Keepmoat Stadium
| Black Bank, The Moat | |
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| Full name | Keepmoat Stadium |
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| Location | Stadium Way, Lakeside, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England DN4 5JW |
| Coordinates | 53°30′35″N 1°6′50″W / 53.50972°N 1.11389°WCoordinates: 53°30′35″N 1°6′50″W / 53.50972°N 1.11389°W |
| Owner | Doncaster Rovers Football Club |
| Operator | Doncaster Rovers Football Club |
| Capacity | 15,231 |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
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| Built | 2006 |
| Opened | Official Opening: 3 August 2007 |
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Doncaster Rovers (2007–present) Doncaster (2007–present) Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. (2007–present) Sheffield Eagles (2015) |
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The Keepmoat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doncaster, England, with a capacity of 15,231. It cost approximately £20 million to construct, as part of the wider complex it resides within which in total cost approximately £32 million, and is used by Doncaster Rovers, Doncaster Rugby League Club and Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club.
The first match at the stadium was a Rugby League match on 27 December 2006, when Sheffield Eagles beat Doncaster 16–10.
The official opening of the Keepmoat Stadium was on 3 August 2007, with Doncaster Rovers playing a Manchester United XI in front of a crowd of 13,080. United won the game 2–0.
On 19 June 2012, it was confirmed that Doncaster Rovers had secured a 99-year operating lease from Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council to lead the management of the stadium with a view to improving operating results across the stadium sports partnership.
At the Stadium Business Awards 2010 the stadium received the award for the Best Matchday Experience.
The stadium itself is sponsored under a long-term contract by Keepmoat, a company specialising in council housing. They have the rights to the naming of the stadium.
The main stadium consists of four main stands, which are as follows:
The East Stand is sponsored by Bartercard UK. The area of the East Stand towards the South East corner is the Families area sponsored by Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust and is known as the "DCLT" Families Stand.
This is the main match-day reception area with the stand sponsored by "Estate.com".
The South Stand, popularly known as the Black Bank, is sponsored by "Polypipe". For Doncaster Rovers matches this is the stand that houses the Black Bank (the Ultras group of Doncaster Rovers supporters) and is decorated with flags and banners on match days, widely known for creating a fantastic atmosphere.
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