Glasgow National Hockey Centre is a facility for playing field hockey, situated on Glasgow Green in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The facility was constructed for the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The facility includes two synthetic hockey pitches, player facilities and a permanent stand for spectators. It also has office space which is the new home of Scottish Hockey. For the 2014 Games, additional temporary stands were erected to increase the capacity during the Games.
Location | Glasgow Green, Glasgow Scotland |
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Owner | Glasgow City Council |
Capacity | 514 (permanent), 5,000 (Temporary) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2012 |
Opened | 2013 |
General contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine |
Tenants | |
2014 Commonwealth Games Rottenrow Hockey Club |
The facility is used for domestic competition and hosted the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I before the Commonwealth Games.[1] [2] The centre is also home of Rottenrow Hockey Club
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow National Hockey Centre". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Glasgow National Hockey Centre to host Champions Challenge". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links
edit- Media related to Glasgow National Hockey Centre at Wikimedia Commons
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