Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
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| Brandywell Stadium (January 2007) | |
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| place | Lone Moor Road Derry BT48 9HZ, United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 59 '26.5 " N , 7 ° 20' 10.5" W |
| owner | City of Derry |
| opening | 1928 |
| First game | 22nd August 1929 Derry City - Glentoran Belfast |
| Renovations | 2017 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 3,700 seats |
| playing area | 101.5 × 65.8 m (111 × 72 yds ) |
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The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium ( Irish Tobar an Fhíoruisce ) is a football stadium in the second largest Northern Irish city of Derry , United Kingdom . The Irish name "Tobar an Fhíoruisce" means "a well of pure water". The stadium is mainly used for soccer games and, earlier, also for greyhound races . The football club Derry City , which, however, in the since 1985 League of Ireland soccer league in the Republic of Ireland plays is based here.
Location and facilities
Brandywell Stadium is located on Lone Moor Road, just a mile southwest of the Bogside from the city center. In addition to the soccer field and the racing track, there is a club house, a club shop and parking spaces for cars and buses on the site. The stadium is owned by the city of Derry.
Before the renovation work in 2017, the stadium had a capacity of 7,700 seats for league and cup matches. For European Cup matches, UEFA has limited the stadium's capacity to 2,900 seats. The playing field is 101.5 meters long and 65.8 meters wide.
history
Brandywell Stadium was used for soccer games until the end of the 19th century. After the club Derry City was founded in 1928, attempts by the club to buy its own stadium failed because of the tight schedule. Therefore, the club asked the city of Derry whether they could use the Brandywell Stadium. Derry City has been based here ever since. Since the stadium is owned by the city, the club could not carry out any modernization measures.
Between 1972 and 1985, Brandywell played only amateur games. For security reasons, Derry City had to play its home games in the Irish Football League in Coleraine . In 1985 the club was accepted into the League of Ireland . In 1991 the “New Stand” grandstand was opened. The loudest Derry City fans can be found in Block J, while the quieter, more reserved fans sit in other areas of the grandstand. This range is from the noisy fans jokingly "Library" ( English "library" ) called. The loud fans used to stand in the "Jungle" grandstand, which was demolished in 2004. Opposite the “New Stand” is the “Glentoran Stand”, a wooden structure with benches for seating.
In 2017 the stadium was modernized for £ 7m. A new grandstand was built, the other renovated. The track for the greyhound races around the field was removed and a new track built next to the stadium. The natural turf was replaced by an artificial turf . Maginn Park served as an alternative venue . After the work, the sports facility will seat 3,700 spectators.
Since September 2018, the municipal facility has been named Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium after Ryan McBride , who died in March 2017 at the age of 27 . The defender was the captain of Derry City.
Others
In 2002, Brandywell Stadium was voted the 10th most popular sports arena in the UK by listeners on BBC Radio Five Live .
Web links
- footballgroundguide.com: Ryan McBride Stadium (English)
- europlan-online.de: Brandywell Stadium - Derry (Londonderry)
- stadionwelt.de: Picture gallery of the old stadium
- The stadium on the Derry City website ( 7 February 2009 memento on the Internet Archive )
- Brandywell Stadium ( Memento from December 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brandywell gets seating increase. In: news.bbc.co.uk. BBC , August 9, 2006, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Gareth McKeown: Work on £ 7m Brandywell redevelopment to be completed before the end of the year. In: irishnews.com. October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Brandywell Development. In: derrycityfc.net. Derry City , accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Derry to start season at Maginn Park. In: derrycityfc.net. Derry City , December 8, 2016, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ New 3,700 capacity Brandywell taking shape and on schedule for completion by the end of the year. In: derryjournal.com. October 11, 2017, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Derry mourns Captain Ryan McBride. In: de.uefa.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Brandywell Stadium to be named after Ryan McBride. In: bbc.com. BBC , September 13, 2018, accessed September 26, 2019 .
- ^ Celtic Park voted top venue. In: news.bbc.co.uk. BBC , August 16, 2002, accessed September 26, 2019 .