McDiarmid Park
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McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 10,696.[1]
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Location | Tulloch, Perth, Scotland |
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Coordinates | 56°24′35″N 3°28′37″W |
Owner | St Johnstone F.C. |
Capacity | 10,696[1] |
Field size | 115 x 75 yards (105 × 68.5 metres) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 19 August 1989 |
Construction cost | £4.9 million[2] |
Architect | Percy Johnson-Marshall |
Main contractors | Miller Construction |
Tenants | |
1989–present 1996–1998 2018-present[3] | |
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As well as St Johnstone matches, McDiarmid Park has been chosen to host the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup on nine occasions. It has also been used for rugby union, including a full international between Scotland and Japan in 2004, several Scotland A fixtures, and some home matches of the former Caledonia Reds team.