Liberty Stadium, Swansea
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| Liberty Stadium | |
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| White Rock | |
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| Location | Landore, Swansea |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | City and County of Swansea |
| Operator | StadCo |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | £27,000,000 |
| Architect | TTH of Newcastle |
| Former names | |
| White Rock, New Stadium | |
| Tenants | |
| Swansea City (Football League One) Ospreys (Celtic League) |
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| Capacity | |
| 20,532 | |
The Liberty Stadium, formerly the New Stadium and White Rock, is a purpose-built sports and concert arena and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium is all-seated, with a capacity of over 20,000 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea and south-west Wales.
On its opening in 2005, it became the home to Swansea City football team (replacing the Vetch Field) and the Ospreys regional rugby team. The opening match at this venue was between Swansea City A.F.C. and Fulham (managed by former Swansea player Chris Coleman) on Saturday, July 23, 2005. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
During its building, a variety of names were suggested for it: particularly commonly-used were "Morfa" (after a former athletics stadium on the opposite bank of the Tawe) and the "White Rock" stadium (after the copper-works of the same name which existed on the site historically). While a sponsor was being sought for the stadium, it was called "New Stadium". Following sponsorship from Swansea-based developers Liberty Property, it became the "Liberty Stadium" on 18 October 2005.
A statue of Ivor Allchurch was erected outside the stadium before a league match with Oldham Athletic. It was to commemorate the Swansea born star who during two spells for the club scored 164 goals in 445 appearances.
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