Evergrande Stadium Redevelopment

under construction

A £1.36 billion stadium project in Guangzhou, China, initially designed as a 100,000-capacity lotus flower-shaped stadium, was left half-built and derelict after the club Guangzhou FC was expelled from the league due to financial difficulties. The project was halted in November 2021 when the Chinese government seized the stadium from the Evergrande Group. The stadium was abandoned for almost two years and the project was ultimately cancelled in 2022. The stadium has now been transferred to the state-owned Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group, which plans to restart construction with a new design and reduced capacity of 73,000. The revised project is estimated to cost roughly £253 million, with construction restarted in 2024 and completion expected by the end of 2025.