| Newport Stadium | |
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| Spytty Park | |
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| Location | Liswerry, Newport |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Closed | Open |
| Owner | Newport City Council |
| Operator | Newport City Council |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | £7,000,000 |
| Architect | N/A |
| Tenants | Newport County A. Lliswerry (Llyswyry (sometimes spelled Liswerry) is both an electoral district (ward and community Parish of the city of Newport, South Wales Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 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 F. C. Llanwern F. C. Newport Harriers A. C. |
| Capacity | 4,300 |
Newport Stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Newport. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. It is currently the home of Newport County A.F.C., Llanwern F.C. and Newport Harriers Athletic Club. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. Llanwern AFC is a football club based in the Llanwern district of the City of Newport. Albion Rovers F.C. had also previously called it home. Albion Rovers Football Club ( Albion Rovers FC) are a Welsh football team from the city of Newport, who from 1993 to 2005 played in the
The Stadium, which is owned and managed by Newport City Council, has been upgraded to Nationwide Conference standard in recent years and has a crowd capacity of 4,300. Political makeup Elections take place every four years The last election was 1 May 2008. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the The Stadium is part of the developing City of Newport International Sports Village, which includes the Wales National Velodrome. Newport International Sports Village is located in the southeast of the city of Newport just off the A48 Southern Distributor Road. A velodrome is an arena for Track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights The grandstand seats 1,100 spectators and there is large covered terrace on the opposite side of the pitch and a small-uncovered terrace behind the one goal.
The grandstand side also includes a licensed bar, that also serves hot food and features and large-screen projection TV, the club shop, a toilet block and a refreshments stall. A food stand and toilets are planned to be built over the terrace side later this year. The record attendance at the ground (without temporary stands) is 4,300 against Manchester United.
The stadium can accommodate international-standard track and field athletic events and is of Class 1 standard. The stadium floodlighting can achieve up to an average of 500 Lux[1]. LUX is the principal centre for the promotion and distribution of experimental Film and Video works in the UK.
With the Newport RFC building a new stadium scheduled for 2010, in line with the Ryder Cup coming to the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport Stadium is expected to be used by the rugby union teams that currently play at Rodney Parade. Newport Rugby Football Club is a Welsh Rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Rodney Parade is a Stadium in the city of Newport, Wales in the United Kingdom.
Stands
In 2004, Newport Stadium was upgraded to Football Conference National standard. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the The upgrading included a new main terrace built on the old one at the Traston Road side of the ground, commonly referred to within the club as 'The Shed'. A terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. A new terrace was also built at the Spytty Road End. When Newport County played Blackpool in the 2001 FA Cup, a temporary stand was erected right behind the goal at the Spytty Road End, (at that time there was only the Grandstand and a very small terrace). Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after When Newport County played Swansea City in the 2006 FA Cup, a temporary stand was erected behind the goal at the Cricket Ground End. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
- Capacity: 4,300
- Record Attendance: 4,660 - Newport County vs. Swansea City, 11 November 2006. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Address: Newport County AFC, Newport Stadium, Langland Way, Newport NP19 4PT.
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