London 2012 - St James' Park - Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Uk
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
N 54° 58.471 W 001° 37.315
30U E 588206 N 6092824
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is the home of Newcastle United Football Club, and was used as a football venue for the 2012 Olympics.
Waymark Code: WMF5QJ
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/27/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
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«St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 52,000+. Besides club football, St. James' Park has also been used for international football, it was used as a football venue for the 2012 Olympics, and will also be used as a rugby venue for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.»

The stadium hosted the following matches:

26 July 2012 Mexico 0-0 South Korea
26 July 2012 Gabon 1-1 Switzerland
29 July 2012 Japan 1-0 Morocco
29 July 2012 Spain 0-1 Honduras
1 August 2012 Brazil 3-0 New Zealand

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Olympic Games: London Summer 2012

Sport held at venue: Football (Soccer)

Start and/or Finish: Not Aplicable

Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link]

Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Website

Current Use: Football Stadium

Olympic Games No 2: Not listed

Olympic Games No 3: Not listed

Sport held at venue No 2: Not listed

Additional sport(s) held at venue: Not listed

Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Not listed

Parking Area: Not Listed

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