| Páirc Airgíalla | |
Home of Football | |
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| Address | Oriel Park, Carrickmacross Road, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 54°00′00″N 6°25′00″W / 54.0000°N 6.4166°W |
| Public transit | Dundalk railway station Bus Éireann Route 166 |
| Owner | Casey Family Trust (land) Dundalk Town FC Ltd (stadium) |
| Operator | Dundalk F.C. |
| Type | Football stadium |
| Capacity | 4,500 (Domestic) 3,100 (European) |
| Record attendance | 18,000[a] (Dundalk vs Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup).[2] |
| Field size | 70 m x 106 m |
| Surface | Grass (1919–2005) FieldTurf (2005–2016) Limonta Sport Max S (2017– ) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Renovated | 1936, 1966, 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Dundalk F.C. (1936–present) | |
Oriel Park is a UEFA Category 2 football stadium located on the Carrickmacross Road in Dundalk, Ireland. The stadium is the home ground of Dundalk Football Club and is owned and operated by the club on land that has been leased from the Casey Family Trust since 1936.
The ground has a capacity of 3,100 for European matches (i.e. 3,100 seats) and 4,500 for domestic games (i.e. with the remainder standing).[3] Oriel Park's attendance record is an estimated 18,000, set in 1982 for Dundalk's European Cup Winners' Cup second round tie against Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[2]
- ^ "Hero McLoughlin departs Oriel Park". The Argus. 15 June 1983 – via independent.ie.
- ^ a b Walsh, David (15 July 1982). "'Pool 'Yes' to Venue Change". Evening Press. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "DUNDALKFC 2(3) LEVADIA TALLINN 1(1)". Dundalk Democrat. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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