Park Avenue (Aberystwyth)
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Full name | Park Avenue |
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Location | Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales |
Owner | Ceredigion County Council |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Surface | 3G Artificial Turf |
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Aberystwyth Town F.C. (1907-present) |
Park Avenue is a football stadium in Aberystwyth, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Aberystwyth Town F.C.. The stadium capacity is 5,000 with 1,002 seats. The ground is adjacent to the River Rheidol and close to the shore of Cardigan Bay. The ground has a bar, named afterJohn Charles, who played in the Wales national football team and for Leeds United F.C.. The ground has five areas: the Railway End, named after the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line; the Dias Stand after a former Green Legend; the Rhun Owens Stand after a former secretary; the Shed End and the Narks Corner. The ground has hosted the final of the Welsh League Cup on eleven occasions. The club renamed the hospitality room the ‘Lolfa Emyr James’ (Emyr James Suite) after a board member who died in August 2018. Coordinates: 52°24′37.49″N 4°4′50.68″W / 52.4104139°N 4.0807444°W