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United Park, officially the Hunky Dorys Park for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Drogheda, Ireland. The ground has been home to League of Ireland side Drogheda United since 1979. It was officially opened on 12 August 1979 with a friendly against Queens Park Rangers F.C.. In October 1993, the first match under floodlights took place with a 2-1 win over Shamrock Rovers 〔(). 〕 The ground has a capacity of 2,000 with 1,500 seats. During the middle of 2010, renovations took place to bring the venue up to licensing standards: changes include the addition of seats to the GAA side of the ground (to bring the seating capacity up to 1,500), new toilet facilities and a new covered section dedicated to wheelchair users. The ground was also known briefly as O2 Park during 2002 and 2003, as part of a sponsorship deal with the telecommunications company O2. The stadium used to hold 5,400,〔(Drogheda United FC - Fixtures, History and Club Information )〕 though the safe capacity is now set at 2000 by the Louth County Fire Officer.〔(Bohsman: FAI Cup: Drogheda 0-1 Bohemians )〕 The stadium has also hosted five Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team games () and other international underage games including games in the 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. Proposals have been made to sell the site and build a 10,000 all seater new stadium on the outskirts of the town.〔(An Irish Town Planner's Blog: PLANS for a new town of 12,000 people on south of Drogheda )〕 On 9 July 2008 planning permission was given to Drogheda United by Meath County Council, however, the plans eventually fell through. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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