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. The Hibernians football ground was inaugurated on 9 November 1986. Hibernians became the first Maltese club to have their own football pitch. Nonetheless, Hibernians play most of their league matches in the

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have recently started to use the ground for their international matches. Hibernians played their first European match on this pitch on 23 July 1996 when they played against

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in the Intertoto Cup, losing the match 2–1.

Facilities

The Hibernians Stadium consists of two turf pitches. There is a full size football pitch, and a smaller pitch which is approximately half the width of the main pitch. The club house area has five dressing rooms with showers, physiotherapy rooms, and a board room. The stadium can hold up about 8000 spectators. In the stands there are two different sections, and a VIP area. The ground is also equipped with a scoreboard and floodlighting system. Football venues in Malta Hibernians F.C. Paola, Malta {{Malta-sports-venue-stub