Tynecastle Park
Tynie | |
Interior of Tynecastle in 2024 UEFA | |
Tynecastle Park Location in Edinburgh | |
| Former names | Tynecastle Stadium (c. 1996–2017) |
|---|---|
| Location | Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°56′21″N 3°13′56″W / 55.93917°N 3.23222°W |
| Owner | Ann Budge |
| Capacity | 19,852[1][2] |
| Surface | Hybrid |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 10 April 1886 |
| Renovated | 1994–1997, 2017 |
| Architect | Jim Clydesdale[3][4] |
| Tenants | |
| 1886–present | |
Tynecastle Park, also known as Tynecastle Stadium, is a football stadium in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, which is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). A UEFA category four stadium,[5] it has also hosted Scotland international matches, and been used as a neutral venue for Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup semi-finals.
Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 19,852,[2] which makes it the sixth-largest football stadium in Scotland. Hearts have played at the present site of Tynecastle since 1886.
- ^ McLean, David (21 June 2017). "Demolition of Tynecastle main stand nears completion". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Tynecastle Park Safety Certificate, issued October 2018" (PDF). 31 October 2018.
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- ^ "TYNECASTLE RATED IN TOP UEFA CATEGORY". Heart of Midlothian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.