Celtic Park (Derry)

Celtic Park
Páirc na gCeilteach
Celtic Park is located in Derry
Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Location within Derry
LocationDerry, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°59′36″N 7°20′1″W / 54.99333°N 7.33361°W / 54.99333; -7.33361
Public transitWaterside railway station
Clarendon Manor bus stop (Foyle Metro route 10A)
OwnerDerry GAA
Capacity18,500[1]
Field size138 m × 84 m (453 ft × 276 ft)
Construction
Renovated2009

Celtic Park (Irish: Páirc na gCeilteach) is a GAA stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. With a capacity of about 18,000,[2] the ground is the primary home of Derry's hurling and Gaelic football teams.

Home football games are also sometimes held in Owenbeg, Dungiven. Hurling games, on occasion, take place at Lavey or Fr. McNally Park, Banagher.

As well as staging inter-county matches, it is often used to host Derry football and hurling games at the club level. In recent years, the Derry Senior Football Championship final has usually been held at the ground. The ground hosts the Derry Intermediate Football Championship final and the Derry Junior Football Championship final.

  1. ^ Squareball - Celtic Park
  2. ^ "Derry GAA profile". Breakingnews.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2008.