{"id":19672,"date":"2017-06-25T19:03:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T19:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=19672"},"modified":"2017-06-25T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T19:05:16","slug":"ta-qali-national-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/ta-qali-national-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ta’ Qali National Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: various\u00a0| Opening: 1980 | Capacity: 17,797 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Ta’ Qali National Stadium is the national stadium of Malta and the largest stadium on the island. It was built to provide the island with a new and modern national stadium, replacing the old Empire Stadium in Gzira near Valletta.<\/p>\n

The stadium officially opened on 14 December 1980. It was built on the site of a former RAF airbase not far from the historic city of Mdina. In 2002, a new main stand was built, which also houses the offices of the Malta Football Association.<\/p>\n

Besides being the home of the national team, Ta’ Qali Stadium, alongside Hibernians Stadium and Victor Tedesco Stadium, is also one of the three stadiums used to host\u00a0Malta’s top flight matches.<\/p>\n

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