Falmer Stadium facts for kids
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The Amex
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The Stadium at night
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| Full name | American Express Community Stadium |
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| Location | Falmer, East Sussex, England |
| Owner | The Community Stadium Limited |
| Operator | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |
| Capacity | 30,750 |
| Record attendance | 30,682 vs Liverpool, 12 January 2019 |
| Field size | 105 m × 69 m (344 ft × 226 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | December 2008 |
| Opened | July 2011 |
| Construction cost | £93 million |
| Architect | KSS Design Group |
| General contractor | Buckingham Group |
| Tenants | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (2011–present) | |
| Website | |
| http://www.amexstadium.co.uk/ | |
Falmer Stadium, (sometimes called the American Express Community Stadium or the Amex) is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, Sussex. It is the home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. The stadium was finished on 31 May 2011. The first game played was the final game of the Sussex Senior Cup between Brighton and Eastbourne Borough on 16 July 2011.
Images for kids
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Falmer under construction in July 2010
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The first ever League game played at Falmer stadium
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An aerial photograph of the stadium, 2011.
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Brighton playing against Gillingham in the League Cup in 2011. Brighton and Gillingham groundshared at Priestfield in Kent from 1997 to 1999.
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The adjacent Falmer railway station, with the Stadium visible in the backdrop.
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See also
In Spanish: Falmer Stadium para niños
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