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Maesdu Park (known a
OPS Wind
Arena for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-sport stadium in
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,
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. It is currently used mostly for
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matches, and is the home ground o
JD Cymru North League
team
Llandudno F.C. Llandudno Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Llandudno) is a Welsh association football, football club that currently play in the Cymru North. History Football in Llandudno dates back to 1878 when the club was originally known as Gloddaeth ...
The 2016 Welsh League Cup final was held at the ground.


History

Maesdu Park was first opened in 1991, with the club moving from the town's Oval ground which had hosted football after Llandudno's previous ground was sold for use as an
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store in the 1970s. Floodlights were added in 1994 and the following season the club constructed a small clubhouse and two small stands providing 130 seats. A new press box, changing rooms and new grandstands have since been completed. An artificial pitch was installed at the stadium in the summer of 2010. In a deal with Giant Hospitality in August 2016, the stadium was renamed. A later sponsorship deal saw the ground named the OPS Wind Arena. From January 2019,
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played at the ground when water and electricity were cut off from their
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home due to debt. Llandudno were forced to play a home game at
Nantporth Nantporth is a football stadium in Bangor, Wales. Bangor City F.C. played between January 2012 and 2022, having moved from their previous ground, Farrar Road, that opened in the 1920s. History Previously the ground was used occasionally by B ...
in October 2022 due to safety concerns over the OPS Wind Arena pitch


Clubhouse

The stadium has its own bar, The Crossbar, which is available for hire as well as opening on match days.


References

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