Turner's Cross

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Turner's Cross
Crois at Tornóra
The Cross
Inside the Turners Cross (2009)
Inside the Turners Cross (2009)
Data
place Curragh Road Cork , Ireland
IrelandIreland
Coordinates 51 ° 53 '8 "  N , 8 ° 28' 4.5"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 53 '8 "  N , 8 ° 28' 4.5"  W.
owner Munster Football Association
operator Munster Football Association
opening Mid 19th century
Renovations 1980s, 2007
surface Natural grass
capacity 6,385 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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The Turners Cross ( Irish Crois an Tornóra ) is a football stadium in the Irish city ​​of Cork . It is the home of the Munster Football Association and the Cork City football club , which plays in the Premier Division, the League of Ireland . In 2009, after a renovation, it was the first stadium in Ireland to be fully equipped with covered seating. The second such stadium is the Aviva Stadium in Dublin , which was completed in 2010 .

On October 16, 2017, Hurricane Ophelia passed over Ireland with winds of almost 160 km / h. The roof structure of the Turners Cross was badly damaged. Parts of the roofing of the northeast corner of the North Stand Derrynane Road fell onto the rows of seats. Other parts were found in the area and in the surrounding front gardens. The game between Cork City and Derry City , which was scheduled for the day, was postponed to the evening of the next day. It was possible to open three of the four grandstands for the visitors. The game ended in a goalless draw in front of 5,857 spectators.

Grandstands

Today the facility offers 6,385 seats in the four tiers. For security reasons, the capacity is limited to a total of 6,900 spectators.

  • The Donie Forde booth: 1,900 seats, main stand , south
  • Derrynane Road: 1,185 seats, north, opposite stand
  • St. Annes End: 2,800 seats, west, back gate
  • Curragh Road Stand: 1,500 seats, east, back gate

Visitor record and average attendance

The record attendance of 12,000 was set on April 21, 1991 in the game between Cork City and Dundalk FC .

Web links

Commons : Turners Cross Stadium  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ munsterfa.com: Stadium on the website of the Munster Football Association (English)
  2. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Ireland: Hurricane tears roof at Turners Cross article from October 16, 2017 (English)
  3. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Hurricane destroys stadium roof Article from October 17, 2017
  4. ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Cork City against Derry City
  5. ↑ corkcityfc.ie: Data to the stadium on the site of Cork City FC (English)
  6. ↑ footballgroundguide.com: Record attendance and average attendance (English)