 The AXA Training Centre in Kirkby, the training ground of Liverpool F.C. | |
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| Former names | The Academy, Kirkby |
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| Location | Kirkby Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley |
| Coordinates | 53°28′49″N 02°52′09″W / 53.48028°N 2.86917°W |
| Owner | Liverpool Football Club |
| Type | Sports training facility |
| Surface | Grass pitches (8) Synthetic turf (1) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1998 |
| Expanded | 2020 |
| Tenants | |
| Liverpool (2020–present) Liverpool Reserves and Academy (1998–present) | |
Liverpool Training Centre is the training ground and academy for Liverpool. Known for sponsorship reasons as AXA Training Centre, it has been the home of Liverpool's reserve and youth teams for several years. The facility formerly known as The Academy or often referred to as its geographical location of Kirkby. Beginning in 2017, it was expanded and renovated to provide space for the senior team to move there from Melwood. Construction was eventually completed in October 2020, having been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first-team moved into the facility in November 2020.[1]
- ^ "Reds announce AXA as Training Centre naming rights partner". Liverpool FC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.