Essex Park Randers
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| Essex Park | |||||
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| Full name | Essex Park Randers | ||||
| Former names | Randers Stadium | ||||
| Location | Viborgvej 92A 8920 Randers NV Denmark |
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| Coordinates | 56°27′57″N 10°00′37″E / 56.46594°N 10.010262°E | ||||
| Built | 1961 | ||||
| Renovated | 2006 | ||||
| Owner | Randers Kommune | ||||
| Operator | Randers FC | ||||
| Surface | Grass | ||||
| Scoreboard | 2 | ||||
| Architect | C.F. Møller | ||||
| Capacity | 12.000 | ||||
| Record attendance | 11.053 (Randers FC- Aarhus GF Sept. 2007) | ||||
| Field dimensions | 102 X 65 m | ||||
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Essex Park (originally Randers Stadium) is a Danish football stadium and the home ground of Randers FC.
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[edit] History
It was founded on the existing Randers Stadium in 2006 by C.F. Møller[1].
The pitch was also renovated in 2006 installing under-pitch heating, and automatic watering systems[2].
In October 2007 Randers FC installed a 37 sqm jumboscreen at the top of the North Stand.
It has a capacity of 12,000. 6.114 seats and 5.886 standing places. Due to UEFA regulation, International matches only allow 6.114 spectators.
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| Stand | Name | Seats | Standing | Notes |
| East | Sparekassen Kronjylland-tribunen | 2.697 | − | |
| South | Marcus-tribunen | 1.011 | 2.886 | |
| West | Energi Randers-tribunen | 2.407 | − | Thors VIP-lounge Randers FC Skyboxes |
| North | Nord-tribunen | − | ca. 3.000 | Away Section |
[edit] Other Activities
In October 2006 the newly renovated stadium hosted the WUSV 2006 Schutzhund World Championship.
The stadium hosted a concert in 2007 with the rock band, Aerosmith. Twenty-three thousand people watched the show at the stadium.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Essex Park Randers at Randers FC's web site
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