Belfield Park was a sports venue in

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which was the home ground of

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from 1930 until 2007. It was previously a walled garden of Belfield House. The ground was officially opened in August 1971 as

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defeated a Mick Meagan X

It had capacity for 2,500 people, including 1,448 seats. It was located on the western edge of the Belfield, Dublin, Belfield campus off Foster's Avenue. The main stand was the covered AIB Stand, while the ''Foster's Avenue End'', which had been closed for 2 seasons because the wooden floorboards were unsafe in wet weather, was re-opened for the 2007 League of Ireland season with the bucket seats from the old Lansdowne Road stadium. The stadium played host to under-age

international matches and senior international training sessions on occasion as well as hosting some games in the

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and

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also played

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games against UCD at Belfield Park. 300 extra seats were temporarily added for the 2005 League Cup final against Derry City, which, together with the opening of the hill, increased capacity to 2,500. UCD left Belfield Park after the 2007 season as plans for a ground share with the rugby team in the

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came to fruition. The move was expected to take place as early as October 2007 but did not happen until the start of the

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. Belfield Park is being developed by the college as th
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External links

Official U.C.D. A.F.C. Website
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