Stadium of Light

The Stadium of Light is a football stadium in Sunderland, England. It is the current home stadium of Sunderland A.F.C. This stadium was officially inaugurated by the then Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on the 30th July, in 1997, during a match between Sunderland A.F.C. and Ajax Amsterdam.

The Stadium of Light is a all seated stadium and mainly used for the league matches of Sunderland A.F.C. Beside this use there were some matches of national teams. 
 Date Result Competition 10 October 1999   2–1   Friendly 27 November 2002   3–5   Under 20 International 2 April 2003   2–0   UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying
The Stadium is also used for concerts (for example Oasis, Take That and Pink). Also the graduation ceremony of the University of Sunderland is held in the stadium.

Visitors
SeasonAverageHighest1997-98  34,334  41,2141998-99  38,724  41,6341999-2000  41,375 	42,1922000-01  46,790  48,2852001-02  44,108  47,9892002-03  39,672  47,5862003-04  27,119  36,2782004-05  28,821  47,3502005-06  33,904  44,0032006-07  31,883 44,4482007-08  43,344  47,8022008-09  40,168  47,9362009-10  40,355  47,641
The record of visitors was in a league match versus Liverpool with 48,353 set 13 April 2002. 

Category:Football stadiums in England
Category:1997 establishments in England
Category:Buildings and structures in Tyne and Wear