# National Stadium (Kaohsiung)

The National Stadium (Chinese: 國家體育場; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyùchǎng; also named 龍騰體育場), formerly known as the World Games Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.
Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and it hosted the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium has a capacity of 55,000 people. Since the conclusion of the games, the stadium has been used for some Taiwanese football team matches.
The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of 1 MW of solar cells to provide most of its power needs. The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be sent to the grid.

## Transportation

The stadium is accessible within walking distance West from World Games Station of the Kaohsiung MRT.

## Events
### Sports

List of sporting events in National Stadium (Kaohsiung) :
| Date | Tournament | Event | Attendance |
| 16 July 2009 | 2009 World Games | Opening Ceremony | 30,000 |
| 19-21 July 2009 | 2009 World Games | Flying disc | - |
| 24-25 July 2009 | 2009 World Games | Rugby sevens | - |
| 26 July 2009 | 2009 World Games | Closing Ceremony | 21,000 |
| 23-27 August 2009 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | Preliminary Round 2 matches | 33,100 |
| 16 January 2010 | Friendlies | Chinese Taipei v.s. Philippines | - |
| 17 January 2010 | Friendlies | Taipei PE College v.s. Philippines | - |
| 8-12 October 2010 | 2010 Long Teng Cup | All matches | 7,440 |
| 10 February 2011 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | Play-off round Chinese Taipei v.s. Laos | 1,000 |
| 18-27 March 2011 | Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament | Women's Asian Qualifiers Group A matches | 4,143 |
| 19-25 September 2011 | 2011 AFC President's Cup | Finals | 7,758 |
| 30 September - 4 October 2011 | 2011 Long Teng Cup | All matches | - |
| 12 March 2015 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | AFC first round Chinese Taipei v.s. Brunei | 6,273 |
| 27-31 March 2015 | 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | Group F matches | 12,285 |
| 17 November 2015 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | AFC second round Group F Chinese Taipei v.s. Iraq | 11,960 |
| 2 June 2016 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Play-off round Chinese Taipei v.s. Cambodia | 3,564 |
| 8, 11 October 2016 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Play-off round Chinese Taipei v.s. Timor-Leste | 3,849 |
| 18 November 2017 | 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League | Final and 3rd Place Playoff | - |
| 15 October 2019 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | AFC second round Group B Chinese Taipei v.s. Australia | 3,251 |
| 2-10 November 2019 | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | Group H matches | 1,251 |
| 8 September 2023 | Friendlies | Chinese Taipei v.s. Philippines | - |
| 12, 17 October 2023 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | AFC first round Chinese Taipei v.s. Timor-Leste | 2,639 |

### Concerts

List of music events in National Stadium (Kaohsiung) :
| Date | Performer(s) | Tour/Event | Attendance |
| 20 May 2009 | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Taiwan National Choir, NSYSU Music Department Choir, KMU Singers | Main Stadium Inauguration Concert The World Games Concert 2009 | - |
| 5 December 2009 | Mayday | DNA World Tour | 55,555 |
| 30 January 2010 | Rain | The Legend of Rainism Asia Tour | 30,000 |
| 12 November 2011 | Jody Chiang, Fei Yu-ching, A-Mei, Elva Hsiao, Show Lo, Harlem Yu, Sodagreen | Hear the future • Dream a hundred | - |
| 8, 9 December 2012 | A-mei | AmeiZing World Tour Live | 100,000 |
| 21, 22, 30, 31 December 2012 | Mayday | Nowhere World Tour | 200,000 |
| 31 December 2013 & 1 January 2014 | Mayday | Just Rock It World Tour | 100,000 |
| 31 December 2013 & 2, 3 January 2014 | Mayday | Light Up The Hope | 150,000 |
| 13, 14 August 2016 | Mayday | Just Rock It World Tour | 110,000 |
| 18, 19, 20, 21 March 2017 | Mayday | Life Tour | 200,000 |
| 1 March 2019 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues Tour | 47,669 |
| 25, 26, 31 December 2021 & 1 January 2022 | Mayday | Fly to 2022 | 200,000 |
| 18, 19 March 2023 | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour | 101,096 |
| 29, 31 March & 1, 2 April 2023 | Mayday | Nowhere World Tour | 200,000 |
| 11, 12 November 2023 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 102,949 |
| 3 February 2024 | Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× Tour | 54,369 |
| 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March 2024 | Mayday | #5525 Live Tour | 250,000 |
| 13 April 2024 | (G)I-dle, BSS, NMIXX, ENHYPEN, STAYC, &TEAM, BoyNextDoor, JD1, Zerobaseone, hosted by Choo Young-woo | Golden Wave in Taiwan | - |
| 7, 8 September 2024 | Bruno Mars | 2022–2024 Tour | 110,000 |
| 21 September 2024 | One Ok Rock | Premonition World Tour | 50,000 |
| 3 November 2024 | Stray Kids | Dominate World Tour | - |
| 14 February 2025 | Maroon 5 | Maroon 5 Asia 2025 | - |

## Gallery

* Stadium Plaza
* Auditorium
* Roof
* National Stadium under construction
* National Stadium and National Sports Training Center
* During the 2009 World Games
* The 2009 World Games closing ceremony