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Full name | MEMS Priestfield Stadium |
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Location | Gillingham, Kent, England |
Coordinates | 51°23′03″N 0°33′39″E / 51.38417°N 0.56083°E |
Owner | Gillingham F.C. (1893–present, known as New Brompton F.C. until 1912) |
Operator | Gillingham F.C. |
Capacity | 11,582[1] |
Field size | 114 yd × 75 yd (104.2 m × 68.6 m)[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1893 |
Opened | 1893 |
Tenants | |
Gillingham F.C. (1893–present) Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1997–1999) |
Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known from 2007 to 2010 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium and from 2011 as MEMS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s. The stadium has also hosted women's and youth international football matches and a London Broncos rugby league match.
The stadium underwent extensive redevelopment during the late 1990s, which has brought its capacity down from nearly 20,000 to a current figure of 11,582. It has four all-seater stands, all constructed since 1997, although one is only of a temporary nature. There are also conference and banqueting facilities and a nightspot named The Factory. Despite having invested heavily in its current stadium, Gillingham F.C. has plans to relocate to a new stadium.
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