&sq=&lang=&file=File:20190112_Solitude_outside.jpg) Entrance, west side | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif)  Solitude Location within Greater Belfast | |
| Location | Cliftonville Street Belfast, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°37′10″N 5°56′50″W / 54.61944°N 5.94722°W |
| Owner | Cliftonville FC |
| Operator | Cliftonville FC |
| Capacity | 8,000 (3,000 seated)[1] |
| Surface | Artificial[2] |
| Opened | 20 August 1890[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Cliftonville FC (1890- ) Newington (2018- ) | |
Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest football stadium in Ireland, and the home ground of Ireland's oldest football club, Cliftonville.[4] The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,530 under safety legislation.[5]
The stadium was built in 1890[6] and has undergone several renovations. In 2002, a new stand was built at one end of the ground to house visiting supporters, and in 2008, a new stand was completed behind the goal at the east end of the ground. A synthetic 3G pitch was installed to replace the previous grass surface in 2010.[7]
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- ^ "Finishing touches". cliftonvillefc.net. 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Cliftonville Football Club " History of Solitude". cliftonvillefc.net.
- ^ "Cliftonville closing in on another first". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Sport NI Annual review 2008/09" (PDF). sportni.net. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Gunther Lades. "www.fussballtempel.net". fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "News: October 2010".