Evergrande Stadium Lotus Flower Project
Sector: Government • Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Source: talkSPORT
A £1.36 billion stadium project in Guangzhou, China, designed to look like a lotus flower with a 100,000 capacity. The project was started in 2020 but was left half-built and derelict due to financial difficulties faced by the club's owners, the Evergrande Group. The Chinese government seized the stadium in 2021, and the project was cancelled in 2022. The stadium is now under new ownership with re
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Government, Stadium
- Location
- Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- talkSPORT
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Original status | cancelled and restarted with revised plans |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A £1.36 billion stadium project in Guangzhou, China, designed to look like a lotus flower with a 100,000 capacity. The project was started in 2020 but was left half-built and derelict due to financial difficulties faced by the club's owners, the Evergrande Group. The Chinese government seized the stadium in 2021, and the project was cancelled in 2022. The stadium is now under new ownership with revised plans to build a 73,000 capacity stadium with a new design, with construction restarted in 2024 and completion expected by the end of 2025. |
Original sector | Sports |
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Location
Country | China |
State | Guangdong |
City | Guangzhou |
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Source | talkSPORT |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Stadium |
Article published date | 2025-06-04 |
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