships a month before. The stadium holds claim to the fastest women's 1500 m time ever recorded of 3 minutes 50.46 seconds, the fastest women's 3000 m of 8 minutes 6.11 seconds and the fastest women's 10,000 m of 29 minutes 31.78 seconds. These world records still stand today and are arguably the stadium's biggest claim to fame. The next year, the stadium was partially demolished and renovated as part of China's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, which ultimately failed. The stadium continued to be the main Beijing sports into the 21st century, being the 2001 Summer Universiade and the Grand Final venue of 2004 AFC Asian Cup. After Beijing became the host of the 2008 Summer Olympics in July 2001, in which the stadium was originally intended as the Olympic Stadium, the Beijing National Stadium was built, and the venue was relegated to a secondary role, but hosted the men's football quarter-finals and semi-finals, and the women's gold medal final. The stadium was scheduled to host the first ever NFL game played in China, a preseason game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, on 8 August 2007, but was canceled in April 2007 by the NFL, which wanted to devote all its resources to the scheduled regular season game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants in London on 28 October 2007. The stadium was the host for the 2009 Barclays Asia Trophy between 29 and 31 July 2009, featuring Beijing Guoan, and Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Hull City. It also hosted FC Bayern Munich's pre-season China Tour of 2012, during which the Bundesliga club played a friendly match with Beijing Guoan.