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As a result of Swansea City's promotion in 2011, the stadium became the first Premier League ground in Wales. It is the third largest stadium in Wales – after the Millennium Stadium and the Cardiff City Stadium. In European competitions, the stadium is known as Swansea Stadium due to advertising rules.
The Liberty Stadium became Swansea City's home ground from 2005, and was renamed the Swansea.com Stadium in 2021. The Liberty Stadium capacity was 20,532 though has been increased to 21,088. [67] The highest attendance recorded at the stadium came against Arsenal on 31 October 2015 with 20,937 spectators, [68] beating the previous record of 20,845.
On 4 July, Swansea City announced their first pre-season friendly, against 1. FC Köln as part of a week-long training camp in Austria. [ 47 ] Eleven days later, a second fixture in Austria was confirmed, against Vardar .
Swansea began their pre-season preparations at a training camp in Alicante, Spain, [48] after announcing pre-season friendlies against Oxford United, Reading and Bristol Rovers. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] They also hosted behind closed doors friendlies against Haverfordwest County , Brøndby , Swindon Town and Newport County .
The Vetch Field was a football stadium in Swansea, Wales, and was the home ground of Swansea City A.F.C. from the club’s founding until 2005. Following its closure, the club relocated to a newly constructed stadium, originally named the Liberty Stadium upon its opening in 2005.
The 2022–23 season was the 111th season in the existence of Swansea City Association Football Club and the club's fifth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league , they also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup .
The new ground opened in 2010 and was called, for sponsorship reasons, the b2net Stadium. In 2012 after the purchase of b2net by Swedish company Proact the stadium name changed to its current name, the Proact Stadium. [295] The ground has a capacity of 10,504 all seated and was built at a cost of £13,000,000.
The Swansea Town team during its first season, 1912–13. This is a list of seasons played by Swansea City Association Football Club in English and European football.It covers the period from the club's inaugural season in 1912, to the end of the last completed season.