Queen Elizabeth II Park
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 Christchurch , New Zealand
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 29 ′ 29 ″ S , 172 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ E |
| start of building | 1973 |
| opening | 1974 |
| Renovations | 2007 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 20,000 seats |
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Queen Elizabeth II Park was a sports stadium in Christchurch , New Zealand . Built as the central stadium for the 1974 Commonwealth Games , it was the premier sports stadium in New Zealand for many years and was demolished after the 2011 earthquake .
description
The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 people. It contained a running track as well as a public swimming pool and diving pool, as well as a cricket field called "The Village Green" behind the main building.
In 2007, extensive renovation and modernization measures were completed. Instead of the previous continuous wooden benches, there were now individual seats. The greened western embankment gave the stadium a natural appearance.
There were other sports facilities around the stadium, making the entire property a center of top-class sport.
use
After the 1974 Commonwealth Games, for which it was built, the stadium was widely used for soccer and track and field events, greyhound races, and many other local and international sporting events. In the following years, numerous international and league games took place here.
Football has traditionally enjoyed a strong position in Queen Elizabeth II Park, where Canterbury United played in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC). Many other teams and universities also used the facility. These included the New Zealand Academy of Sport, the QEII Center of Excellence, Sport Canterbury Westland, and Christchurch City Council Sports Services. This made the Queen Elizabeth II Park an important center for training and the promotion of players.
In 2008, a total of eight matches (six group matches and the two semi-finals) of the U-17 Women's World Cup took place in this stadium .
The Village Green , completed in 1998, served as a retreat for the Canterbury cricket team .