Tai Po Sports Ground

22°27′20.3″N 114°9′45″E / 22.455639°N 114.16250°E / 22.455639; 114.16250Public transit     Tai Wo stationOwnerHong Kong GovernmentOperatorLeisure and Cultural Services DepartmentCapacity3,200Record attendance2,520Field size100 x 63 metres (109 x 68 yards)SurfaceGrassOpened23 September 1992; 31 years ago (1992-09-23)TenantsTai Po

Tai Po Sports Ground (Chinese: 大埔運動場) is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.

History

Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 September 2006, when Tai Po played South China. Despite losing 2–3, all 2,020 tickets for the match were sold out.^[1]

After the game, the stadium was determined to be unsuitable for future First Division games. Refurbishment work begun in 2007 to upgrade the facilities, including refurbishing the changing rooms, building corporate boxes, installing new goal posts and replanting the grass, such that Tai Po would be allowed play all of their home games during the 2007-08 season at the stadium. The work costed the Leisure and Cultural Services Department HK$1 million.

2007–08 season

On 3 August 2007, the Hong Kong Football Association agreed to allow Tai Po to play 9 games at the Tai Po Sports Ground in the 2007-08 season, regardless whether the games are home or away. There were likely to be other first division matches for two other clubs at the ground on the same days as well. But after the pre-season pitch examination, the HKFA decided that it was not up to standard for First Division matches and thus no matches were to be held at the ground.

2008–09 season

With a potential 13 teams competing in the 2008-09 season, the HKFA determined that Mong Kok Stadium's pitch would not be able to handle the large number of games scheduled there and once again, suggested the use of Tai Po Sports Ground for Tai Po's home games. The HKFA's schedule for the first half of the 2008-09 season has shown that Tai Po has been granted the rights to play six of its home games here.^[2]

On 13 September 2008, Tai Po played its second ever home game at the sports ground against Sheffield United. 1,136 fans attended the game. Tai Po won 2–1.^[3] On 27 December 2008, Tai Po played host to South China and 2,520 spectators attended the game, setting a new record for the sports ground.^[4]

Transport

The stadium is located near Tai Wo station, a 10–15 minute walk away.

Gallery

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  Tai Po Sport Ground
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  Main Grandstand
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  Grandstand behind goal
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  Electronic scoreboard
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  Squash and tennis centres
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  Seats in the grandstand
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  Fast food kiosk

References

External links

AreasIslandsLandmarksTransport

MTR stations	Tai Po Market Tai Wo Closed Tai Po Kau

Education

Primary/secondary	American School Hong Kong Carmel Pak U Secondary School Hong Kong Japanese School International School Law Ting Pong Secondary School Malvern College Hong Kong NTHYK Tai Po District Secondary School Norwegian International School Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School
Higher education	Education University of Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong (portion)

Culture