The Workers Stadium is a multi-purpose venue in Beijing, China. It is mostly used for football matches. It was built in 1959 and it was last renovated in 2004. It currently has a capacity of 70,161.

The stadium was the main venue for the 1990 Asian Games, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Some high attendance matches of Beijing Hyundai Football Club are also held at the ground.

For the 2008 Summer Olympics it will host the football quarter-finals and semi-finals.

The stadium was scheduled to host the first ever NFL game played in China, the aptly-named China Bowl, a preseason game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots on August 8, 2007. However, the game was canceled in April 2007. The reasons given were that the NFL wanted to devote all its resources to the scheduled regular season game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants to be played in London on October 28, 2007. They also wished to reschedule the NFL’s China debut to the summer of 2008 in the Beijing Olympic Stadium, which they feel will be able to create more of a show.

The Workers Indoor Arena is nearby to the west.

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