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Map showing the proximity of Dens Park (left) and Dundee United FC's stadium Tannadice Park (right). Dens Park, officially known as Scot Foam Stadium for sponsorship reasons, [2] is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. [1]
The stadium has been all-seated since 1994 and has a capacity of 14,223. [1] It is located only 200 yards (183 metres) from Dundee F.C.'s stadium, Dens Park; the two are the closest senior football grounds in the UK. The ground was previously known as Clepington Park, and was used by a number of local teams in the 19th century.
At the start of the 2023–24 season, the stadium sponsor changed to The Scot Foam Stadium. [43] In October 2023, Keyes and Nelms announced that their company, Dark Blue Property Holdings, had completed the purchase of Dens Park from John Bennett as part of the process of moving the club from Dens to the proposed new stadium at Camperdown. [44]
If truth be told, the Dens Park pitch has struggled massively in the past few years to withstand any heavy downfall. Don't get me wrong, a good whack of these games have been called off on the ...
Dundee midfielder Lyall Cameron says the Dens Park pitch suits neither side ahead of Rangers trip on Wednesday, but admits it's probably less suitable for the Ibrox side. It doesn't do Rangers any ...
Dundee: Carson, Mulligan, Lamie, Shaughnessy, Beck, Boateng, McGhee, McCowan, Tiffoney, Bakayoko, Robinson. Substitutes: Legzdins, Kerr, Cameron, Pineda, Ashcroft ...
The club contest the Dundee derby with local rivals Dundee; this is the geographically closest derby in Britain, as Dens Park stadium is located virtually next door to Tannadice Park. [6] Dundee United have won the local derby 81 times, Dundee have won it 49 times, and there have been 44 draws between the close rivals.
Map showing the proximity of Tannadice Park home Dundee United (right) to Dundee FC's stadium Dens Park (left). Dundee is the older of the two, having been founded in 1893, compared to Dundee United which was founded in 1909 as Dundee Hibernian following the demise of Dundee Harp, a club founded by Irish immigrants in 1879.