Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium
Full name	Pittodrie Stadium
Owners	Aberdeen F.C.
Location	Aberdeen, Scotland
Broke ground	1899
Opened	1899
Renovated	1993 (Richard Donald Stand opened)
Tenants	Aberdeen (1899-1903) Aberdeen (1903-present) Inverness CT (2004-2005)
Capacity	22,199
Field dimensions	109 yds x 72 yds
Surface	Grass

Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for football, it has been the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club Aberdeen F.C. since they were formed in 1903. Prior to then, the ground hosted the original Aberdeen F.C. from 1899 until the merger that created the present club.

With a seating capacity of 20,866; Pittodrie is the fourth largest stadium in the SPFL and the largest stadium in Scotland outside the Central Belt. Pittodrie has been the location of a number of firsts in the field of stadium design, including the invention of the dugout, and in 1978 became one of the first all-seater stadia in the United Kingdom.

External links

• Pittodrie at Google Maps