Falmer Stadium
Falmer Stadium, (sometimes called the American Express Community Stadium or the Amex) is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, Sussex. It is the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. The stadium was finished on 31 May 2011. The first game played was the final game of the Sussex Senior Cup between Brighton and Eastbourne Borough on 16 July 2011.[3]
| The Amex | |
| 220px The Stadium at night | |
| Full name | American Express Community Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Falmer, East Sussex, England |
| Owner | The Community Stadium Limited |
| Operator | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |
| Capacity | 30,750[1] |
| Record attendance | 30,682 vs Liverpool, 12 January 2019[2] |
| Field size | 105 m × 69 m (344 ft × 226 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | December 2008 |
| Opened | July 2011 |
| Construction cost | £93 million |
| Architect | KSS Design Group |
| General contractor | Buckingham Group |
| Tenants | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (2011–present) | |
| Website | |
| http://www.amexstadium.co.uk/ | |
Falmer Stadium Media
Falmer under construction in July 2010
- Falmer Stadium - League debut 2.jpg
The first League game played at Falmer stadium
- England Women 0 New Zealand Women 1 01 06 2019-1061 (47986505521).jpg
Ellen White and Abby Erceg compete for the ball in the women's international friendly between England and New Zealand, at Falmer in 2019.
- Amex Community Stadium.jpg
An aerial photograph of the stadium, 2011.
- American Express Community Stadium on 09-08-2011 (BHAFC v Gillingham, League Cup First Round) (5).JPG
Brighton playing against Gillingham in the League Cup in 2011. Brighton and Gillingham groundshared at Priestfield in Kent from 1997 to 1999.
- Brighton Falmer railway station in September 2013.JPG
The adjacent Falmer railway station, with the Stadium visible in the backdrop.
References
- ↑ Plans List Item B Brighton & Hove City Council
- ↑ Jurgen Klopp hails ‘mature’ Liverpool after bounce-back victory Eurosport, 12 January 2019
- ↑ "Sussex FA". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
