Stadiums named after people.

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21/04/2008, 12:18 PM
HarpoJoyce

Stadiums named after people.

Honoary President of RSC Anderlecht M. Constant Vanden Stock passed away over the weekend. Rest In Peace.
http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/n...id=685705.html

French language obit. from club (not on English version)
http://www.rsca.be/article.php?aid=20482&menu=1

Anderlecht changed the name of there ground to honour their former player and 25 year serving chairman from Parc Verse.
http://www.rsca.be/historydates.php?menu=4&submenu=22
"1983 : Premi�re phase de r�novation du stade Emile Vers�, rebaptis� Stade Constant Vanden Stock."

A concern is that English language journalists up to the present day, called the stadium Parc Astrid after the greater public park around the sportsground. It's not the only ground in Europe to be named something other than the Official title, especially when the ground is named after a person. There is a famous stadium in Milano with a similiar effect.

What other stadiums are named after people? and why the culture not to repeat the name but give the stadium a more inanimate title? (is it like the idea, not creating a statue of someone who is living).
21/04/2008, 12:25 PM
jebus

The Madjeski Stadium in Reading springs to mind, egotistical asswipe that he is
21/04/2008, 12:25 PM
superfrank

Dwight Yorke has a stadium named after him in T&T.
21/04/2008, 12:40 PM
gustavo

I suppose the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is more commonly called the San Siro
21/04/2008, 12:45 PM
sligoman

Santiago Bernab�u[Real Madrid].

EDIT: How could I forget Arnie's one:D
21/04/2008, 12:53 PM
celticV3

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera) -Boca Juniors
21/04/2008, 12:57 PM
Plastic Paddy

The Raymond McEnhill Stadium, home of the mighty Salisbury City of the English Blue Square Premier League (aka the Conference). Such a grand name for a stadium that holds 3,000.

:ball: PP
21/04/2008, 1:03 PM
gee wizz

didnt arnold schwarzenegger have a stadium in austria named after him
21/04/2008, 1:40 PM
osarusan

The Vicente Calderon Stadium - Atletico Madrid.
21/04/2008, 1:42 PM
Sheridan

In fairness, this thread could go on forever without leaving Western Europe...
21/04/2008, 2:05 PM
noby

They like this kind of thing in the GAA too - a stadium named after someone, comprising two stands and two terraces named after four other people.
21/04/2008, 2:41 PM
Block G Raptor

Well on stands and terraces named after people, Preston NE have the Bill Shankley Kop
21/04/2008, 2:56 PM
Jerry The Saint

Quote:

Originally Posted by noby

They like this kind of thing in the GAA too - a stadium named after someone, comprising two stands and two terraces named after four other people.

Archbishop Croke

Michael Hogan
Michael Cusack
Maurice Davin
Paddy Nally
Benny Hill...
21/04/2008, 3:13 PM
Wangball

The Kasam Stadium in Oxford is another example of a Chairman's ego's running riot although he built it so he can really call it what he wants!!!
21/04/2008, 3:18 PM
DaveyCakes

The Gottlieb Daimler Stadion in Stuttgart, which used to be called the Adolf Hitler Stadion, but will be known as the Mercedes-stadion from next year.
21/04/2008, 3:43 PM
HarpoJoyce

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveyCakes

The Gottlieb Daimler Stadion in Stuttgart, which used to be called the Adolf Hitler Stadion, but will be known as the Mercedes-stadion from next year.

DC, you have some Neckar describing that last one.

This Stadium in Baku after a famous assistant referee
http://www.zerozero.pt/img/estadios/3528_estadio.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3740556.stm
21/04/2008, 4:06 PM
Bluebeard

Bohs have two:

The Des Kelly Stand
The Jodi (Byrne) Stand:D
21/04/2008, 4:08 PM
GavinZac

Does Saint Coleman count?
21/04/2008, 5:48 PM
rambler14

Quote:

Originally Posted by GavinZac

Does Saint Coleman count?

It should. He is a person after all.

Saint Colemans Park
Every GAA team in the country.
Windsor Park
St Mary's Stadium
21/04/2008, 6:48 PM
geysir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Archbishop Croke

Michael Hogan
Michael Cusack
Maurice Davin
Paddy Nally
Benny Hill...

Benny Hill? :D

Nally Stand has found a new home in Tyrone.

Nally abducted by aliens
21/04/2008, 7:54 PM
Flawless

Quote:

Originally Posted by gee wizz

didnt arnold schwarzenegger have a stadium in austria named after him

He did, put public pressure made the name be taken off when he became Governor of California and ordered the execution of Stan Williams. It was Sturm Graz's stadium, called the UPC-Arena now.

Huddersfields ground still called The Alfred McAlpine Stadium?
21/04/2008, 8:22 PM
stojkovic

West Ham's ground is NOT called Upton Park but is called The Boleyn Ground.

Rumour has it that Rovers want to call Tallaght Stadium after some bloke called Thomas Davis.
21/04/2008, 9:06 PM
Closed Account 2

Here are a few of the stadiums I've been to that are named after people

Estadio Pedro Bidegain of San Lorenzo, Argentina

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (aka La Bombonera), Argentina

Ram�n S�nchez Pizju�n, Seville

Est�dio Jos� de Alvalade, Lisbon

Pusk�s Ferenc Stadion, named after the greatest Hungarian of all time, used to be known as the Nepstadion.

http://www.kulturinfo.hu/helyszin.gcw?id=4293
21/04/2008, 9:14 PM
GavinZac

Quote:

Originally Posted by rambler14

It should. He is a person after all.

Saint Colemans Park
Every GAA team in the country.
Windsor Park
St Mary's Stadium

Is it St. Colmans or St. Colemans? Its spelled differently every second place I see it.
21/04/2008, 10:26 PM
Junior

Isnt Evertons new ground going to be called 'The Tesco Stadium':D
21/04/2008, 11:17 PM
TheBoss

I would say that most stadiums in Spain, France and Italy are named after people.
22/04/2008, 12:54 AM
GavinZac

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBoss

I would say that most stadiums in Spain, France and Italy are named after people.

Oh yeah, for instance Parc de L'artiste Pr�c�demment Appel� Prince
22/04/2008, 7:43 AM
crc

Quote:

Originally Posted by rambler14

Windsor Park

I'm pretty sure it's named after Windsor Avenue, rather than any person / group of people in particular.
22/04/2008, 11:55 AM
TheBoss

Quote:

Originally Posted by GavinZac

Oh yeah, for instance Parc de L'artiste Pr�c�demment Appel� Prince

Hence the word 'most'
22/04/2008, 1:04 PM
superfrank

Garrincha has a minscule-sized stadium named after him in Pau Grande, Brazil.
22/04/2008, 6:31 PM
R�iteoir

Bordeaux play in the Stade Chaban-Delmas - named after the former mayor of Bordeaux, Jacques Chaban-Delmas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Breydel - gives his name to the stadium Club Bruges play in
23/04/2008, 11:26 AM
gee wizz

Quote:

Originally Posted by GavinZac

Is it St. Colmans or St. Colemans? Its spelled differently every second place I see it.

St Colman's Park after the irish catholic saint Colman Mac Duagh
23/04/2008, 11:56 AM
Block G Raptor

Quote:

Originally Posted by rambler14

It should. He is a person after all.

Was a person Rambler, Was.I'm sorry to break it to you he's been dead for quite a while. Check the so farewell then thread if you don't believe me I 'm sure there was a post on there circa 668A.D.
23/04/2008, 10:33 PM
Flawless

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera - Real Betis

Vicente Calderon - Atleico Madrid

Coliseum Alfonso Perez - Getafe
23/04/2008, 11:13 PM
TonyD

Not a fotbal stadium, but, Shea Stadium - named after the famous Cuban revolutionary leader.... Shea Stadium.

(From the Rutles :D)
24/04/2008, 1:00 AM
Kingdom

The Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
The Ennio Tardini in Parma
Who could forget the Luigi Ferraris in Genoa

This could be a long thread! :D
24/04/2008, 2:14 AM
SkStu

the Fritz Walter in Kaiserslautern, venue for Bohs biggest away win in Europe. :)
24/04/2008, 4:46 AM
theworm2345

Quote:

Originally Posted by superfrank

Dwight Yorke has a stadium named after him in T&T.

Damn, you beat me to it

St Jakob Park in Switzerland
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Austria (though I believe he asked them to rename it because he was ashamed of something or other)

EDIT: yes, they did remove it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_...negger_Stadium

Because of Tookie as well (former head of the Crips, reformed himself, and was executed)
25/04/2008, 10:18 AM
HarpoJoyce

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flawless

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera - Real Betis

Vicente Calderon - Atleico Madrid

Coliseum Alfonso Perez - Getafe

I didn't realise the name was changed from the previous chap.

Estadio Ruiz de Lopera
http://www.stadiumguide.com/ruizdelopera.htm

and the shorter Benito Villamarin
http://www.stadiumguide.com/benitovillamarin.htm

Also Real Betis Balompie, 'Balompie' is an Andalucian word for football - Simon Ingles, Football Grounds of Europe, 1990. Best book on football I've ever read.