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Kenan Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels. Kenan Memorial Stadium opened in 1927 and holds 60,000 people. Nestled among the pine trees just south of the heart of the campus, it is known for its picturesque beauty, especially on bright, sunny days [citation needed]. Many fans refer to it as “BKS” (for Beautiful Kenan Stadium) on message boards. The athletics website, as a matter of fact, refers to it as “America’s Most Beautiful Stadium.” (See link below.)

By 1925, Tar Heel football had become very popular, and it was obvious that 2,400-seat Emerson Field was not adequate for the increasing crowds. Expansion was quickly ruled out since the baseball team also used it, and any new football seats would have been terrible for baseball.

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Pittodrie Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It was first used in 1899 and since 1903 has been the home of Aberdeen F.C.. Pittodrie was the first stadium in the UK to become an all seater stadium in the late 1970s and was also the first to introduce dugouts (1940s) and flood lighting (1950s).

As a result of a groundsharing agreement it was used by Inverness Caledonian Thistle for their home matches during the early part of the 2004-05 season. This was required because ICT’s own stadium did not meet the requirements for entry into the Scottish Premier League until improvements were carried out.

The stadium was previously known as Pittodrie Park until it was changed to Pittodrie Stadium in the 1960s. The stadium is one of the largest in Scotland with a capacity of 22,199. The record attendance is 45,061, for a match between Aberdeen and Hearts in 1954.

Its finest hour is generally regarded as March 1983 when Aberdeen came back from 2-1 down in the latter stages of a European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final 2nd leg tie against the top German team Bayern Munich to win 3-2. A full house witnessed the victory to take The Dons through to the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate.

The most recent development of the stadium came in 1993 when the old Beach End stand was torn down with the Richard Donald stand being built in its place. It is currently the only two tier stand in the stadium and many an Aberdeen F.C. supporter would argue it lacks the character of the old Beach End stand. In the early 21st century, Aberdeen F.C. continued to use Pittodrie stadium and it also served as the venue for an Elton John concert.

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Stadio Comunale di Torino is a multi-use stadium in Turin, Italy. It was built in 1933 for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, the first in Italy, and originally held 65,000 spectators. It was originally named Stadio Mussolini, after dictator Benito Mussolini. It was renamed the Stadio Communale after the Second World War. For many years it was home to Juventus and Torino Calcio before the Stadio Delle Alpi opened in 1990. The stadium was abandoned for several years, before being chosen as an Olympic venue. Much of the original structure was demolished in this rebuilding process.

The new version has 27,128 covered seats. The playing area is not roofed. It hosted the opening ceremony and will host the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics with the name Stadio Olimpico (’Olympic Stadium’). After the Olympic Games it will be renamed Stadio Grande Torino and it will be used as the home ground of local football team Torino Calcio.

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The Rose Bowl is a stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California. Its current official capacity is 92,542. The stadium is a National Historic Landmark.

The Rose Bowl was designed by architect Myron Hunt in 1921. His design was influenced by the Yale Bowl (New Haven, Connecticut, built 1914). The Rose Bowl was under construction from 1921-1922. The stadium was dedicated on January 1, 1923 when Penn State played USC.

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The AWD-Arena is a football stadium located in Hanover, Germany. The stadium is the home ground of the Bundesliga club Hannover 96. It has a capacity of 48,933.

The stadium was originally known as Niedersachsenstadion, built in 1954. During the 2006 World Cup, the stadium will be called “FIFA WM Stadion Hannover” (in English, “Hanover World Cup Stadium”).

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Independence Stadium is a stadium located at the Fairgrounds in Shreveport, Louisiana. Formerly known as State Fair Stadium, it is the site of the annual Independence Bowl post-season college football game, initially (1976) the Bicentennial Bowl. Prior to this, it was the home venue of the Shreveport Steamer of the short-lived World Football League (1974-75).

In 1994-5, Independence Stadium was home to the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League, which was undergoing US expansion at the time. The team ultimately failed due to low attendance.

In the late 1990s, the stadium was expanded from approximately 40,000 to 50,000 capacity as part of a grander upgrade plan that improved all aspects of the facility, from concourses to playing surface.

Independence Stadium was considered as a possible playing site for the New Orleans Saints in the 2005-2006 National Football League season, but has since lost out to the bigger venues like the San Antonio Alamodome in Texas and Louisiana State University’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

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Estadio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, also known as Albertão is a multi-use stadium in Teresina, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 60,000. The stadium is owned by the government of Piauí state and is named after Alberto Tavares Silva, who was Piauí governor between 1971 and 1975.

It was built in 1973, and inaugurated on August 26 of that year. Eight people died during the stadium’s inauguration, after a tumult.

The inaugural match was played on August 26, 1973, when Tiradentes and Fluminense drew 0-0.

The first goal of the stadium was scored on August 29, 1973, by Cruzeiro’s Dirceu Lopes, when Tiradentes and Cruzeiro drew 1-1.

The stadium’s attendance record currently stands at 60,271, set on March 13, 1983, when Flamengo beat Tiradentes 3-1.

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Sapporo Dome is a stadium in Sapporo, Japan. It is primarily used for baseball and football (soccer), and is the home field of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in baseball and Consadole Sapporo in football.

Sapporo Dome opened in 2001 and holds 42,122 people. This stadium hosted some games during the 2002 World Cup.

Perhaps the Dome’s most unusual feature is that it has two entirely different playing surfaces. Baseball games are played on an artificial turf field, while football games are held on a grass pitch that slides into and out of the stadium as needed. Some other stadiums that feature sliding pitches are the Gelredome in the Netherlands and Veltins-Arena in Germany; however, unlike these two facilities, the Sapporo Dome has a fixed roof.

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Seats: 50 000

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Inauguration: 23.08.1995 (Belgia - Niemcy 1-2)

Address: Marathonlaan, 1020 Brussels

The Boleyn Ground is the official name of the football stadium of West Ham United. The club moved to the location in 1904 and rented ground from the London District of Upton Park who were using Green Street House as a school. Green Street House was known locally as Boleyn Castle because of its imposing nature and an association with Anne Boleyn (she had either stayed at, or some believe, owned the house). Hence renting the grounds of “Boleyn Castle” the name Boleyn Ground came into being. Today the ground is more often called Upton Park after the area of London in which it is located.

The stadium has a total capacity of 35,647 all seated. The stadium was subject to considerable redevelopment during the 1990s:

* 1993: South Terrace replaced by a new 9,000 seat, two tier stand named after Bobby Moore. The stand also incorporates executive boxes.

* 1995: North Terrace replaced by a new 6,000 seat, two tier stand named the ‘Centenary Stand’. The East Lower terrace (the ‘Chicken Run’) made all seater.

* 2001: West Stand replaced by a new 15,000 seat, two tier stand named the ‘Dr. Martens Stand’. The stand also incorporates executive boxes on two levels.

Plans have been submitted to increase the capacity to approximately 40,500 through replacement of the East Stand. This will result in a fully enclosed stadium by joining the new stand to the Centenary Stand and the Bobby Moore stand. Relegation to the Football League Championship in 2003 resulted in the development being delayed. However promotion to the FA Premier League via the Play-offs in May 2005 resulted in the immediate re-submission of plans to Newham Council. The timing of the development is now dependent upon the club establishing itself again as a regular member of the top league in English football.

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