St. Andrew's Stadium

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St. Andrew's Stadium
The Tilton Road End grandstand at St. Andrew's Stadium
The Tilton Road End grandstand at St. Andrew's Stadium
Data
place St. Andrews Ground Birmingham B9 4RL, United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 52 ° 28 '32.7 "  N , 1 ° 52' 5.3"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 28 '32.7 "  N , 1 ° 52' 5.3"  W.
owner Birmingham City
opening December 26, 1906
First game 26 December 1906
Birmingham City 0-0 Middlesbrough FC
Renovations 1993-1999
surface Hybrid lawn
capacity 29,409 places
playing area 105 × 68.6 m
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Events
  • Birmingham City Games (since 1906)
  • Coventry City games (since 2019)

The St. Andrew's Stadium (through sponsorship agreement officially since June 2018 St. Andrew's quintillion Trophy Stadium after the club owner quintillion Trophy Asia ) is a football stadium in the English city of Birmingham , UK . The football club Birmingham City is the owner and main user. It seats 29,409 spectators.

history

The original stadium was built in 1905, had a capacity of over 75,000 and opened on December 26, 1906 with a 1906/07 Football League First Division match between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough FC . The facility was badly damaged during the Second World War and rebuilt in the early 1950s. In October 1956, the first game under floodlights was played with a 3-3 draw against Borussia Dortmund . From 1993 onwards, the venue was completely renovated and modernized, including converting it into a complete seating arena. After the renovations were completed, it offered space for just over 30,000 visitors.

The Tilton Road End with the Spion Kop stretches around one long and one rear goal side around the pitch like a single large grandstand . The second new grandstand, the Railway End , opened in February 1999. It is a large, two-tier building that appears unusual due to its narrow upper tier, the Olympic Gallery . This protrudes into the air space above the lower tier. There is also a row of boxes on this grandstand, behind the upper rows of seats in the lower tier. Only one old grandstand (built in 1952) remains from the old days: the Main Stand along the sidelines.

In the 2019/20 EFL League One season , Coventry City football club plays its home games at St. Andrew's Stadium.

Visitor records and average attendance

On February 11, 1939, Birmingham City met Everton FC in the 5th round of the FA Cup 1938/39 in front of a record crowd of 66,844 spectators . In the days of modern seating stadiums, a total of 29,588 visitors gathered at St. Andrew's Stadium for the 2003/04 Premier League game on November 22, 2003 against Arsenal FC .

Web links

Commons : St Andrew's Stadium  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Duncan Adams: The Football Grounds of England & Wales , p. 12, ISBN 978-3-9809064-5-6
  2. ↑ Coventry City to ground share with Birmingham City for 2019-20 season. In: bbc.com. BBC , June 7, 2019, accessed July 3, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Birmingham City St Andrews Trillion Trophy Stadium. In: footballgroundguide.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .