Cardiff International Sports Stadium
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Cardiff International Sports Campus (Welsh: Campws Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd), is an athletics stadium and playing fields in the Canton area of Cardiff, Wales.
Campws Chwaraeon Rhyngwladol Caerdydd | |
Location | Canton, Cardiff, Wales |
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Coordinates | 51°28′23″N 3°12′36″W |
Owner | Cardiff Council |
Operator | Cardiff and Vale College |
Capacity | 4,953 (seated: 2,553; standing: 2,400) |
Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 2007 |
Built | 2007–08 |
Opened | 19 January 2009 |
Construction cost | £5.7 million |
Main contractors | Cowlin[1] |
Tenants | |
Welsh Athletics Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff City F.C. Canton Liberal F.C. Canton R.F.C. |
The campus opened in 2009 as part of the major Leckwith Development, which included a new football and rugby stadium, Cardiff City Stadium, and a retail park.
In July 2015, Cardiff Council let the stadium and its grounds to Cardiff and Vale College, who further sublet the sports facilities to Cardiff City House of Sport.[2] This lease runs for 30 years as a result of which the stadium is no longer open to the public during the day, although evening opening is unaffected.