Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
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Victoria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gibraltar. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also hosts the annual Gibraltar Music Festival. It is located close to Gibraltar Airport just off Winston Churchill Avenue. It was named after the wife of Gibraltarian philanthropist John Mackintosh.
Location | Gibraltar |
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Coordinates | 36°8′57.68″N 5°21′1.23″W |
Owner | Gibraltar Football Association (2017–Present) |
Operator | Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority (GSLA) |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Opened | 1926 (British Military use only) 1970 (Incl. Civilian Use) |
Renovated | 1991; 2023 (Expected) |
Tenants | |
Gibraltar national football team All Gibraltar football clubs Gibraltar national rugby union team (2013–2018) |
Despite initial plans to replace the stadium in the 2010s, the Gibraltar Football Association purchased the stadium from the Government of Gibraltar in April 2017 in order to improve and renovate it.[1] The redevelopment of the stadium is due to start in 2023, with the national team announcing they will play UEFA and FIFA games in Faro, Portugal.[2][3]