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The new Cardiff City stadium is a 26,500 all-seated ground in the Leckwith area of the city, which will be the new home of Cardiff City F.C. and Cardiff Blues rugby union club from the beginning of the 2009-10 season. After the Millennium Stadium, it will be the second largest stadium in Cardiff and in Wales. The stadium is part of the major Leckwith Development.

The new stadium will be built on the site of the nearby Cardiff Athletics Stadium. The project also includes a retail park and requires the rebuilding of the athletics stadium to be called the Cardiff International Sports Stadium.

The overall 60 acre development at Leckwith will cost £100m, and will provide:

* A new 26,500 seater stadium
* A new athletics stadium for Cardiff
* 470,000 sq ft retail development between 13 major retailers - Full Article: Capital Retail Park
* A housing development on the site of Ninian Park
* Brand new 70 room Hotel with bar & restaurant

Leckwith Road will be widened to a dual carriageway over 18 months, with the scheme allowing for an extra access lane to become available on matchdays.

The plan required the demolition of the previous Cardiff Athletics Stadium, of which the council insisted the replacement is built before the start of construction on the new football stadium. This was to avoid the city being without a major athletics facility for any length of time.

Work was scheduled to begin on the new athletics stadium in January 2007 with the track and throwing areas expected to be open for use by the end of July 2007. The new athletics stadium was expected to be completed by October 2007 and it was hoped that Cardiff City F.C.’s stadium would be able to open in December 2008, however the stadium is now not likely to be complete until May 2009.

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Keepmoat Stadium is a football ground in Doncaster, England. It cost approximately £32m to construct and is used mostly for football, being the home ground of Doncaster Rovers F.C. (replacing Belle Vue). It is also the home ground of Doncaster Lakers R.L.F.C. and Doncaster Belles LFC.

It held its first sporting fixture on 27 December 2006, Doncaster Lakers R.L.F.C. v Sheffield Eagles R.L.F.C.

The official opening of the Keepmoat Stadium was on 3 August 2007, with Doncaster Rovers playing a Manchester United XI in front of a crowd of 13,080. United won the game 2-0.

The stadium itself is sponsored under a long-term contract by Keepmoat, a company specialising in social housing. They have the rights to the naming of the stadium.

A mini-stadium is situated beside the Keepmoat, featuring a six-lane running track and a 500 seat stand. The mini stadium is for Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Rovers reserves and Lakers academy teams.

The all-seater ground holds 15,231 spectators, 5000 more than Belle Vue, with improved legroom and disabled access. Amongst the facilities in the new stadium is a new fans’ bar, created to ensure fans have a place where they can enjoy pre-match drinks.

The pitch itself incorporates a system of synthetic fibres interwoven with natural grass. This helps to maintain the pitch’s integrity and prevents the playing surface from deteriorating throughout the course of the season.The pitch however does not have an under-soil heating system in-place despite being a modern construction. This has resulted in the abandonment of matches within the first year of full operation.

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	Capacity		35,303
	Opened		1904
	Owner		West Ham United
	Pitch Dimensions		Grass (112 x 72 yards)

The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United.

History

West Ham United moved to the location in 1904 and rented ground from the “London” District of Upton Park (the ground was actually in the Essex Council District of East Ham which did not become part of London until 1965) who were using Green Street House as a school. Green Street House was known locally as Boleyn Castle because of its imposing nature and an association with Anne Boleyn (she had either stayed at, or as some believe, owned the house). Hence renting the grounds of “Boleyn Castle” the name Boleyn Ground came into being. Today the ground is far more commonly known as Upton Park, after the area of London in which it is located.

In August 1944, a V-1 flying bomb landed on the south-west corner of the pitch. This forced the team to play its games away from home while repairs were undertaken, but it did not affect performances as West Ham managed nine consecutive victories. Upon their return to the ground in December, they lost 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. The record attendance is 42,322, against Tottenham Hotspur in a Division One (Old) match on 17th October 1970, when the North and South Banks were terraced, as was the old ‘Chicken Run’ to the front of the East Stand. The record attendance at Upton Park since it has become an all-seater is 35,050, recorded against Manchester City on 21st September 2002 in a Premier League match.

The stadium has a total capacity of 35,303 all seated. The stadium was subject to considerable redevelopment during the 1990s:

* 1993: South Bank replaced by a new 9,000 seat, two tier stand named in honour of former captain Bobby Moore, who had died earlier that year. The stand also incorporates executive boxes as well as a digital clock.
* 1995: North Bank replaced by a new 6,000 seat, two tier stand named the ‘Centenary Stand’. The East Stand Lower is also made all seater.
* 2001: West Stand replaced by a new 15,000 seat, two tier stand named the ‘Dr. Martens Stand’. The stand also incorporates executive boxes on two levels as well as the West Ham United Hotel and Museum.

Plans have been submitted to increase the capacity to approximately 40,500 through the building of a new larger East Stand, that will additionally use the spare space that was created when the Doctor Martens stand was built further West than the old West Stand. This will result in a fully enclosed stadium by joining the new stand to the Centenary Stand and the Bobby Moore Stand. Relegation to the Football League Championship in 2003 resulted in the development being delayed. However promotion to the FA Premier League via the Play-Offs in May 2005 resulted in the immediate re-submission of plans to Newham Council. The timing of the development is now dependent upon the club establishing itself again as a regular member of the Premier League.

Throughout 2006, talk was rife of West Ham moving to the Olympic Stadium of the 2012 Olympics, with speculation increasing after new club chairman Eggert Magnusson confirmed he was interested in a move there. However, talks broke down between the club and the Olympic Committee after it was announced that the Stadium would be reduced to 25,000 all seater after the Olympic Games, which is over 10,000 less than the Boleyn Ground’s current capacity, and that the stadium would be keeping its running track, leaving supporters further away from the pitch and killing the atmosphere within the stadium on matchday. Recent rumours have suggested that West Ham could move to a new stadium located at the Parcelforce depot near to West Ham Underground/mainline station. On 7 November 2007 London mayor, Ken Livingstone announced that a new site had been identified for West Ham to build a new stadium.

The Stands

Upton Park has been an all-seater stadium since the early 1990s, after professional clubs had to meet new FA regulations for stadium safety after the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989. Upton Park has four main stands, which are named The Centenary Stand, The Bobby Moore Stand, The East Stand and The Dr. Martens Stand.

Centenary Stand

The Centenary Stand (formerly the North Bank) was built in 1995 for the clubs 100th season, after being formed in 1895 as Thames Ironworks. The stand holds around 6,000 seats, and has two tiers, with the Upper Tier seating known as the Family Section, as supporters can only purchase tickets up there if with a child. The lower tier behind the goal is split between both home and away fans. West Ham United initially give around 2,500-3,000 tickets to away supporters, going from the furthest side to the left of the bottom tier right up to behind the goal. If the away side cannot sell all their tickets, they are returned and re-sold to home supporters, as there is big demand from West Ham fans to purchase seats in the Centenary Lower. Home fans in the Centenary Lower generally prefer to stand during games and sing throughout. It is known as one of the more atmospheric sections of the stadium, especially with the two sets of supporters next to each other (separated by Stewards and Police). There is also one of two large LCD screens situated in the corner between the Centenary Stand and the East Stand .

East Stand

The East Stand is situated on the far side of Upton Park, opposite the TV cameras. The stand is oldest and smallest stand in the stadium, being built in 1969 and holding only 5,000 seats due to its narrow width. The stand used to be known as the loudest and most intimidating stand at Upton Park back in the 1970s-80s, but since the advent of all-seater stadiums and the conversion of the old ‘Chicken Run’ terrace at the front of the East Stand to seating, and with the Upton Park pitch being moved further back from the East Stand nearer the new Dr. Martens Stand, the East Stand has seemed to have lost its famous atmosphere from past years. The real ‘Chicken Run’ was an old wooden stand (standing room only) on the east side of the pitch. It was surrounded by a similar sort of wire to that used on chicken runs and when you viewed it from the opposite side of the ground it looked just like a chicken run. It was knocked down and rebuilt in 1968. Until recently, the stand used to have the words DAGENHAM MOTORS written into the bottom tier through the seats, but was changed during the 2006/2007 season, despite the club splitting from their sponsorship with the car company back in 1997. The stand is also the only stand left at Upton Park to still have a small minority of wooden seats, in the middle of the Upper Tier. There were also plans to build a new East Stand soon after the Dr. Martens stand was completed in 2001, which would have seen the stadiums capacity rise from 35,647 to around 40,500, but the plans were put on hold after a combination of resistance from the local residents behind the stand and the club’s relegation from the Premier League in 2003, which spiralled the club into debt at the time.

Bobby Moore Stand

The Bobby Moore Stand (formerly the South Bank), was built in 1993 and holds up to 9,000 spectators all seated. The stand was built originally to comply with new stadium all-seater regulations, and the name of the stand was decided after the death of the club’s legendary captain from the successful mid-1960s side in the same year of construction. The stand has two tiers, and spells the words WEST HAM UNITED through the seats of both tiers. The lower tier of the Bobby Moore stand, like the Centenary Stand, is well known for its supporters’ passion and the atmosphere they create through standing and singing. The stand has executive boxes situated between the Upper and Lower tiers, and includes a digital clock. The stand also had a small amount of renovation in 2001 after the construction of the new Dr. Martens Stands, with a new second LCD screen in the stadium being introduced between the two stands and new seats added on the end of the stand to join with the new Dr. Martens Stand.

Dr. Martens Stand

The Dr. Martens Stand (formerly the West Stand) is the newest and by far largest stand inside Upton Park, holding up to 15,000 spectators. The stand was built in 2001, bringing the stadium capacity up from around 26,000 to 35,647. The Dr. Martens Stand is the main stand in Upton Park, as it includes two tiers for paying home supporters, as well as two tiers of executive boxes separating the two tiers. The stand also hosts all of the club’s offices, board rooms, suites, dressing rooms, official shop, club Museum and the new West Ham United Hotel. It is also the largest single football stand in London. The stand’s main feature is seen from the exterior of the stadium, with two large turrets built onto the stand with the club badge embedded on both, going with the theme of the club’s badge. The terrace also has two scoreboards at both corners joining with the Centenary and Bobby Moore Stands, displaying the score and time of the game in process. The stand is so large, it is visible from the A406 on the North Circular, where you can clearly make out the roof of the stand over the towerblocks in main East London. The stand was officially opened by HM The Queen, where Her Majesty was introduced to the manager and captain at the time, Glenn Roeder and Joe Cole.

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St. Andrews is a football ground located in Birmingham, England. It is the home of Birmingham City F.C. and has a capacity of just over 30,000.

St Andrews Recent History

Since World War II, redevelopments at St. Andrews had been very minimal, with the only big change being the rebuilding of the Railway End.

Over the years, capacity at St. Andrews had gradually been reduced, from 68,000 before the war, down to 53,204 by 1963. By 1988, the capacity had dropped further, down to little over 38,000. However, after the tragedies at Hillsborough and Valley Parade, and the subsequent issuing of the Taylor Report, the capacity at St. Andrews dropped to 28,235. However, it became clear that it was time to completely renovate the stadium in order to bring it into the twenty-first century.

Initially, chairman at the time, Samesh Kumar, spoke of simply placing benches on top of the terracing, in order to comply with the Taylor ruling. However, after the takeover of multi-millionaires, David Sullivan and the Gold Brothers, plans were quickly put forward to completely rebuild the stadium. However, the initial plans were quickly redrawn after Karren Brady made a visit to Old Trafford, and saw what had been achieved there.

The first stage of the redevelopment began after a last home game against Bristol City on 16 April 1994. After the game, supporters ‘took what they could from the old ground, including concrete, screws, bolts and even letters from the old scoreboard.

Work on the redevelopment began soon after, with former Blues Bob Latchford, Bob Hatton and Trevor Francis officially ‘breaking ground’ on the new stand. The 4.5 million pound redevelopment incorporated a 7,000 all-seater Tilton Road stand, and the Kop with an additional 9,500 seats. The Tilton Road end was open for the first game of the 1994/95 season against Chester City, while the Kop was finished in time for the Coca-Cola Cup clash against Blackburn Rovers on October 4th.

The ‘New’ ground was officially opened on 15 November 1994, when almost 20,000 witnessed Baroness Trumpington unveil a plaque, and witnessed a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.

Soon after the completion of the Tilton and Kop, plans were laid out for the development of the Railway Stand. However, once again, unforeseen problems arose, when it was discovered that a small parcel of land that needed to be used belonged to Railtrack. After many months of wrangling, permission was eventually granted, and the building of the New Railway Stand got underway. The new stand officially opened in February 1999, and houses 9,500 spectators and the new dressing rooms.

The last remaining pre-1994 stand at St Andrew’s has been earmarked for reconstruction since about 2000, but this work has yet to begin, despite City having been in the Premier League for all but one season since 2002.

	Capacity		30.009
	Opened		1906
	Owner		Birmingham City Football Club
	Pitch Dimensions		110 x 74 yards

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Capacity : 21,500
Opened: 1904
Pitch size: 115 x 75 yards

Ashton Gate is a stadium in Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of about 21,500, with an effective capacity for football matches (depending on how many away tickets are allocated, and how they are segregated) of around 19,100.

History:

Ashton Gate was the home of Bedminster F.C. until their 1900 merger with Bristol City, and the merged team played some games there the following season, but it did not become the permanent home of Bristol City until 1904.

The ground has also played a part in the history of rugby in the city. Bristol Rugby have played there on a number of occasions, the most recent being in 2003 when they defeated local rivals Bath Rugby having sold out Ashton Gate for a then-record Premiership crowd. Several rugby internationals have been held, starting with England versus Wales in 1899. One hundred years later, the All Blacks took on Tonga in a 1999 Rugby World Cup pool match.

Visiting fans are housed in the Wedlock Stand at the south-east end of the ground, which was built as a covered terrace in 1928, converted to seats in the 1990s and was the traditional home fans’ end until 1994. The Williams Stand on the south-west side, which includes the directors’ box and press box, was built in 1958. The lower part of the stand was a terrace known as the Grand Enclosure until it was converted to seating in the 1990s. The Dolman Stand, which lies opposite it, was built in 1970. At that time it had a small, flat Family Enclosure in front of it, which was later built up and converted to seating. The most recent addition to the stadium is the Atyeo Stand, which was built in 1994 to replace an open terrace, and contains new dressing rooms and a large gymnasium.

In 2005 the club announced that the Wedlock Stand, the oldest part of the ground, would be redeveloped at a cost of £7 million during the 2005-06 season, with some funding from the Football Foundation’s Football Stadia Improvement Fund. Football capacity would have dropped from 19,000 to 15,000 during the work and increased to 21,000 when the new stand opened. The new stand was to include 5,200 seats, some reserved for long-term debenture holders, 16 corporate hospitality boxes and a new bar. The work was scheduled to begin in early July, but on 12 July City announced that planning permission and contracts for construction and for catering and bar concessions (which were central to funding the stand) were still not concluded, and that work would be delayed until after the start of the season. On 9 November the club decided that they were unable to go ahead with redevelopment of the stand until the summer of 2006 (work has still not proceeded), though refurbishment work in other parts of the ground, partly funded by the Football Foundation, would go ahead. In mid 2006 it was announced that Bristol Rugby would be taking two games of the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership to Ashton Gate, the matches against Bath Rugby and the Leicester Tigers.

Directions:

By Road: There is limited parking available at the ground, or you can seek on-street parking nearby. The club recommends that you approach via M5 junction 18, then down the Portway (A4) and follow signs for Bristol Airport/Taunton (A38) over the Brunel Way swing bridge. Fork left into Winterstoke Road, and the stadium is on the your left. If arriving from the east, it is also possible to go down the M32 and through the city centre, but there is a danger of congestion.

By Train: Bristol Temple Meads is nearly two miles from the ground. On match days a special bus service runs from Temple Meads to Ashton Gate, departing one hour before kick-off, and returning from Ashton Road, behind the Atyeo Stand.

By Bus or Coach: Bristol Bus Station is also well over a mile from the ground. The match day bus service runs from nearby Haymarket (near the House of Fraser department store).

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Capacity: 9,000
Opened: 1899
Pitch size: 112 x 74 yards

Bloomfield Road is the home of English football club Blackpool Football Club. The venue was used during the 2005 UEFA Women’s Championship after having two stands redeveloped between 2001 and 2002, giving the ground a capacity of 11,295 (all-seated, including the temporary east stand). Currently there are only three stands, since the South Stand had been demolished in 2003 in preparation for the construction of a new stand. When the stadium is complete, the new capacity should be 16,000.

The ground is also used by Blackpool Panthers rugby league side.

The ground was originally known as Gambles Field in 1899 when South Shore F.C. played there in the Lancashire League. When Blackpool F.C. merged with South Shore F.C. later that year, the club moved into South Shore’s ground and changed the name to Bloomfield Road. Up until 1917 there was a small main stand on the west side, and a Spion Kop terrace on the south end, but in 1917 the main stand burned down and was replaced by the West Stand, which was to remain there until 2001.

It was only in 1925 that the South Stand was built to provide better changing rooms and a board room. It was also around this time that the locals raised some money to build the Spion Kop at the north end of the ground. This meant that a small motor shed stand had to be moved into the northwest corner, where it stayed until 1985. The East Stand (or ‘Scratching Sheds’) was covered once the team’s fortunes increased. The board room in the South Stand was also said to contain oak panneling, which was taken off one of Lord Nelson’s old flagships that ran ashore on the famous Blackpool beach during bad weather.

Between the 1930s and 2001, little changed at Bloomfield Road. A roof was put up over the Kop, which was taken down in 1981 after only twenty years, as the council thought it was dangerous and the football club could not afford to repair it. This also caused the removal of seats that had been put into the East Stand. In 2001, the West Stand and the Spion Kop were demolished to make way for the new stands and the pitch was moved slighy north and west to give room for expansion on the south and east sides of the ground in future years.

The record attendance at the ground was 38,098 against Wolves in 1955.

Pricebusters Matthews Stand:

This stand is on the west side of the ground and is the main stand, having the players’ tunnel and executive boxes at the rear. It is named after the Blackpool Football legend Sir Stanley Matthews.

Mortensen North Stand (Kop):

This stand is at the north end of the ground replacing the old Spion Kop (whose roof was pulled down in 1981) and is connected to the West Stand with a corner stand. It is named after another former player, Stan Mortensen.

Temporary East Stand:

This holds approximately 1,800 seats.

South Stand:

Currently there is nothing at this end of the ground after the previous stand was demolished in 2003.

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Ninian Park is a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Currently, it is the home ground of Cardiff City FC, a Welsh club that competes in the English Football League system.

As you walk out onto the pitch from the dressing rooms, the stand furthest on your left is the Spar Family Stand (formerly known as the Canton End), the stand at the other end of the pitch is the John Smith’s Grange End (formerly known as the Grange End prior to being sponsored by John Smith’s Brewery), the stand in front of you is the Popular Bank (commonly known as the “Bob Bank”), and the stand behind you is the Grandstand. The ground features large Floodlights in each corner and a plasma screen television showing highlights during the game. The television is located between the Popular Bank and the Grange End.

The Grandstand

The Grandstand is a two-tier, all-seater stand, with old-fashioned wooden seats in the upper tier, and modern plastic seating in the lower tier. This stand also has several supporting poles holding up the roof. This stand also houses the area in which the player dressing rooms and tunnel are incorporated, as well as housing the dugouts. The archive bar is popular amongst fans for the consumption of alcohol during half time and before matches.

Spar Family Stand

The Spar Family Stand is a fully covered, all-seated stand with several supporting poles along the width of the stand. The club ticket office is also located within this stand; an exterior entrance is provided.

The Popular “Bob” Bank Seating & Terrace

The Popular Bank has a mixture of covered seating to the rear of the stand, and uncovered standing terrace to the front. If Cardiff City FC loses its licence to have standing areas in the ground, the terrace will either be closed or will have seats installed. The seating has many supportive poles keeping the roof up, and in keeping with the tradition of many football teams, many seats are coloured white and when viewed from above spell the word ‘Cardiff.’

John Smiths Grange End

The John Smiths Grange End is a fully covered terrace, which was uncovered for many years, before its renovation after Sam Hammam took over as chairman. As with the Popular Bank and the terrace, if an application for standing in the ground is turned down, this area will either be closed or will have seats installed. It also has several supporting poles, and one section houses the away fans. The away section has terrace to the back and seating at the front.

New Stadium for Cardiff City

Work started on Cardiff City’s new stadium at the end of 2007, it is to hold around 27,872 when completed, with foundations in place to increase the capacity to 60,000 if needs be. On 6th August 2008 A contract was signed for naming rights on the Leckwith Stadium project after Cardiff City recruited a leading specialist who provided Arsenal with the Emirates Stadium sponsor to find their stadium a leading sponsor. Although a fee hasn’t been released it is reported to be in excess of £3million over a 100 year period. As of yet the new stadium does not have a name given to it.

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The Valley is a 27,111-capacity sports stadium in Charlton, London. Its primary use throughout its history has been hosting the home matches for Charlton Athletic Football Club, although it did briefly host London’s main rugby league team, the then London Broncos, for two different periods.

History

In Charlton’s early years, the club had a nomadic existence using several different grounds between its formation in 1905 and the beginning of World War I in 1914. The ground dates from 1919, at a time when Charlton was moderately successful and looking for a new home. The club found an abandoned sand and chalk pit in Charlt