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unusual facts about The Stadium



Benoît Assou-Ekotto

He carries an Oyster card and frequents the London Underground, and often walks with Tottenham supporters towards the stadium before home matches.

The Cornet

The Cornet is a peak on the south side of Pardo Ridge between Muckle Bluff and The Stadium, on Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.


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1986 Central American Games

Long distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name.

1996–97 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

In August 1996, media tycoon Chris Wright, a QPR fan for 20 years, bought the club and also stated his plans for London Wasps to distribute the stadium.

Atatürk Olympic Stadium

On 6 September 2010, the renowned Irish rock band U2 gave a concert at the stadium which reportedly attracted 54,278 fans, as a part of their U2 360° Tour, the opening act of which was performed by the group Snow Patrol.

Australians for Constitutional Monarchy

In the end, the attendees in the stadium joined Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in singing "Happy Birthday" as well as eight bars of the Royal Anthem.

Bloomfield Stadium

The stadium officially opened on 13 December 1962 on a friendly match between Hapoel and Dutch club Sportclub Enschede.

Byrd Stadium

In 1991, the five-story Tyser Tower, featuring luxury suites and an expanded press area, was completed on the south side of the stadium, as well as the Gossett Football Team House adjacent to the east endzone.

Campo do Adelino Rodrigues

The stadium, which has a capacity for approximately 3,000 people in stands based around three sides of the pitch, is mainly used by local football teams such as C.S. Madeira and by the University of Madeira teams.

Curzon Ashton F.C.

Outside the stadium, a statue stands commemorating three locally born footballers associated with the World Cup; Geoff Hurst (born in Ashton), Jimmy Armfield (Denton), and Simone Perrotta (also born in Ashton).

Demang Lehman Stadium

Demang Lehman Stadium previously named the stadium Indrasari, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the village of Indra Sari, Martapura, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is also the headquarters while (Homebase) football club PS Barito Putera for two seasons ISL and to finish remodeling May 17th Stadium.

Dennis Marshall

The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, went on national television and expressed her sympathy and a memorial ceremony was held on Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, the stadium of Marshall's former club, CS Herediano.

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

The stadium is owned by Commerce City and operated by Kroenke Sports Enterprises (KSE) who also own the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, and the Colorado Mammoth, and who is a co-owner of English Premier League club Arsenal F.C. via subsidiary.

Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida

Faith No More performed at the stadium on October 30, 2009 as part of their The Second Coming Tour.

Estadio José Amalfitani

Vélez striker Juan José Ferraro scored the first goal in the stadium's history (the others were scored by Ángel Fernández for Vélez and Adolfo Pedernera twice for River).

Estadio Romano

On 9 September 2009, the stadium hosted the Spanish national team as they defeated Estonia 3-0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which they went on to win.

Estádio Romildo Vitor Gomes Ferreira

In 2005, the stadium was renamed to Estádio Papa João Paulo II, after Pope John Paul II.

Estadio Unidad Deportiva

The stadium was to host all Group B matches for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, but a last-minute change moved those games to the Estadio Quintana Roo in Cancún.

Ewing Kauffman

A construction strike delayed the opening of the stadium so Kauffman added money to make sure it would open in time for the 1973 baseball season and the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

FC Zürich

Due to the intense rivalry, these matches are so-called "High Risk Games," with an increased police presence in and around the stadium.

Fellows Park

This game also ended in a 1-1 draw, with Gary Shaw scoring an equaliser for Walsall in the 37th time to go down in history as the last player to score at the stadium in its 87-year history.

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

Many reconstructions of the stadium started in 1969 after the unification of the sport and football clubs Levski Sofia and Spartak Sofia.

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

The stadium is named after Gerald J. Ford (who should not be confused with former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford), a billionaire banker who provided most of the funding for its construction.

Glanford Park

The stadium was officially opened at the start of the 1988–89 season by Princess Alexandra.

Glenmalure Park

When the Cunningham family took over the club in the 1930s, the stadium was named Glenmalure Park in honour of the Cunningham's ancestral home in the Glenmalure valley in the Wicklow Mountains.

Golden Lions

This is in stark contrast when the stadium name was sold to Coca-Cola in 2008.

Houston Football Stadium

On August 18, 2011, the University of Houston announced that they had received the largest single donation for the stadium when co-CEOs and co-founders of Austin-based Data Foundry, Ron and Carolyn Yokubaitis donated $10 million USD to the project.

Investors Group Field

David Asper's original proposal involved both federal and provincial government financial contributions ($40 Million each), as well as a transfer of assets (the publicly owned Blue Bomber franchise itself will be transferred into Asper's control, and the existing undeveloped commercial real estate surrounding the stadium).

Kansas City Monarchs

They mostly barnstormed in the early-to-mid-1930s, but used Muehlebach (later known as Ruppert Stadium or Blues Stadium at different times) from 1937 until 1954, when they went to full-time barnstorming in response to the arrival of the Kansas City Athletics in 1955 because they had to pay more money to use the stadium.

LaVell Edwards Stadium

Part of the largest collection of Jurassic period fossils in North America, housed at BYU, was stored underneath the east bleachers of the stadium until 2005.

Lusail Iconic Stadium

Parking and service areas are shaded by canopies of solar collectors, which will produce energy for the stadium when it is in use, as well as generating power for neighbouring buildings.

Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium, Pune

The stadium is an astute addition to Hopkins Architects' already impressive portfolio: the prestigious practice also has notable work at London's Lord's and Hampshire County Cricket grounds, and the National Tennis Centre at Roehampton (completed February 2007), along with its recent London Velopark win.

Malmömässan

In the early 1990s MalmöMässan AB, earlier based in Stadionområdet ("The stadium area", where Malmö Stadion and Malmö Isstadion are located), relocated there.

Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

The stadium hosted an NFL preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts on August 26, 2006, in which the Colts won 27-14.

Morgan G. Bulkeley Stadium

Originally named Clarkin Field from 1921–1927, the stadium was renamed for former Connecticut governor, Morgan Bulkeley in 1927.

National Day Parade, 2006

The fireworks are launched 200 metres away from the stadium, where Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road will be closed during the fireworks ceremony.

No More Good Days

As the episode closes, FBI Agent Janis Hawk makes a startling discovery: an image from CCTV in Detroit of a man in black, walking through the stadium while everyone around him is unconscious.

Osaka Stadium

MadonnaKicked off her Who's That Girl World Tour at the stadium with two sold out concerts taking place on June 14 and 15,1987.

Piper, Kansas

ft. of retail and warehouse space on 88 acres (360,000 m2) of land drawing visitors all over the United States, Great Wolf Lodge, the Kansas Speedway, the Legends at Village West, Hollywood Casino, MLS record holding soccer team Sporting Kansas City using Sporting Park stadium, and the CommunityAmerica Ballpark which is the stadium of the Kansas City T-Bones.

Providence Stadium

Located along the East Bank Highway the stadium is a ten minute drive from Georgetown's city centre and a 30 minute drive from Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Selhurst Park

The stadium (designed by Scottish stadium architect Archibald Leitch) was constructed by Humphreys of Kensington (a firm regularly used by Leitch) for around £30,000, and was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of London on 30 August 1924.

Stade Charles-Ehrmann

Muse performed at the stadium on June 26, 2013 as part of their The 2nd Law World Tour.

Stade de la Mosson

The Catalans Dragons will continue their policy of playing home games away from the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan by playing their Stobart Super League fixture against Wigan Warriors at the stadium.

Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf

Muse performed a sold-out show at the stadium on June,15 2013 as part of their The 2nd Law World Tour.

Stadio Sant'Elia

Although it was denied by local and FIFA organisers, it was widely rumoured that the stadium had been chosen for all of England's group matches as a way to control their reputation at the time for hooliganism.

Stadion Kamen Ingrad

The stadium's greatest moment came when it hosted a 2003-04 UEFA Cup first round match between Kamen Ingrad and German side Schalke 04 (the result was a 0:0 draw in Velika, while the away leg in Gelsenkirchen ended 1:0 in Schalke's favour).

Tardini

Stadio Ennio Tardini, the stadium of Parma F.C. named after Ennio Tardini

Valdosta State Blazers football

The Stadium is also the home of the historical Valdosta High School Wildcats, known as "the winningest high school football team in the country".

William Gaillard

Trouble occurred at the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final after thousands of ticketless Liverpool supporters stormed the turnstiles to the stadium; and about two thousand fans who were holding genuine tickets were denied entry as a result.

Woodforest Bank Stadium

Woodforest National Bank (based in the nearby development of The Woodlands, Texas) bought the rights to the name for $1 million from Conroe Independent School District, the stadium's owner.

Woodlands Stadium

In view of the inauguration of the S.League in 1996, where the stadium was assigned as the home ground of Woodlands Wellington FC, the stadium capacity was upgraded to 4,300.