"Oriel Park" ( Eng. Oriel Park , Irl. Páirc Airgíalla ) - football stadium in Dundalk , Ireland . Home arena of the football club " Dundalk ", serving in the Irish Premier League . The current capacity is 4 500 seats (of which seating is 3 200) [1] .
| Oriel Park | |
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| Unofficial title | Home of football |
| Location |  Dundalk |
| Built by | 1919 |
| Reconstructed | 2005 |
| Capacity | 4 500 (seats - 3 200) |
| Home team | Dundalk (since 1926) |
| Field size | 106 x 70 m |
| Coating | artificial (since 2005) |
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History
The stadium was built in 1919. In 2005, a reconstruction was carried out, during which the field coverage was replaced with artificial grass . "Dundalk" became the first Irish club, which switched to the all-season coverage, FIFA licensed 2 stars.
At the beginning of 2007, the roof of the main stand of the stadium was damaged during a storm, and the club carried out another reconstruction, during which the dressing rooms were also repaired. As a result, the capacity of the stadium was reduced from 12,000 to 6,000 seats.
After the club qualified for the Europa League , the stadium was assigned the second category from UEFA and the number of seats was reduced to 3000 (4500 with standing places in domestic competitions).
See also
- List of football stadiums in Ireland
Notes
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has Oriel Park media files.
- - Stadium page on footballgroundguide.com (inaccessible link) (English)
- - Description and photo of the stadium (eng.)