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| Full name | Pirelli Stadium |
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| Location | Princess Way Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 0BH[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°49′19″N 1°37′37″W / 52.82194°N 1.62694°W |
| Owner | Burton Albion |
| Capacity | 6,912 (2,034 seated)[6] |
| Record attendance | 6,746 (vs. Derby County) |
| Field size | 110 by 72 yards (100.6 m × 65.8 m)[7] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2005 |
| Opened | 16 July 2005[2] |
| Construction cost | £7.2 million[3] |
| Architect | Hadfield, Cawkwell and Davidson[4] |
| Project manager | Rothera Goodwin[5] |
| General contractor | Bison[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Burton Albion (2005–present) Burton Albion LFC (2010–present) Derby County Reserves (2007–2008) Leicester City Women (2021–present) Coventry City (2022) | |
Pirelli Stadium is an association football stadium on Princess Way in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. It was built in 2005 and is the current home of Burton Albion FC, replacing the club's old Eton Park home, also on Princess Way, which was demolished and developed into housing.[8] The ground was built on the former site of the Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd Sports & Social Club, and having had the land donated to the club by Pirelli, in return for naming rights,[8] the ground cost £7.2 million to build.
The ground was designed by architects Hadfield, Cawkwell and Davidson, and has served as the inspiration for numerous newer grounds, including Morecambe's Globe Arena, and the proposed Hayes & Yeading stadium.[9] It gained its most recent safety certificate from Staffordshire County Council on 12 July 2010,[10] having been subject to crowd trouble on 8 May 2010 at the hands of Grimsby Town fans following their relegation from Football League Two.[11]
The ground has seen minor capacity changes since its construction, and the current capacity stands at 6,912, with 2,034 being seated in the South (Main) Stand. The current record attendance for the stadium stands at 6,746 for an EFL Championship match against nearby Derby County. In European competitions, the stadium is known as Burton Stadium due to advertising rules.
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- ^ "Pirelli Stadium Cost Rises". Burton Mail. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Brewers New Home Unveiled". Burton Mail. 6 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Land Ahoy For Brewers". Burton Mail. 30 December 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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- ^ "Ground Guide: League 2". Soccer Voice. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Chairman is working to keep Burton Albion ahead of the game". This Is Derbyshire. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Hayes model new ground on Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium". Uxbridge Gazette. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "County Council stamps safety seal of approval for Pirelli Stadium". Staffordshire County Council. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "FA to investigate incidents at Hull and Burton". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.