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Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)

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Location
  
Gibraltar

Opened
  
2 October 1926

Phone
  
+350 200 78409

Surface
  
Artificial turf

Capacity
  
2,000

Owner
  
Government of Gibraltar

Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)

Full name
  
Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)

Operator
  
Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority (GSLA)

Address
  
Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar

Teams
  
Gibraltar national football team, Lincoln Red Imps F.C.

Similar
  
Trafalgar Cemetery, Cathedral of the Holy Trinity - Gi, Europa Point, The Convent, Garrison Library

Victoria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gibraltar. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also hosts the yearly Gibraltar Music Festival. It is located close to the Gibraltar Airport just off Winston Churchill Avenue. It was named after the wife of Gibraltarian philanthropist John Mackintosh.

History

The ground has also hosted cricket matches since 1993. The ground hosted its first cricket match when Marylebone Cricket Club visited Gibraltar in 1993 between Gibraltar and the MCC.

Following the Gibraltar Football Association's admittance as a full member of UEFA in May 2013, it has been proposed to build the Europa Point Stadium to replace the Victoria Stadium as Gibraltar's national stadium. The Europa Point plans have been scrapped by the local government of Gibraltar.

References

Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar) Wikipedia