| Liberty Stadium Stadiwm Liberty | |
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| Location | Landore, Swansea |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Owner | City and County of Swansea council |
| Operator | StadCo |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | £27,000,000 |
| Architect | TTH of Newcastle |
| Former names | New Stadium |
| Tenants | Swansea City (Football League Championship) Ospreys (Celtic League) |
| Capacity | 20,532 |
The Liberty Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm Liberty), referred to as New Stadium during construction, is a purpose-built sports and concert arena and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. Landore (Glandŵr is a district of Swansea, Wales, falling in the Landore council ward. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Political makeup Elections take place every four years The last election was 1 May 2008. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Landore (Glandŵr is a district of Swansea, Wales, falling in the Landore council ward. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales. The stadium is all-seated, council owned, with a capacity of over 20,000 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea. The Liberty Stadium is the second largest stadium in Wales after the Millennium Stadium which is home to the Welsh National Football and Rugby Team. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Closely behind the Liberty Stadium attendance is Ninian Park which holds 20,376. Ninian Park is a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales.
On its opening in 2005, it became the home to Swansea City football team (replacing the Vetch Field) and the Ospreys regional rugby team (replacing St Helen's). Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from Vetch Field was a multi-use Stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea The Ospreys (Y Gweilch formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys ( Gweilch Tawe-Nedd) are a Rugby union team from Wales playing in the Celtic League The opening match at this venue was between Swansea City A. F. C. and Fulham (then managed by former Swansea player Chris Coleman) on 23 July 2005. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
During its building, a variety of names were suggested for it: particularly commonly-used were "Morfa" (after a former athletics stadium on the opposite bank of the Tawe) and the "White Rock" stadium (after the copper-works of the same name which existed on the site historically). The River Tawe ( Afon Tawe in Welsh) is a river in south Wales. While a sponsor was being sought for the stadium, it was called "New Stadium". Following sponsorship from Swansea-based developers Liberty Property, it became the "Liberty Stadium" on 18 October 2005. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
A statue of Ivor Allchurch was erected outside the stadium before a league match with Oldham Athletic. Ivor John Allchurch MBE ( October 16, 1929 - July 10, 1997) was a Welsh footballer Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club It was to commemorate the Swansea-born star who during two spells for the club scored 164 goals in 445 appearances. Swansea ( Abertawe "mouth of the Tawe " is a city and county in Wales.
On 1 June 2007, The Who played a concert there, supported by Killing For Company and The Charlatans. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band
Elton John is scheduled to play his only Welsh gig of 2008 at the Liberty Stadium on 29 June 2008. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
External links
- Liberty Stadium, Swansea is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Official Liberty Stadium website
Celtic League rugby venues | ||
| Cardiff Arms Park | Firhill Stadium | Galway Sportsgrounds | Liberty Stadium | Murrayfield Stadium | Musgrave Park | Ravenhill | Rodney Parade | RDS Arena | Stradey Park | Thomond Park | ||
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