Groundshare
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Groundshare is the principle of sharing a stadium between two local sport teams. This is usually done for the purpose of reducing the costs of either construction of two separate facilities and related maintenance. [1]
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[edit] Intersport Groundshares
This is where two teams that do not play the same sport share a ground or a stadium. It is common in North America to see the sports of baseball and football to be coupled (although this trend is being discontinued as costs of adapting multi-modes rise). Similarly, there is a coupling of basketball and ice hockey. Two teams from the same region which play the same sport will accommodate each other by sharing grounds.[1]
[edit] Intrasport Groundshares
This is where two teams that play the same sport share the same ground. These may be two non-competing teams who play at different levels, such as Bury F.C., renting Gigg Lane to F.C. United of Manchester in England.[1]
[edit] Intraleague Groundshare
This is where two teams in the same league share the same ground.
[edit] Examples of groundsharing
[edit] Intraleague groundshares
- Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia : Atalanta B.C. and U.C. Albinoleffe
- Allianz Arena: Bayern München and TSV 1860 München
- Estádio do Maracanã: Botafogo FR, CR Flamengo and Fluminense FC
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza ("San Siro"): AC Milan and Inter Milan
- Stadio Olimpico: A.S. Roma and S.S. Lazio
- Home Depot Center: LA Galaxy and CD Chivas USA
- Ullevaal stadion: Vålerenga I.F., F.C. Lyn Oslo and Norway
- Stadio Grande Torino: Juventus and Torino for the 2006-07 Serie A season.
- Estadio Jalisco: Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Fútbol Club Atlas
- Giants Stadium: New York Giants and New York Jets
- Staples Center: Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers
- Tokyo Dome: Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (until 2004)
- Ajinomoto Stadium: FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy 1969
- Jan Breydel Stadium (Belgium): Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge
- Gamla Ullevi: IFK Göteborg, GAIS, Örgryte IS (until 2006)
[edit] Intersport groundshares
- Galpharm Stadium: Huddersfield Town F.C. (football) and Huddersfield Giants (rugby league).
- Sapporo Dome: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (baseball) and Consadole Sapporo (football)
- JJB Stadium: Wigan Athletic F.C. (football) and Wigan Warriors (rugby league)
- Suncorp Stadium:[[Brisbane Broncos(rugby league) and Queensland Roar (football)and Queensland Reds (rugby union
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Main Article-Main Article
