{"id":291459,"date":"2023-09-06T10:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291459"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:04:42","slug":"100000-seater-stadium-half-done-and-abandoned-after-relegation-and-220bn-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/100000-seater-stadium-half-done-and-abandoned-after-relegation-and-220bn-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"100,000-seater stadium half-done and abandoned after relegation and \u00a3220bn debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande had big dreams back in April 2020.<\/p>\n<p>They aimed to build a giant new stadium, which could hold a capacity crowd of 100,000 fans. However, over three years later, the half-built ground is in ruins, and cranes now stand abandoned over the structure.<\/p>\n<p>So where did it all go wrong for a side that once attracted such names as Brazilian megastars Robinho and Paulinho?<\/p>\n<p>Guangzhou Evergrande were at the centre of the Chinese footballing boom in the 2010s, and, between 2011 and 2017, they won seven consecutive league titles.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>English football&apos;s 10 most unique grounds \u2013 from speedway track to &apos;Tesco trolley stand&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30794334.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Fulham-FC-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to C<span>ricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span><span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span><span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n<p>The Evergrande Group, one of China\u2019s largest property developers and owners of the club, saw fit to commission a new mega-stadium with their side&apos;s success.<\/p>\n<p> And even the ongoing coronavirus pandemic wasn&apos;t enough to stop the development starting in April 2020. <\/p>\n<p><b> <i>What do you think of the stadium? Let us know in the comments section<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30873410.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_FBL-CHN-ASIA-CSL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30873412.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_China-Guangzhou-Evergrande-Football-Stadium-Construct.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The idea behind the stadium was to make it look like a lotus flower, playing off Guangzhou&apos;s reputation as the city of flowers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most impressive part of the stadium was its mega capacity, which would hold 10,000 more than Wembley. Guangzhou&apos;s stadium would even surpass the biggest stadium in Europe, the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>It was set to become one of the most envied stadiums on the planet &#8211; until the Evergrande Group ran into financial trouble during the Chinese financial crash, which also led to the downfall of the Chinese Super League.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30873413.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_CHN-FBL-ASIA-GUANGZHOU-STADIUM.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Evergrande&apos;s debts continued to sky rocket, which were thought to total a massive \u00a3220billion. This saw any progression of the stadium hit a brick wall, leading to the abandoned mess of concrete that is there to this day.<\/p>\n<p> The financial trouble also affected the club &#8211; now known just as Guangzhou FC &#8211; and they were relegated from the top division.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, the stadium was seized by the Chinese government, with plans to sell the incomplete stadium to another company. However, in mid-2022, the project was cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>What has been built of the stadium will now be auctioned off and the grand vision will never be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/chinese-super-league-guangzhou-evergrande-30873768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande had big dreams back in April 2020. 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