Macau

Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio

Location

Taipa, Macau

Capacity

16,000

Opened

1995

Time zone

UTC -06:00 Central Standard Time (CST)

Centro Desportivo Olímpico - Estádio (Chinese: 奧林匹克體育中心-運動場) is a multi-purpose stadium in Taipa, Macau. It was formerly named Estádio Campo Desportivo (澳門運動場) before the reconstruction of the stadium had been completed. The stadium is part of the Olympic Sports Center in Taipa, which is the largest sporting complex in Macau. The complex comprises the stadium - a grass pitch (105 x 68 m) surrounded by an 8-lane athletic track and a long jump area, a 900-seated indoor stadium, a hockey centre, a practicing track and several tennis courts. In general, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has been under major overhaul including the reconstruction of the East and West Stand in order to increase its capacity for the 2005 East Asian Games. Prior to reconstruction the West Stand was the only part of the stadium with a roof, with the rest of them being open-air. The renewed stadium now has a capacity of around 16,272. The stadium has become the home ground of the Macau football team since its completion and has been a major venue for local athletic and football competitions including the Liga de Elite.