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Gortakeegan

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Location
  
Monaghan Ireland

Scoreboard
  
Yes

Opened
  
1987

Operator
  
Monaghan United F.C.

Surface
  
Grass

Renovated
  
mid-1990s

Capacity
  
5,000

Former names
  
Century Homes Park Kingspan Century Park

Similar
  
Athlone Town Stadium, Buckley Park, United Park, Jackman Park, Bishopstown Stadium

Gortakeegan (Irish: Gort an Chaocháin ) is an association football venue in the Republic of Ireland based in Monaghan. It has been the home ground of former League of Ireland club Monaghan United since 1987. The ground has an 800-seater covered stand and an overall capacity of 5,000. Floodlights were added in 1995 and a new stand was officially opened by Mick McCarthy in 1996.

The fourteen acre Gortakeegan complex, which includes four floodlit astro turf pitches, is a designated FAI regional centre.

In 2000, after Monaghan United secured a sponsorship deal with the building firm, Century Homes, the ground became known as Century Homes Park. In 2005 after Century Homes was acquired by the Kingspan Group, the ground became known as Kingspan Century Park. When the sponsorship deal ended the ground reverted back to its original name.

During the 2005 season, while Oriel Park was being redeveloped, Dundalk played many of their home games at Gortakeegan.

References

Gortakeegan Wikipedia