Construction of the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, a venue for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, has been accelerated.

According to the contractor, the grass for the pitch has been laid, the interior decorating is currently underway, and overall construction has entered the final stage.

The total construction area of the football stadium is 190,000 square meters. It is the first 50,000-seat football stadium in Shandong province, and will also be the first interactive park sports complex in the province.

The Qingdao Youth Football Stadium is the first stadium in the world that combines a grid structure and an ETFE membrane structure. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]

The Qingdao Youth Football Stadium is located to the east of Jingcheng Road in Chengyang district. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]

The design of the football field is inspired by the "leaping waves" on the sea. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]

The workers lay grass on the pitch in the stadium. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]

Construction of the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium is being accelerated. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]

The Qingdao Youth Football Stadium is a venue for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [Photo by Xing Zhifeng/Guanhai News]