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Caledonian Stadium
Caledonian Stadium is a football ground in the Longman area of Inverness, Scotland, near the banks of the Moray Firth. It hosts home matches of Scottish Professional Football League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. History Inverness Caledonian Thistle was formed in 1994 by the merging of two Highland League clubs, Caledonian and Inverness Thistle. Between 1994 and 1996, the new club played their home matches at Telford Street Park, which had been the home ground of Caledonian. However, one of the pledges made to gain entrance into the Scottish Football League (SFL) was that they would move to a newly built ground by August 1995. Four sites were considered until early in 1995, when Highland Council gave approval to a site called East Longman, next to the A9 road and the Kessock Bridge. This site had to overcome concerns of the local Harbour Trust that the stadium floodlights would interfere with traffic in the Moray Firth and the need for an access road to relieve traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Historically it served as the county town of the county of Inverness-shire. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird, and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its northeastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Beauly Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. Inverness and Inverness-shire are closely linked to various influential clans, including Clan Mackintosh, Clan Fraser and Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Trust
The Football Trust was a Government funded body to improve the safety of sports stadiums in the United Kingdom. It was set up by the Labour Government in 1975, with the assistance of the pools companies and the English Football League. Its original primary purpose (when it was known as the Football Grounds Improvement Trust) was to assist with the costs of implementing the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. In October 1990, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major reduced tax on the pools competitions such as "spot the ball" to help fund the trust. It was chaired by Tom Pendry. The Trust was wound up in 2000 and replaced with the Football Foundation The Football Foundation is the United Kingdom's largest sports charity, channelling funding from the Premier League, The FA and the government (through Sport England) into transforming the landscape of grassroots sport in England. History Launc .... References {{Authority control 1975 establishments in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for football, it has been the home ground of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club Aberdeen F.C. since they were formed in 1903. Prior to then, the ground hosted the original Aberdeen F.C. from 1899 until the merger that created the present club. With a seating capacity of ; Pittodrie is the fourth largest stadium in the SPFL and the largest stadium in Scotland outside the Central Belt. Pittodrie has been the location of a number of firsts in the field of stadium design, including the invention of the dugout, and in 1978 became one of the first all-seater stadia in the United Kingdom. , Pittodrie has hosted fifteen matches involving the Scotland national team. The ground has also staged rugby union, with four Scotland international fixtures being held there including a match against the Barbarians. In club football, Inverness Caledonian Thistl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen F
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a population estimate of for the city of Aberdeen, and for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is northeast of Edinburgh and north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe. Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) was the top level league competition for professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League, with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership. A total of List of Scottish Premier League clubs, 19 clubs competed in the SPL, but only the Old Firm clubs - Celtic F.C., Celtic and Rangers F.C., Rangers - won the league championship. Background For most of its history, the Scottish Football League had a two divisional structure (Divisions One and Two) between which clubs were promotion and relegation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain Women's National Football Team
The Spain women's national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol Femenina) has represented Spain in international Women's association football, women's football competition since 1980, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for Women's football in Spain, football in Spain. Spain have qualified two times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and three times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the semifinals in UEFA Women's Euro 1997, 1997. In contrast to these modest achievements at senior level, their youth teams have one of the best records in the world across the early 21st century and enjoyed great success in 2018 in particular, winning two UEFA#Current title holders, continental titles (2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, U-17 and 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, U-19), and reaching the two FIFA#Current title holders, World Cup finals (winning the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, U-17 World Cup and runners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national soccer teams. It was hosted as well as won by the United States and took place from June 19 to July 10, 1999, at eight venues across the country. The tournament was the most successful FIFA Women's World Cup in terms of attendance, television ratings, and public interest. The 1999 edition was the first to field sixteen teams, an increase from the twelve in 1995, and featured an all-female roster of referees and match officials. It was played primarily in large American football venues due to expected demand following the successful 1996 Olympics women's tournament. The average attendance was 37,319 spectators per match and the total attendance was 1.194 million, a record that stood until 2015. The tournament earned a profit of $4 million on its $30 million operating budget. The final, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic Women's National Football Team
The Czech Republic women's national football team is the women's association football team of the Czech Republic. Results and fixtures * The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend 2022 Coaching staff Current coaching staff Manager history *Dušan Žovinec * Vladimír Hruška *Petr Čermák * Stanislav Krejčík * Karel Rada (2017–) Players Current squad * The following players were called up for the match against the USA on 17 February 2022. * Caps and goals are correct as of 27 November 2021, after the match against the . Recent call-ups * The following players have also been called up to a Czech Republic squad within the last 12 months. INJ * = Withdrew due to injury * = Preliminary squad * = Training player Previous squads ;Cyprus Women's Cup *2020 Cyprus Women's Cup *2016 Cyprus Women's Cup ;SheBelieves Cup *2022 SheBelie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Women's National Football Team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football competitions. Since 1998, the team has been governed by the Scottish Football Association (SFA). Scotland qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, and qualified for their first UEFA Women's Championship in 2017. As of July 2019, the team was 22nd in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, Scotland is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. History Church documents recorded women playing football in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, in 1628. Scotland first played a women's international match in May 1881. Women's football struggled for recognition during this early period and was banned by the football authorities in 1921. Club sides wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal National Under-16 Football Team
The Portugal national under-16 football team is the association football team that represents the nation of Portugal at the under-16 level. Competitive record FIFA U-16 World Championship Portugal have qualified for one FIFA U-16 World Championship with their performance being a third place finish in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. UEFA European U-16 Championship Honours * UEFA U-16 Championship :''Champions (4)'': 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000 :''Runners-up (1)'': 1988 * Montaigu Tournament The Montaigu Tournament (french: Tournoi de Montaigu) is an international association football competition that is contested by under-16 national teams and clubs. The tournament is also known as Mondial Minimes. The games are held in stadiums lo ... :''Champions (4)'': 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018 :''Runners-up (2)'': 1993, 1994 European national under-16 association football teams F {{National-youth-footy-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine National Under-16 Football Team
The Ukraine national under-16 Football (soccer), football team is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. History The team participated in tournaments like the Aegean Cup since its formation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Current squad ''As of 30 January 2006'' Managers * Yuriy Kalitvintsev See also * Ukraine national football team * Ukraine national under-21 football team References *http://ukrainiansoccer.net/news/news_article.asp?ID=22239 {{UEFA under-16 teams European national under-16 association football teams Ukraine national youth football team, under-16 Youth football in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship
The 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship was the 16th edition of UEFA's European Under-16 Football Championship. Scotland hosted the championship, during 26 April – 8 May 1998. 16 teams entered the competition, and Republic of Ireland defeated Italy in the final to win the competition for the first time. Squads Qualifying Participants * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stages Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Third Place Playoff Final ReferencesRSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:UEFA European Under-16 Championship 1998 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
