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Victoria Park

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Victoria Park is located in Ross and Cromarty

Victoria Park

Victoria Park



Location in Ross and Cromarty


Location
Jubilee Road, Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland
Coordinates
57°35′45.41″N 4°25′08.09″W / 57.5959472°N 4.4189139°W / 57.5959472; -4.4189139
Owner
Ross County F.C.
Capacity
6,541 all-seated[1]
Field size
110 × 75 yards
Surface
Grass
Opened
1929
Tenants

Ross County F.C.
1929–present


Victoria Park, also known as the Global Energy Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater football stadium in the town of Dingwall, Highland, Scotland. It is the home ground of Ross County, who currently play in the Scottish Championship.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Structure and facilities


  • 3 Gallery


  • 4 References





History[edit]


Victoria Park has a greater capacity than the population of Dingwall, which was 5,491 at the 2011 census. However the County of Ross and Cromarty from which the club draws much of its support has a population of over 60,000. The largest crowd ever to watch a match at Victoria Park was reported as 8,000, for the Scottish Cup match between Ross County and Rangers in February 1966.[2] The revenue from this match helped to fund construction of the Jail End terrace.[2]


Ross County played in the Highland League until 1994, when they were admitted to the Scottish Football League Third Division alongside Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Victoria Park then became the most northerly ground in the senior section of the Scottish football league system,[2] until Elgin City were admitted in 2000.


Ross County gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) by winning the 2011–12 Scottish First Division. The stadium was renovated in the spring and summer of 2012 to meet SPL criteria.[3][4][5] This involved installing seats in the Jail End, constructing a new North Stand, installing undersoil heating and providing more car parking.[6][7] Victoria Park was renamed the Global Energy Stadium, after the company founded by Ross County chairman Roy MacGregor, when the renovation was completed in July 2012.[6]



Structure and facilities[edit]


There are four all-seated stands: the West (Main Stand) and the East are on either side of the pitch, while the North Stand (Academy End) and the South Stand (Jail End) are behind each goal. The Jail End is so called because the old County Jail and Sheriff Court were behind it.[2] The jails have since been converted to housing,[2] but the Sheriff Court is still used. Away fans are housed in the Academy End. Home fans occupy all other sections of the stadium. There are corporate hospitality facilities and executive boxes in both the East and West Stands.


The Dingwall campus of the Highland Football Academy is situated behind the Academy End. It has a three-quarter size 3G astroturf pitch under cover and a full size Astroturf pitch adjacent to the East Stand, which has markings for football, 5-a-side football and hockey.[8] The Academy also has three full size grass pitches, plus additional grassed training and warm-up areas.



Gallery[edit]






  • West Stand







  • Jail End






References[edit]





  1. ^ "Ross County Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 30 September 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcde Inglis 1996, p. 472


  3. ^ Spence, Jim (15 November 2011). "Ross County plan for debut in Scotland's top flight". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2011.


  4. ^ McLean, Euan (16 February 2012). "First division leaders Ross County to invest £1m in bringing Victoria Park up to SPL standard". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 18 February 2012.


  5. ^ "Ross County ground meets SPL standards". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.


  6. ^ ab "Ross County ground to be known as Global Energy Stadium for SPL debut". STV. STV Group. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


  7. ^ "Ross County revamp Victoria Park". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.


  8. ^ "Highland Football Academy launched". Scottish Government. 10 April 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2011.







Sources



  • Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain. Collins Willow. ISBN 0-00-218426-5.











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