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 Salford Community Stadium | |
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| Full name | Salford Community Stadium |
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| Former names | Salford City Stadium, AJ Bell Stadium |
| Location | 1 Stadium Way Barton-upon-Irwell M30 7EY |
| Coordinates | 53°28′10″N 2°22′30″W / 53.46944°N 2.37500°W |
| Owner | Salford City Council[1] |
| Executive suites | 12-20 person hospitality boxes and 1 banqueting suite (up to 750) |
| Capacity | 12,000[2] (11,404 Certified Capacity) |
| Record attendance | 11,247 (Sale Sharks v Leicester Tigers) 27 December 2014[4] |
| Field size | 122m x 86m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2010–11 |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Construction cost | £26 million[2] |
| Architect | AFL Architects |
| Structural engineer | SKM |
| Main contractors | Buckingham Group[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Rugby League Salford Red Devils (2012–) Rugby Union Sale Sharks (2012–) Football Manchester United FC Reserves (2013–14) American Football Manchester Titans (2014) | |
| Website | |
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The Salford Community Stadium is a rugby stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell, England,[5] built to replace Salford rugby league club's ground the Willows for the 2012 season. Sale Sharks rugby union club have also played at the stadium since the 2012–13 season.
- ^ https://salfordreddevils.net/club-statement-salford-community-stadium/
- ^ a b "Stadium Contracts Signed At Barton". Salford City Reds. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Buckingham Group wins the Design and Build Contract for the City of Salford Community Stadium". Buckingham Group Contracting. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Premiership: Sale Sharks 30–32 Leicester Tigers". BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "New name for Salford's stadium". Salford City Council. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.