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Liberty Stadium
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Stadium in Wales
Key facts
- Former names
- White Rock Stadium (2004, under construction) , New Stadium Swansea (2005, official) , Liberty Stadium (2005–2021)
- Location
- Normandy Road, Swansea , Wales
- Owner
- City and County of Swansea Council
- Operator
- StadCo
- Capacity
- 21,088
- Surface
- Desso GrassMaster
- Record attendance
- 20,972 ( Swansea City vs Liverpool , Barclays Premier League , 1 May 2016)
- Field size
- 105 x 68 metres (115 x 74 yards)
- Public transit
- The New Mex bus stop, Swansea
- Opened
- 10 July 2005
- Construction cost
- £ 27 million
- Architect
- TTH Architects, Gateshead UK
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Swansea.com Stadium Home | Swansea City Conference & Events
Swansea.com Stadium is home to the city’s most legendary conferences and events.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Swansea.com Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm Swansea.com; formerly Liberty Stadium) is an all-seated multi-use sports stadium and conferencing venue located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales, hosting both rugby union and football. The stadium opened in 2005 and was named the Liberty Stadium. It had an opening capacity of 20,750, making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea; minor layout changes have since increased this to 21,088.
It is the home stadium of EFL Championship club Swansea City, who took full operational control of the stadium in 2018. 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.
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