Stadium of Light

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The Stadium of Light is a major football ground in Sunderland, England, serving as the home venue of Sunderland A.F.C. and hosting large sporting and entertainment events.

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Stadium of Light canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert venue
football stadium
sports venue
country England
fieldShape rectangular
hasCategory Buildings and structures in Sunderland
Football venues in England
Sports venues completed in 1997
hasFloodlights yes
hasLighting UEFA-compliant floodlighting
hasScoreboard yes
hasScoreboardType electronic
hasSeatingType all-seater
hasStand East Stand
North Stand
South Stand
West Stand
hasUse association football
concerts
other sporting events
homeStadiumOf Sunderland A.F.C.
hostedEventType 2012 Summer Olympics women's football tournament
surface form: Olympic football (London 2012 tournament matches)

international football matches
music concerts
locatedIn North East England
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
namedAfter Sunderland’s mining heritage
nearbyRiver River Wear
opened 1997
openingDate 1997-07-30
operator Sunderland A.F.C.
owner Sunderland A.F.C.
primarySport football
replaced Roker Park
seatingCapacity 49000+
surface grass
tenant Sunderland A.F.C.
transportAccess St Peter’s Metro station
Stadium of Light Metro station
usedFor large entertainment events
large sporting events

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sunderland footballStadium Stadium of Light
Tyne and Wear hasLandmark Stadium of Light
Wearside hasStadium Stadium of Light
Estádio da Luz meaningOfName Stadium of Light
Sunderland A.F.C. homeStadium Stadium of Light
Tyne–Wear derby homeStadiumForDerby Stadium of Light