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Stadium of Light
UEFA
Full name
Stadium of Light
Location
Monkwearmouth, Sunderland
Public transit
Stadium of Light St. Peter’s
Owner
Sunderland A.F.C.
Capacity
49,000 – association football 60,000 – music concerts
Record attendance
Football: 48,353 (Sunderland v Liverpool, 13 April 2002) Concerts: 60,000 (Ed Sheeran, 3 June 2022)
Field size
115 × 75 yards (105 × 68 metres)
Surface
Grass
Construction
Broke ground
May 1996
Opened
1997 (1997)
Expanded
2000
Construction cost
£24 million[1]
Architect
PNF Architects
Main contractors
Ballast Wiltshire PLC
Tenants
Sunderland A.F.C. (1997–present)
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland A.F.C. With space for 49,000 spectators,[2] the Stadium of Light is the ninth largest football stadium in England. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. home matches. The stadium was named by chairman Bob Murray to reflect the coal mining heritage of the North East and the former Monkwearmouth Colliery site on which it stands.[3] A Davy lamp monument stands at the entrance to reflect the coal mining industry that brought prosperity to the town.[4]
As well as hosting Sunderland games, the stadium has hosted three matches for the England national football team, as well as an England under-20, an England under-21 and two England women's team matches. With an original capacity of 42,000, it was expanded in 2000 to seat 49,000. Its simple design is apparently to allow for redevelopments up to a capacity of 64,000.[5] The attendance record at the Stadium of Light is 48,353 set on 13 April 2002, when Sunderland played Liverpool with the visitors running out 1–0 winners. Along with hosting football matches, the stadium has played host to performers such as Beyoncé, Rihanna, Oasis, Take That, Kings of Leon, P!nk, Coldplay, Spice Girls and Elton John. The ground also holds conference and banqueting suites, the 'Black Cats Bar', and a club shop selling Sunderland merchandise.
^"Away Grounds » Sunderland – Stadium of Light". 14 November 2020.
^"About the Stadium of Light". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^Hunter, James (24 July 2017). "The Princess Diana Stadium? Sir Bob Murray reveals request to rename the Stadium of Light". nechronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^Days, Paul; John Hudson; John Hudson; Bernard Callaghan (1 December 1999). Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879–2000. Business Education Publishers Ltd. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-9536984-1-7.
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