Stadium of Light
| Address: | Stadium of Light
Stadium Park
SR5 1SU
Sunderland
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| Map & Directions: | Multimap.co.uk |
| Telephone: | (0191) 551 5000 |
| Fax: | (0191) 551 5123 |
| Box Office: | (0191) 551 5151 |
| Club: | Sunderland |
Ground Profile The Sunderland Stadium Of Light is the football club’s 7th home,
and the 5th of the club’s homes on the Monkwearmouth side of the River; all
were roughly within a one-mile radius The Stadium opened with a showpiece game
against Ajax in July 1997. Its capacity was increased to 48,300 in the summer
of 2000 with the extension of the North Stand, adding to the ground's already
impressive atmosphere. The Stadium of Light hosted its first full international
in 1999 when England took on Belgium in a friendly. |
