Park Avenue, Aberystwyth
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Full name | Park Avenue |
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Location | Aberystwyth, Wales |
Public transit | Aberystwyth (0.3 miles) |
Owner | Ceredigion County Council |
Operator | Aberystwyth Town Football Club |
Capacity | 5,000 (1,500 seated) |
Surface | 3G Artificial Turf |
Opened | 1907 |
Tenants | |
Aberystwyth Town F.C. (1907-present) |
Park Avenue (Welsh: Coedlen y Parc) currently called Aberystwyth University Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Aberystwyth, Wales and has served as the home of Cymru Premier side Aberystwyth Town since 1907.
The stadium capacity is 5,000 with 1,500 seats. It is a 4G artificial turf pitch. In May 2021, the ground was designated UEFA Category 2 status after successful inspection by Standards Officer Scott Struthers. The ground is adjacent to the River Rheidol and close to the shore of Cardigan Bay. The ground has a bar, named after John Charles, who played in the Wales national football team.
Layout[]
The ground has five areas: the Railway End, named after the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line; the Dias Stand after a former Green Legend; the Rhun Owens Stand after a former secretary; the Shed End and the Narks Corner.
History[]
The ground has hosted the final of the Welsh League Cup on eleven occasions. The club renamed the hospitality room the 'Lolfa Emyr James' (Emyr James Suite) after a board member who died in August 2018.[citation needed]
Coordinates: 52°24′37.49″N 4°4′50.68″W / 52.4104139°N 4.0807444°W George Best played for the Northern Ireland Youth Team here four days before his seventeenth birthday on 18 May 1963.
- Aberystwyth Town F.C.
- Football venues in Wales
- Welsh Cup final venues
- Stadiums in Wales
- Buildings and structures in Aberystwyth