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Lesser Hampden is a football stadium in Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland, owned by Queen's Park F.C. and located immediately beside the western end of the national stadium, Hampden Park. Since 2023 its sponsored name has been The City Stadium (after City Facilities Management, owned by local businessman William Haughey, Baron Haughey ).
The offices of the Scottish Football Association and the Scottish Professional Football League are located within Hampden. [133] Lesser Hampden is a football stadium located immediately beside the western end of Hampden Park. The ground was constructed in the early 1920s after additional ground was purchased to expand the main stadium.
The council voted to keep the venue but declined its transition to a permanent stage. [4] Renovation were made in 2013 to maintain the grounds, adhere to noise ordinances and expand the venue from 8,000 to 16,500. [5] The venue seats 6,400 under the Hussey seating and has lawn space for over 10,000 spectors. [6]
Stadium Capacity Location Country Tenants Sport Image 1: Wembley Stadium: 90,000 [1] London: England: England national football team: Association football, Rugby league, Rugby union, Gaelic Football & Hurling, American football, Boxing, Professional wrestling 2: Twickenham Stadium: 82,000 [2] London: England: England national rugby union team ...
Hampden was closed for a year due to its use as an athletics stadium in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [9] [10] The lease that the SFA held on Hampden was due to expire in 2020, [11] and this led to Celtic (Celtic Park), Rangers (Ibrox) and the Scottish Rugby Union (Murrayfield) making offers to become the regular home of the Scotland team. [11]
The stadium, which features a retractable roof, currently has a capacity of 38,190 for football games, and is the home of F.C. Copenhagen and the Denmark national football team. The capacity for concerts exceeds the capacity for matches – the stadium can hold as many as 50,000 people with an end-stage setup and 55,000 with a centre-stage setup.
Lewisohn Stadium in 1973, just before demolition. The CCNY football team played its home games at Lewisohn from 1921 to 1950. The final game played was a 33–6 Beavers victory over Lowell Textile on November 18, 1950, in front of 300 fans. [4]
Original Jones Beach Marine Stadium 1930s Jones Beach Theater Construction 1951. Opened in June 1952 as the New Jones Beach Marine Stadium, the venue originally had 8,200 seats and hosted musicals. [4] Moses had several boxes designated for his own use, and Moses' friend Guy Lombardo performed often in the early years.