Celtic Park

For other uses, see Celtic Park (disambiguation).

Celtic Park
"Parkhead"
"Paradise"
Aerial view of Celtic Park

UEFA

Celtic Park is located in Glasgow council area
Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Location in Glasgow
LocationThe Celtic Way
Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°50′59″N 4°12′20″W / 55.84972°N 4.20556°W / 55.84972; -4.20556
OwnerCeltic F.C. (1897–present)[1]
Capacity60,411[2]
Record attendance83,500 v Rangers
1 January 1938
Field size114 x 74 yards (104.2 x 67.7 metres)
SurfaceDesso Grass Hybrid (2017–present)
Construction
Opened20 August 1892
Renovated1994–98
Construction cost£35,628 (Main Stand, 1929)[1]
£40M (1994–98 rebuild)[3]
ArchitectDuncan and Kerr (Main Stand, 1929)[1]
Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates (1994–98 rebuild)
Tenants
Celtic F.C.
1892–present[1]

Celtic Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Cheilteach) is a football stadium and the home of Scottish Premiership team Celtic Football Club, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. With a capacity of 60,832, it is the largest football stadium in Scotland, and the eighth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Parkhead or Paradise.

Celtic was formed in 1887 and the first Celtic Park opened in Parkhead in 1888. The club moved to the current site in 1892, after the rental charge was greatly increased on the first. The new site was developed into an oval-shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections. The record attendance of 83,500 was set at an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938.[note 1] The terraces were covered and floodlights installed between 1957 and 1971. The Taylor Report mandated that major clubs should have all-seater stadia by August 1994. Celtic was in a poor financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994. The old terraces were demolished to develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild completed in August 1998. A section of rail seating was installed in 2016.

A UEFA category four stadium,[6] Celtic Park has been used as a venue for Scotland internationals and Cup Finals when Hampden Park has been unavailable. Before the First World War, Celtic Park hosted composite rules shinty-hurling, track and field and the 1897 Track Cycling World Championships. Open-air Masses and First World War recruitment drives were also held there. Celtic Park hosted the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has also been used for concerts by the Who and U2.

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  6. ^ "TYNECASTLE RATED IN TOP UEFA CATEGORY". Heart of Midlothian. Retrieved 13 October 2023.


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