Mongkok Stadium
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| Former names | Army Sports Ground (Before 1961), Municipal Stadium (1961-1973) |
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| Location | Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Owner | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Operator | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| Capacity | 6,769 |
| Field size | 105m X 65m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1961 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
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Citizen (2005–2013) Sun Hei (2011–2013) Sun Pegasus (2013–2014) Hong Kong national football team (2011–) Kitchee (2013–) Eastern (2015–) |
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Mong Kok Stadium (Chinese: 旺角大球場) is a stadium on Flower Market Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With a capacity of 6,769, it hosts Hong Kong Premier League football matches, with Kitchee and Eastern currently ground-sharing the venue. The stadium is currently run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong.
The stadium was known as the Army Sports Ground before it was taken over by the Urban Council in 1961.
On 15 April 2007, South China played to a 1-1 draw with Kitchee in the penultimate game of the Hong Kong Football League season at Mongkok Stadium. The game attracted a full house of over 8,500 spectators, the first full house for 11 years for a Hong Kong League game at Mongkok Stadium.
On 22 March 2013, Hong Kong hosted against Vietnam national football team in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. The game attracted 6,639 spectators, the first full house after the renovation of the stadium. Hong Kong came to a late victory by a header from captain Chan Wai Ho in the 87 minute.
From Autumn 2009, Mongkok Stadium will undergo a series of modifications, including the addition of a roof, close-circuit televisions, refurbishment of the seats, better lighting, refurbishment of the changing rooms, adding a press room and doping rooms, while the stadium's capacity will be reduced to 6,680. The work is expected to be complete by October 2011. Three First Division clubs - Citizen, Fourway Rangers and Sun Hei - have asked to use the stadium as their home ground. But it is believed that the owner of the facility, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, has reservations over the number of clubs using it. Vincent Yuen Man-chuen, general secretary of the HKFA, said they had submitted a proposal to use the stadium as the home ground for three clubs. "We are in the process of negotiation with the government," said Yuen. "There were more than a hundred matches a season held [there] before, but the number can be reduced to half if three teams use it for their home matches plus some major cup competitions." There is currently doubt that the new Mong Kok Stadium will be ready for use in October.
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