Description
Celtic Park is a stadium located in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. This stadium serves as the home arena for the Celtic Football club. It is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the eighth largest stadium in the United Kingdom, capable of accommodating an incredible number of 60,832 people.
The stadium is also known by the names "Parkhead" and "Paradise". The history of Celtic. The history of the stadium dates back to 1887, and the first Celtic Park opened in Parkhead in 1888. However, the club moved to its current location in 1892 due to a significant increase in rent.
At this stadium, a record attendance of 83,500 people was set for a match on January 1, 1938. In the early 1990s, Celtic faced financial difficulties, and no major stadium upgrades were carried out until the arrival of Fergus McCann, who took control of the club in March 1994. The old terraces were demolished, and as part of a multi-year renovation, a modern stadium was built, which was completed in August 1998. In 2016, a section of rail seats was installed. Celtic Park was also used as an arena for Scotland international matches and Cup finals when Hampden Park Stadium was unavailable.
In the past, before the First World War, various events were held at this stadium, including ball throwing competitions, athletics and the Track Cycling World Championships in 1897. The stadium also served as a venue for open-air mass events and recruitment campaigns during the First World War. Celtic Park hosted the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2014.