page_title: Leigh Centurions
section_title: 2008-present: Leigh Sports Village
hierarchical_section_title: Leigh Centurions / Stadium / 2008-present: Leigh Sports Village
caption_attribution_description: Leigh Sport Stadium
context_page_description: The Leigh Centurions are a professional rugby league club in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Championship.
  The club was founded in 1878 and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. Leigh have been Rugby League Champions twice, in 1906 and 1982, and have won the Challenge Cup twice, in 1921 and 1971. The club was known simply as Leigh until 1995.
context_section_description: Leigh moved into their new 12,500 capacity stadium, being made up of 10,000 seats, and  a standing terrace of approximately 2,500 in late December 2008. The stadium forms part of the Leigh Sports Village complex was shared with Leigh Genesis football club. The old ground at Hilton Park has been demolished and the land sold for housing development. It is hoped that the new stadium will be the cornerstone of Leigh's application for a Super League franchise in the coming years.
  The first game to be played at Leigh Sports Village took place on 28 December 2008. The friendly match against Salford was held as a ramp up event in order for the stadium management company to gain a full safety certificate.
  On Thursday 21 May 2009, the Queen and Prince Philip visited the region to officially open Leigh Sports Village.
caption: Leigh Sports Village
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