Siggiewi Ground Explained

Siġġiewi Ground
Fullname:Siġġiewi Sports Complex
Location: Siggiewi, Malta
Coordinates:35.8583°N 14.4342°W
Renovated:2010
Owner:Government of Malta
Operator:Siggiewi
Surface:Artificial turf
Tenants:Maltese youth football league
Capacity:240

The Siġġiewi Ground (Maltese: Il-Grawnd tas-Siġġiewi) is a stadium located in Siġġiewi, Malta. The stadium seats 240 people and generally hosts matches from the Maltese youth football leagues.[1]

Background and description

As part of the Malta Football Association programme of assisting member clubs and affiliated associations to improve their facilities, which was funded with a HatTrick contribution,[2] the Association's President Mr Darmanin Demajo, inaugurated a synthetic pitch at Siggiewi which will serve the locality's footballers, including the youths and youngsters in the nursery, in their development. The synthetic pitch was inaugurated during the 2010/2011 season.[3] Present for the ceremony were also Mr Pace, then president of Siggiewi F.C., Mr Musumeci, mayor of Siġġiewi, and Clyde Puli, Parliamentary Secretary of Youth and Sport.

The stadium's facilities include a stand situated behind one of the goals and which holds 240 people and dressing rooms. The stadium also makes part of the Siggiewi Sports Complex, which also includes an outdoor basketball court.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youths Section B - Malta Football Association. 27 April 2017. MFA.com. 21 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Malta makes most of HatTrick help. 25 March 2011. www.uefa.com. 21 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Football: Former President Joe Mifsud at MFA Council meeting - The Malta Independent. 20 June 2018. 11 November 2010. www.independent.com.mt.