page_title: List of sport venues in Cardiff
section_title: Sophia Gardens
hierarchical_section_title: List of sport venues in Cardiff / Sophia Gardens
caption_attribution_description: English: Stand at tyhe SWALEC Stadium
context_page_description: This is a list of sport venues in the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales.
context_section_description: Sophia Gardens is a 16,000 capacity, cricket stadium on the west bank of the River Taff in Cardiff, about one mile (1.6 km) north west of the Millennium Stadium. Sophia Gardens is home to the Glamorgan County Cricket Club. The cricket club has played first-class cricket matches at the venue since 1966, after moving away from Cardiff Arms Park. A 125-year lease of the ground was acquired in 1995, after the previous leaseholders, Cardiff Athletic Club, moved to their cricket section to the Diamond Ground in Whitchurch, Cardiff.
  The ground was the venue for the first test match of the Ashes series between England and Australia, played from 8 to 12 July 2009.
  From March 2008 to April 2018 the grounds were known as SWALEC Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
  Beside the cricket ground is the large sports hall complex of the Sport Wales National Centre.
  Cardiff Corinthians F.C. previously used the area for football.
caption: Sophia Gardens
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