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Sunderland have played home league games at the Stadium of Light since 1997. Sunderland Association Football Club, an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, was founded in 1879. [1]
Nicknamed the Black Cats, Sunderland play home games at the 49,000-capacity Stadium of Light, having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The club has a long-standing rivalry with nearby Newcastle United, with whom the Tyne–Wear derby has been contested since 1898. They play in red and white-striped shirts and black shorts. [3]
First Sunderland European home game (Vasas SC in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1973) Stadium of Light: Monkwearmouth: 30 July 1997 (vs. AFC Ajax) [4] 49,000 48,353 vs. Liverpool on 13 April 2002 [4] Home of Sunderland for its highest ever season points total (105 in 1998/99) [11] Home of Sunderland for its most wins in a single season (19 in 1998/99 ...
Sunderland Association Football Club, are a professional football club based in Sunderland, North East England.They were announced to the world by the local newspaper, The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette on 27 September 1880 as Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club [1] following a meeting of the Teachers at Rectory Park school in Sunderland on 25 September 1880.
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland A.F.C. With space for 49,000 spectators, [2] the Stadium of Light is the ninth largest football stadium in England. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. home matches.
On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City. [55] A weeks training camp in Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest. [56] [57] On July 16, a final friendly was confirmed, against Marseille in Bradford. [58]
In 1888, following a dispute over the direction of the club, Sunderland Albion F.C. were formed as a rival to Sunderland A.F.C. Although they played their first game at Newcastle Road, Albion came to find Blue House Field their home. [5] Blue House Field lacked stands and fencing, meaning that spectators could watch games for free.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Average home league attendance: 0: ... 6 October 2020 Group Game 2: Sunderland : 5–3: Carlisle United: Sunderland: