AJ Bell Stadium
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Salford City Stadium (until 2013) |
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 Barton-upon-Irwell , City of Salford , United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 28 '7.2 " N , 2 ° 22' 43.3" W |
| owner | Salford City Council Peel Group |
| start of building | December 2010 |
| opening | January 2012 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | £ 26 million |
| architect | AFL Architects |
| capacity | 12,000 seats |
| playing area | 122 × 86 m |
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The AJ Bell Stadium is a rugby - and football stadium in England Barton-upon-Irwell , Metropolitan Borough City of Salford . The sports and event facility has been home to rugby league club Salford Red Devils ( Super League ) and rugby union club Sale Sharks ( Aviva Premiership Rugby ) since 2012 . The following year, Manchester United Reserves joined as the third stadium user.
history
The beginning of today's stadium is in the mid- 2000s . In 2005, Salford City Council approved the Salford Red Devils stadium plans. The old Red Devils ' venue , The Willows , built in 1900, was to be replaced by a new building with 20,000 seats for £ 32 million in Barton-upon-Irwell. The stadium was to be built by Red City Developments . However, there were financial difficulties in 2007 that put the construction project at risk. The planned completion for 2009 had to be postponed. The stadium was to become part of a £ 130 million sports and leisure complex. In April 2010 the Red City Developments went into bankruptcy .
To continue the stadium project, Salford City Council set up a joint venture with the Peel Group . The Buckingham Group has been selected for the construction of the stadium with a total financial volume of 26 million £. The stadium location is close to the Manchester Ship Canal and the M60 motorway . In March 2010, the permit for the construction of the new home came the Red Devils with 15,000 seats on a 70 acre (28 hectares ) of land in Barton-upon-Irwell.
Construction started in December 2010. In January 2012, the Salford City Stadium opened. At the beginning of April 2012, the Sale Sharks signed a contract for the use of the stadium for the next 25 years from the 2012/13 season. Previously, the Sale Sharks played their games at Edgeley Park in Stockport for nine years .
The main grandstand offers conference rooms, suites and lounges with space for two to around 1,150 people. They can be rented for a wide variety of events such as exhibitions, product presentations, seminars and weddings , banquets , parties or dance events.
In September 2013, AJ Bell , a financial services company , became the main sponsor of Sale Sharks on a nine-year contract. As a result, the stadium was named AJ Bell Stadium .
Web links
- ajbellstadium.co.uk: stadium website (English)
- salesharks.com: stadium on the homepage of the Sale Sharks (English)
- thereddevils.net: stadium on the homepage of Salford Red Devils (English)
- rugbygroundguide.com: data to the stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ manutd.com: Key opener at new venue ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from August 19, 2013
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: Council hand Reds stadium boost article from November 17, 2005 (English)
- ↑ manchestereveningnews.co.uk: Reds' stadium doubt article from June 2, 2007
- ↑ manchestereveningnews.co.uk: Reds' stadium firm collapse article from April 19, 2010 (English)
- ↑ webcitation.org: Buckingham Group wins the Design and Build Contract for the City of Salford Community Stadium ( Memento from January 17, 2011 on WebCite ) (English)
- ↑ news.bbc.co.uk: New rugby league stadium in Salford approved Article from March 10, 2010 (English)
- ↑ peel.co.uk: Stadium on the homepage of the Peel Group ( Memento from August 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ ajbellstadium.co.uk: Stadium opening ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ dailymail.co.uk: Sale seal deal to play at new Salford City stadium from next season Article from April 4, 2012 (English)
- ↑ ajbellstadium.co.uk: Event rooms in the stadium (English)
- ↑ ajbell.co.uk: AJ Bell secures 9-year sponsorship deal with Sale Sharks Rugby Club ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from September 13, 2013
