King George V Park

King George V Park

Location	St. John's, Newfoundland
Owner	City of St. John's
Operator	City of St. John's
Capacity	6,400 (Soccer)
Record attendance	13,000 (Canada  v  Honduras, 14 September 1985)
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction
Opened	22 June 1925
Renovated	2006
Construction cost	$ 3,500,000
Tenants
NLSA Memorial Sea-Hawks Holy Cross Feildians

King George V Park is a soccer-specific stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland, located at the head of Quidi Vidi Lake in downtown St. John's. The stadium was built in 1925 as the National stadium of Newfoundland. It is the oldest surviving soccer specific stadium in North America, and hosts the Memorial Sea-Hawks soccer teams.

History

The most famous game played at King George V was on 14 September 1985 when over 13,000 people witnessed Canada's 2–1 victory over Honduras to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship; the match also qualified Canada for their first World Cup (Mexico, 1986). It was a momentous occasion and is considered to be the first high point of Canadian soccer history.^[1]

The stadium played host to the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

In 2005 construction began on a major renovation involving widening and lengthening the field surface, installing an underground irrigation system, constructing new locker room facilities as well as expanding the bleacher seating. In 2006, the natural grass playing surface was replaced with a FieldTurf pitch.^[2] It seats 6,400 for soccer.^[3]

In 2008, KGV played host to the Challenge Cup and the Jubilee Trophy.

See also

• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

External links

• Satellite view of King George V Park on Google Maps
• Pictures of King George V Park

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This page was last edited on 17 August 2023, at 22:29