Turners Cross (stadium)

Turners Cross
Crois an Tornóra
The Cross
Picture of Turners Cross, taken by Hugh Mansfield
Map
LocationCurragh Road, Turners Cross, Cork
Coordinates51°53′8″N 8°28′4″W / 51.88556°N 8.46778°W / 51.88556; -8.46778
Public transitCork railway station
Evergreen Road bus stop
OwnerMunster Football Association
OperatorMunster Football Association
Capacity7,485 (all-seated)[1][2]
Record attendance12,000[3]
(Cork City vs Dundalk, 21 April 1991)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
OpenedMid-late 1800s
Renovated1980s, 2007
Tenants
Cork City F.C.

Turners Cross is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is owned by the Munster Football Association (MFA),[4] and is used by the MFA and by League of Ireland side Cork City.

It was the first all-seated, all-covered stadium in Ireland following redevelopment in 2009, and it is currently one out of only three, the others being the Aviva Stadium and Tallaght Stadium.

  1. ^ "Cork City Football Club - Venue - Turners Cross". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Turners Cross Seating Plan". Cork City FC. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Turner's Cross Stadium - Cork City Football Club". corkcityfc.ie. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Homepage of the Munster Football Association". munsterfa.com. Munster Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.