";s:4:"text";s:3676:" A large section of the roof at the Chapel Stand, at the southern end of the stadium is also translucent, for the same reason. The stadium has a capacity of 32,505, and is currently the largest football stadium outside London in South England. There are two large screens at either end that can be seen from any seat. The main (east) stand is the Itchen Stand, and faces the At the rear of the Chapel, Kingsland and Northam Stands, there is a continuous, translucent 'panel' that is designed to allow light to access the pitch. The stadium has also held film premieres for movies such as St Mary's was one of the seventeen venues short-listed for use in the According to local legend, during construction of the stadium, a group of Portsmouth F.C. At the rear of the Itchen Stand, there are 42 executive boxes, and a police control room. Visitors can be given up to 4,250 seats (15 per cent of the capacity) for cup games, and up to 3,200 for league matches. supporters buried their team's shirt under the Northam Stand end of the pitch and cast a curse that caused the team's initial losing streak at the new stadium. St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, has been the home stadium of Premier League club Southampton F.C. The four main hospitality suites are named after some of Saints' greatest players: Between Monday 1 June and Friday 5 June 2015, St Mary's Stadium hosted a world record breaking match for the longest continuous football game ever played. Pagan witch Ceridwen Dragonoak Connelly performed a Celtic ceremony to lift the curse just prior to the team's first win.England/England U21/England Women's and Women’s Euro 2021 gamesEngland/England U21/England Women's and Women’s Euro 2021 games Players from Southampton-based charity Testlands Support Project played for 102 hours straight, beating the previous record of 101 hours.As is common for modern day stadia, St Mary's is also used as a conference facility, with hospitality suites available for this purpose most days of the week. Since the 1980s, when Southampton regularly challenged the best sides in the English league (particularly in 1984 when they were league runners-up), there had been talk of the club relocating to a new stadium to replace After a lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to build a new 25,000-seater stadium and leisure complex at The move was cited as the club returning home, because the club was formed by members of the nearby Construction started in December 1999 and was completed at the end of July 2001, with work on the stadium itself and improvements to local infrastructure cost a total of £32 million. The Northam Stand is home to the majority of the more vocal supporters, as well as visiting fans. In the Northam Stand the Saints Study Support Centre – a club-run initiative to help school children outside class – can be found, along with the offices of Southampton City Training, a quasi-council run organisation which helps young people get vocational training. since 2001. The stadium has four stands, which are named after the areas of Southampton they face. It is also used as a prom setting for many local schools of Southampton, including St. Anne's and St. George's. Later in the group stage, they faced former champions Inter Milan and won 2-1. The Saints have been in residence since August 2001 when they moved from The first competitive hat trick at the stadium was scored by The stadium is a complete bowl, with all stands of equal height. When the club had lower league position this had a negative impact on attendances, although the visit of All stands, apart from the Itchen stand, can be built upon and expanded. ";s:7:"keyword";s:26:"st mary's stadium capacity";s:5:"links";s:965:"Steve Nallon Impression,
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