Almondvale Stadium

Almondvale Stadium

Tony Macaroni Arena
Scotland U17 football team lining up before a match against Liechtenstein in 2007
Almondvale Stadium Location in West Lothian
Location	Livingston, Scotland
Coordinates	55°53′9.46″N 3°31′18.73″W / 55.8859611°N 3.5218694°W / 55.8859611; -3.5218694
Owner	West Lothian Council
Capacity	8,716
Record attendance	10,112 v Rangers (27 October 2001)
Field size	98m x 69m
Surface	Grass
Opened	1995
Tenants
Livingston F.C. (1995–)

The Almondvale Stadium, currently also known as the Tony Macaroni Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium, located in the Almondvale area of Livingston, West Lothian Scotland. It has been the home ground of Scottish League One club Livingston since 1995, and has an all-seater capacity of 8,716.

The stadium was constructed in 1995 as a joint venture between Meadowbank Thistle and the Livingston Development Corporation (LDC). Part of the deal involved the relocation of Meadowbank Thistle to the town and a name change to Livingston. When the LDC was wound up, ownership of the Stadium was transferred to West Lothian Council.

The stadium has previously officially been titled the City Stadium due to a sponsorship deal with the City group; it had also previously been called the West Lothian Courier Stadium. However, since the club were taken over by the Lionheart Consortium, it reverted to its original name, Almondvale Stadium. It was renamed 'Braidwood Motor Company Stadium' in a three-year naming rights deal in May 2010. However, supporters of the club will continue to call the stadium Almondvale or the 'Vale.

It is hired by Livingston from West Lothian Council every year. As Livingston moved up the divisions into the top flight of Scottish Football, they expanded the stadium to meet Scottish Premier League standards.

The record attendance for a Livingston match at Almondvale is 10,112 (against Rangers on 27 October 2001).

On 7 April 2011, there were rumours that the stadium could be sold off to a supermarket development, and in turn finance a new stadium, of slightly smaller design, a mile away.

In June 2013, it was renamed again for sponsorship reasons to 'Energy Assets Arena'.

In September 2015, it was renamed again for sponsorship reasons to its current name of 'Tony Macaroni Arena'.

Almondvale is a 9,521 capacity all-seater ground. It has four stands which are all roughly of the same height and two corners of the ground are filled with covered seating. There is an open corner on one side of the West Stand and there is also the 5 storey stadium house in the other corner of the ground which is primarily used for conferences and offices. All the stands are one tier high and the stadium has four large floodlights situated at each corner of the ground. The stadium is covered and shielded from the weather elements by the roof and the windshields at the side of the stands. Almondvale also has a red blaze pitch and fully operational under-soil heating.