Dens Park
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 Dens Park Stadium
Location in Dundee
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| Location | Sandeman Street, Dundee |
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| Coordinates | 56°28′28.79″N 2°58′24.94″W / 56.4746639°N 2.9735944°W |
| Capacity | 11,506 |
| Record attendance | 43,024 v Rangers 7 February 1953 |
| Field size | 109 × 69 yards (100 × 64 metres) |
| Surface | Grass pitch |
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| Broke ground | 1899 |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Renovated | 1998–1999 |
| Architect | James Paul Associates (1998–99) |
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| Dundee F.C. | 1899–present |
Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in Dundee, Scotland. The stadium is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee and has a capacity of 11,506. The stadium shares part of the same road (Sandeman Street) as Tannadice Park, which is the home of city rivals Dundee United. The two stadiums are just 300-metres apart.
In May 2009, it was reported that the stadium is owned by local businessman John Bennett who, despite having invested heavily in Dundee, has rejoined the Dundee United board, where he had previously been a director until September 2008.
Dundee moved to "Dens" from their first stadium at Carolina Port in 1899.
Following Dundee's successful league campaign during the 1998–99 season, Dens park had to be redeveloped to adhere to the new Scottish Premier League seat-capacity guidelines. Dundee were therefore required to redevelop the East and West terraces. Barr Stadium Construction were charged with the task of removing the existing concrete terraces and the construction of two 3,000-seat stands. The stands were built in a record time of 82 days for the start of the 1999–00 season. The two near-identical single-tier Bobby Cox and Bob Shankly Stands sit at either end of the ground. The former usually houses home supporters while the latter houses the away supporters. A new Club Shop and ticket office were also built. Dens Park was the first stadium in Dundee to have its floodlights upgraded in the twenty-first century. Undersoil heating was installed in 2005.
Dens Park has hosted two Scottish League Cup finals and, on 25 November 2007, hosted its first Scottish Challenge Cup final. Dens also has the distinction of being one of only two stadia within Dundee to have held full Scottish Internationals, having held the event thrice. The other Dundee ground to have held an international was Carolina Port. Dens Park was named best pitch in Division 1 in 2008. The record attendance at Dens Park is 43,024, which was set in 1953 when Dundee played host to Rangers in the Scottish Cup.
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