Celtic Park

Celtic Glasgow

  • Games of Celtic Glasgow ( since 1892 )
  • Opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games 2014

The Celtic Park, the football stadium of the Scottish Football Club Celtic Glasgow. Another name is Park Head, named after the neighborhood in which it stands. The Celtic Park is located about three kilometers east of the city center at the Kerrydale Street.

History

The club moved in 1892 from the original Celtic Park in the new stadium. On August 20, 1892, the opening match was held in the Celtic FC 4:3 Renton suggested. 1897 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held here. Before the Second World War athletics competitions were held in the then provided with railways Stadium. Since then it has been rebuilt several times, most recently in mid -1990s. Most of the spectators there was 1938, when 92,000 fans followed these the game against the Glasgow Rangers. The club announced in 2004 that the Celtic Park will be expanded to a 5 - star stadium.

Current usage

The Glasgow arena chairs on green-white in the club colors. Nicknamed Paradise has the stadium from its location in the immediate vicinity of a cemetery: It's like leaving a graveyard to enter paradise, it was said, and the name stuck. Fans feel this stadium to be extremely impressive, as the stands are close to the edge of the field and up high rise. Through this design, it has a capacity of just over 60,832 seats.

For years, the Celtic Park is considered the most popular sports venue in Britain. Such as the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff far ahead of other sports facilities (28%) or Lord 's Cricket Ground in London (12%) - In 2003, the listeners of BBC Celtic Park with 60% chose the most popular stadium. The reason the incomparable atmosphere and mood was stated: It is a palace and a veritable cauldron that will his nickname Paradise full justice. On the roof of Celtic Park are both the Scottish and the Irish flag hoisted. But not the Union Jack, which has to do with the history of Celtic. Under the grandstand is the club museum.

Grandstands

  • West Stand: Jock Stein Stand, called Celtic End ' ( 13,006 seats)
  • East Stand: Lisbon Lions Stand, called Rangers End ' ( 13,006 seats)
  • North Stand: The North Stand, known as The Jungle ' ( 26,970 seats)
  • South Stand: The South Stand, called Main Stand ' ( 7,850 places)

Pictures of Celtic Park

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