John Smith's Stadium
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| The Direct Golf UK booth (left) and the Fantastic Media booth at John Smith's Stadium | |
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Kirklees Stadium (planning phase – 1994) |
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 Huddersfield , Kirklees , United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 39 '15 " N , 1 ° 46' 6" W |
| owner | Huddersfield Stadium Consortium |
| operator | KSDL (Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd.) |
| opening | 1994 |
| First game | August 1994 Huddersfield Town - Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | £ 40 million |
| architect | HOK Sport Venue & Event Architecture |
| capacity | 24,500 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 69 m |
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The John Smith's Stadium , formerly Kirklees Stadium is a football stadium in Huddersfield , United Kingdom . It is the sporting home of the Huddersfield Town football club , currently in the EFL Championship , and the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team from the Super League . It offers 24,500 covered seats on its four grandstands. It replaced the 1908 Leeds Road Stadium .
history
In November 1991, the Kirklees Metropolitan Council and the Huddersfield Town and Huddersfield Giants clubs decided to found a consortium to build a new stadium complex with a wide range of sports and entertainment options in Huddersfield. During the planning phase, the project was called Kirklees Stadium . In 1994 the inauguration of the Alfred McAlpine Stadium took place , after the building contractor of the stadium. This contract on the name ended in 2004 because the construction company did not want to renew the contract. On July 31, 2004, Galpharm International , the largest supplier of non-prescription medicines in the United Kingdom , became the new owner of the naming rights .
On July 19, 2012 it was announced that the Heineken Brewery had acquired the right to name the stadium. Since August 1st, the home of the Terriers and Giants has been named John Smith's Stadium after John Smith's Brewery, which belongs to Heineken . The contract has a term of five years.
At first only the two tiers along the pitch were completed, the third grandstand in the south was inaugurated four months later. Construction of the fourth tier began in 1996 and was completed in 1997. The playing field has underfloor heating . The guest fans are housed at the John Smith's stand . The appearance of the stadium is determined by the semicircular stands and the arched roof structure. Suspended on steel scaffolding arches that lead to massive concrete pillars in the stadium corners and are enthroned on them. The masts of the floodlight system also protrude from the roof supports in the corners . The stadium received the RIBA Building of the Year Award in 1995.
The complex also includes u. a. the Stadium Health & Fitness Complex , the leisure complex The Zone , a business and conference center, a golf driving range with 30 seats, a golf superstore with 1,500 square meters, a cinema with nine movie theaters (with a total of 2,000 seats) and restaurants and bars.
Grandstands
- Direct Golf UK Stand - (West, main stand , 26 VIP boxes, two-story)
- Britannia Rescue Stand - (East, opposite stand )
- John Smith's Stand - (South, Back Gate)
- Fantastic Media Stand - (north, rear grandstand, 16 VIP boxes, two-story)
Other use
On October 14, 1999, a game of the Rugby Union World Cup took place in the sports facility . The teams from New Zealand and Italy faced each other. In the end it was a clear 101: 3 success for the New Zealanders. There were also three qualifying games for the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup.
The John Smith's Stadium also hosts concerts. So z. B. The Beautiful South , REM , Bon Jovi , Elton John , Bryan Adams , Blue or The Eagles .
gallery
| Scene from an FA Cup game | Stadium interior | Roof construction | The pool and fitness club |
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Web links
- johnsmithsstadium.com: Homepage of the stadium (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Stadium description (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ examiner.co.uk: New sponsor for stadium name Article from July 19, 2012 (English)
- ↑ johnsmithsstadium.com: Stadium homepage (English)
- ↑ kirkleesactive.co.uk: Homepage of The Stadium Health & Fitness Complex (English)
- ↑ thezonehct.com: Homepage The Zone (English)