Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
Location Donkey Lane, Enfield, England
Coordinates 51°39′33.6″N 0°03′49.86″W / 51.659333°N 0.0638500°W / 51.659333; -0.0638500Coordinates: 51°39′33.6″N 0°03′49.86″W / 51.659333°N 0.0638500°W / 51.659333; -0.0638500
Owner Enfield Council
Capacity 2,500
Opened 1953[1]
Tenants
Enfield Town
Enfield and Haringey
London Skolars (2014)
Enfield Borough (2016–2018)

The Queen Elizabeth II Stadium is a multi-use sports venue in Enfield, London. Built initially as a venue for athletics, in 2011 a three-year refurbishment was completed to allow the stadium to be used for football.[1] The Stadium is a Grade II Listed Building.[2]

History

In 1939, construction of a new sports venue for Enfield began. The centerpiece was an athletics stadium, with additional space on the site for ball sports and a swimming pool.[1] Due to the Second World War, work on the site was suspended, with the stadium not being completed until 1953.[1] The athletics stadium, named after Queen Elizabeth II for her Silver Jubilee in 1977,[3] was used as a training venue by a number of significant British athletes, including Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Linford Christie, all of whom won Olympic titles.[4]

By 2008, the venue had fallen into disuse. Enfield Town F.C., which had been formed in 2001, and who had been groundsharing with Brimsdown Rovers,[5] came to an agreement with Enfield Council to refurbish the stadium for use as a multi-use venue, with the track being resurfaced and the stadium brought up to the standard required for football in the Isthmian League.[5][6] Enfield Town moved to their new stadium in 2011, with their first official game taking place against a Tottenham Hotspur XI.[7]

In 2014, during upgrades to the New River Stadium, the London Skolars played a total of six home games at the QEII stadium during the second half of the rugby league season.[8]

In 2018, the stadium was selected as one of the venues for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup, with a total of ten games intended to be played there; these will cover a total of six group games, plus four of the placement round fixtures. This will include the World Football Cup Final on 9 June 2018[9]

Facilities

The main element part of the stadium is the pavilion, completed in 1953. This is a Grade II listed building built in Art Deco style,[10][1] and serves as the clubhouse, main stand and changing rooms. Opposite the main stand is a second, small seated stand, while behind each goal, inside the perimeter of the running track, are two covered terraces. The running track was reduced from eight lanes to six during the refurbishment from 2008-2010.[11]

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, taken from the Clubhouse, showing the covered seating, two covered end terraces and six lane track.

International football

YearDateTeam 1ResultTeam 2AttendancePart of
201831 May Abkhazia3–0 Tibet2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group B
201831 May Northern Cyprus1–1 Kárpátalja2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group B
20182 June Abkhazia0–2 Kárpátalja2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group B
20182 June Northern Cyprus3–1 Tibet2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group B
20183 June Northern Cyprus2–2 Abkhazia2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group B
20183 June Western Armenia4–0Kabylie Kabylie2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group D
20185 June Matabeleland0–0
(3-4 on penalties)		 Kabylia2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Placement Round 1
20187 June Tibet1–8 Kabylia2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Placement Round 2
20189 June Padania0–0
(5-4 on penalties)		 Székely Land2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Third-Place Play-Off
20189 June Kárpátalja0-0
(3-2 on penalties)		 Northern Cyprus2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Final

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queen Elizabeth II Stadium". Open House London. 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST" (PDF). Enfield Council. November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Enfield". Modernism in Metro-Land. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Hardiman, David (11 November 2011). "Enfield Town FC get £6m Queen Elizabeth II Stadium off to a winning start". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Ten Years Of Enfield Town". Twohundredpercent. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Seb Coe inspects new athletics track at QEII". Enfield Council. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Ollerenshaw, Andy (January 2012). "Launch of the QEII". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "London Skolars to play home games at Enfield Town's QEII Stadium". London Skolars. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stadium and ticketing information for CONIFA's 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup". ConIFA. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Venue Hire". Enfield Town F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Enfield Council Planning Committee Reporrt - Queen Elizabeth Stadium". Enfield Council. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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