South Leeds Stadium
The grandstand at the South Leeds Stadium
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| Full name | The John Charles Centre for Sport |
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| Former names | South Leeds Stadium (1996-2007) |
| Location | Beeston, West Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°45′52″N 1°32′28″W / 53.76444°N 1.54111°WCoordinates: 53°45′52″N 1°32′28″W / 53.76444°N 1.54111°W |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
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| Built | 1996 |
| Opened | 1996 |
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Hunslet (1996–) Yorkshire Rams (2016–) |
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The John Charles Centre for Sport is a sports facility in South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was previously named the South Leeds Stadium (although the actual stadium is still known by this name) and was renamed to honour John Charles (1931–2004), the former Leeds United, Juventus F.C. and Wales footballer. It is located to the south of Leeds city centre roughly on the border of Beeston, Belle Isle and Hunslet. The sports centre opened in 1996.
The stadium has been used by Leeds United for reserve matches, and since November 1995 by Hunslet Rugby League Club. It is the principal athletics stadium in the Leeds area and is the home of Leeds City Athletics Club. The sports complex also includes a tennis centre and indoor bowls and athletics centre. The stadium is one of the best available to clubs at Hunslet's level. The complex is comparable with the Gateshead International Stadium.
The stadium was the first part of the sports centre to be built. It has a two tier stand at the west end of the ground which has a capacity of 4,000. It also houses the changing rooms, corporate boxes and the Pheonix Bar. The stadium has a running track as well as a pitch and is mainly used for rugby league and athletics.
The Aquatics Centre opened on 29 October 2007. The Olympic size swimming pool replaced previous facilities at the 40-year-old Leeds International Pool.
Two submersible booms built into the main pool enable it to be divided into three pools of different sizes and depths, allowing a flexible daily swimming programme. A floating floor allows the depth of the diving pool and ⅓ of the main pool to be varied from two metres to shallow water for teaching and 0–5 metres for the diving pool. The centre is also suitable for national and international swimming and diving, with seating for 950 people overlooking the main pool and for 150 overlooking the diving area. The £16.5m centre also includes an aerobics studio and multi-use rooms.
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