Liberty Stadium
| Liberty Stadium | |
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| The Liberty Stadium in Swansea | |
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 Swansea SA1 2FA, United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 38 '31.9 " N , 3 ° 56' 6.4" W |
| owner | City and County of Swansea Council Swansea City |
| start of building | Summer 2003 |
| opening | July 10, 2005 |
| First game | July 23, 2005 Swansea City - Fulham 1: 1 |
| surface | Natural grass with woven artificial grass fibers |
| costs | £ 27 million |
| architect | TTH Architects of Newcastle |
| capacity | 20,909 seats |
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The Liberty Stadium ( Welsh : Stadiwm Liberty ), also known as the New Stadium before it opened and called White Rock by many fans , is a rugby and football stadium in the Welsh city of Swansea .
history
The sports facility located in the district of Landore will host the home games of the football team of Swansea City and the rugby team Ospreys . As usual in the United Kingdom, according to the Taylor Report , the stadium has only seats and seats 20,909 spectators. Construction on the stadium began in the summer of 2003. The £ 27 million project was completed in July 2005. On July 23, 2005, Swansea City and Fulham FC separated in the opening game 1-1.
The playing field is equipped with a drainage system and underfloor heating . The natural turf has been reinforced with around 20 million artificial turf fibers woven into it to withstand the double stress of football and rugby. You can access the stadium via one of the 30 entrances with turnstiles . In addition, the stadium u. a. 12 elevators and 200 toilets.
During construction, the name of the stadium was sought and the project was therefore given the neutral name New Stadium . A poll of Swansea City supporters found White Rock as first place . However, it was announced on October 18, 2005 that the stadium should be named after the main sponsor Liberty Properties . Many fans still refer to the stadium as White Rock.
For several years now, Swansea City has been trying to take over the stadium completely. The club's majority shareholders are currently negotiating with the city. The talks should now be nearing completion. The venue is currently owned by the city and Swansea City. In the event of a takeover, the Liberty Stadium is to be expanded to 33,000 seats. The necessary building permits are already available. To finance u. a. the name can be sold to a sponsor . Although the stadium bears the name of the main sponsor, the naming rights are owned by Swansea City.
gallery
Web links
- Official site of the stadium (English)
- Stadium on the site of Swansea City (English)
- Swansea City - Liberty Stadium , footballgroundguide.com (English)
- Picture gallery , stadionwelt.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stadium on the website of the architects , tth-architects (English)
- ↑ Premier League Handbook Season 2015/16 - page 33 , premierleague.com ( PDF , English)
- ↑ History of the stadium construction ( Memento of the original from August 3, 2007 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. , liberty-stadium.com (English)
- ^ Liberty Stadium on the website of the lawn company Desso Sports Systems , dessosports.com
- ↑ Equipment of the stadium ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 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. , liberty-stadium.com (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Swansea City is about to take over the stadium Article from February 20, 2017
