Description
Turners Cross is an all-seater football stadium located in and synonymous with the district of Turners Cross in Cork, Ireland. It is home to the Munster Football Association, and League of Ireland side Cork City.It was the first all-seated, all-covered stadium in Ireland following redevelopment in 2009, and it is currently one out of only two, the other being the new Aviva Stadium.UseCork City play their home games in the stadium. It also sees a large volume of matches every year including local, regional, national, and international matches and cup finals at schoolboy, junior, intermediate, senior, and underage international level.FacilitiesFor many years Turners Cross was little more than a pitch with a few grassy banks and a covered terrace euphemistically called "The Shed". However, since the early 2000s, the stadium was redeveloped to become the only all covered, all seated League of Ireland stadium.As of 2015, the configuration of the stadium includes the 1,857 seater covered "Donie Forde" stand – which holds the stadium control box, press broadcasting area, and the family section. This is faced by the 1,128 seater covered "Derrynane Road" stand.At the western end of the ground is the covered St. Anne's Stand which has a capacity of 2,720. The newest stand is at the eastern end, on a site previously occupied by "The Shed" covered terracing and a club shop. "The Shed" previously held over 2,500 supporters and was home to Cork City F.C.'s more vocal fans. This newly developed section seats 1,660 and was opened in March 2007.
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