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| Location |  Glasgow, Scotland |
| Opened | 1892 (renovated 1995) |
| Owner | Celtic Football Club |
| Surface | Grass (1892–present) |
| Tenants | Celtic Football Club (Scottish Premier League) |
| Capacity | 60,857 (Football) |
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It is the largest football stadium in Scotland, the second-largest sporting arena in Scotland after Murrayfield and the second largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom after Old Trafford. Murrayfield is a sports Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
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History
Celtic moved from the original Celtic Park to the present ground in 1892. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The main stand was designed by Archibald Leitch, the architect who also designed stadiums for Rangers, Hearts, Sunderland, Fulham and Everton, amongst others. Archibald "Archie" Leitch ( April 27, 1865 &ndash April 25, 1939) was a Scottish Architect, most famous for his Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool.
In 1938 Celtic Park saw its largest attendance of 92,000 when Celtic played a First Division match against Rangers. [1] During the 1990s, Celtic Park hosted a number of cup finals, most recently hosting the Scottish Cup final of 1998, and Scotland internationals. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. This was while Hampden Park was undergoing redevelopment,
The stadium has undergone numerous redevelopments; in 1988, Celtic's centenary year, the red-bricked exterior to the main stand was added and in the mid-1990s, further development was undertaken to make the stadium comply with the Taylor report. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in
Current status
The Jock Stein Stand (capacity 13,006), at the west end of the stadium, is the traditional 'Celtic End'. John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Away fans are normally accommodated in part of the Lisbon Lions Stand, which holds 13,006. The Lisbon Lions is the Nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal The North Stand, which is the largest stand in British football, is situated on the site of the old enclosure known as "The Jungle" and can house a further 26,970 fans. The Main (south) Stand holds 7,850. The North Stand alone has a greater capacity than 10 of the stadiums used in the Scottish Premier League and five of the stadiums used in the English Premiership during the 2006-07 season. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs
The stands completely encircle the pitch and the stadium consists of a large double-tiered stand which extends around three-quarters of the pitch and a lower double-tier main stand, which contains the Celtic museum. There are two large screens inside the ground for showing highlights and replays on matchdays.
In 2002, Celtic Park took 59. 9% of the votes in a BBC Radio Five Live poll to find the UK's favorite sporting venue, out-polling the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Lord's Cricket Ground in London[2]. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
In 2004, Celtic announced they were making improvements which were "part of the Club’s Five Year Stadium Refurbishment Plan and will ensure that we remain on track to achieve UEFA's five star stadium status".
Future
Celtic have investigated the possibility of increasing the capacity of Celtic Park. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Chief executive Peter Lawell said in April 2007 that the site of the Main Stand could be redeveloped to increase the capacity by 8,000, but it was considered too expensive[3]. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Future development may be influenced by Rangers plans to increase Ibrox to 70,000[4]. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F
Celtic Park will host the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be held in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland.
References
- ^ Inglis, Simon: Football Grounds of Britain, page 432. Simon Inglis is a British Writer and broadcaster, most notably about football and Stadiums Inglis was born in Birmingham and ISBN 0-00-218426-5
- ^ Celtic Park voted top venue, BBC Sport, August 16, 2002
- ^ Evening Times article 30/04/07 (Last 3 Paragraphs)
- ^ Rangers consider Ibrox expansion, BBC Sport, January 6, 2008
External links
- World Stadiums entry
- Description and Gallery
- Satellite map
- Celtic Park at the Scottish Football Archive
- Virtual Celtic Park Stadium Tour
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