Celtic Park (Derry)
| Páirc na gCeilteach | |
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| Location | Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 54°59′36″N 7°20′1″W / 54.99333°N 7.33361°WCoordinates: 54°59′36″N 7°20′1″W / 54.99333°N 7.33361°W |
| Public transit | Waterside railway station |
| Owner | Derry GAA |
| Capacity | 18,500 |
| Field size | 138 x 84 m |
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| Renovated | 2009 |
Celtic Park (Irish: Páirc na gCeilteach) is a GAA stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. With a capacity of about 18,000, the ground is the main home of Derry's hurling and Gaelic football teams.
Home football games are also sometimes held in Owenbeg, Dungiven. Hurling games on occasion take place at Lavey or Fr. McNally Park, Banagher.
As well as staging inter-county matches, it is often used for hosting Derry football and hurling games at club level. The Derry Senior Football Championship final has in recent years usually been held at the ground. The ground also hosts the Derry Intermediate Football Championship final plus the Derry Junior Football Championship final.
It was previously used for association football as the home of Derry Celtic F.C. in the Irish League from 1900–1913. Derry Celtic were the forerunner to Derry City, who had the opportunity to purchase the ground in 1933, but hesitated on a decision and the Derry County Board bought it ten years later.
The venue has been hosting Derry inter-county games since the 1930s. Over the years Dean McGilnchey Park in Ballinascreen hosted most Derry football games, but since the 1990s Celtic Park has established itself as the county's primary stadium.
Floodlights were erected over the end of 2007 / start of 2008 and were first used for the National League game between Derry and Mayo on 2 February 2008. The official unveiling of the lights was held a few weeks later during the National League tie against Tyrone on 5 April.
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