Stadium Profile: Celtic Park Published
Information
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity: 60,411
Built: 1892
Statistics
Total Matches
4
Home Matches
0
Away Matches
4
Neutral Matches
0
Win Record
0-1-3
0.0% win rate
Avg Goals/Match
1.75
Goals For/Against
0/7
Average Attendance
62,414
103.3% of capacity
Highest Attendance
74,894
124.0% of capacity
First Used
11/12/1969 00:00
Last Used
09/19/2012 00:00
Description
<p>Celtic moved to the present Celtic Park site in 1892, a relocation a journalist likened to "leaving the graveyard to enter paradise" - the origin of the ground's enduring nickname. Its record attendance of 83,500 was set against Rangers on New Year's Day 1938.</p><p>Following the Taylor Report, Fergus McCann oversaw a £40 million rebuild between 1994 and 1998 that turned the ground into an all-seater holding 60,411, at the time the largest club stadium in Britain.</p><p>Benfica supporters remember Celtic Park from the 1969-70 European Cup, when the two clubs met and the tie was ultimately settled by the toss of a coin after extra time in Lisbon, one of the last European ties decided that way.</p>
