Home of Cove Rangers FC
Opened 2018
Capacity 2,602
★★★★★
★★★★★
Smashing football ground. Only one stand which is quite small. Good catering and low entry prices. Parking at the ground limited but there is further parking nearby. Home and away fans can mix around the ground. A small merchandising outlet with a limited range of products. Wheelchair accessible and disabled toilets at the ground. A plastic pitch which looked in good condition. Cove Rangers moving up to The Scottish Championship so more stands and improved facilities will be required to cater for more away supporters visiting.
2 months ago
New build stadium on the edge of Aberdeen. I found it functional but featureless. Not without positives. 3g pitch means that games won't get cancelled due to the weather. Nice catering hut, with good choice of pies. Regular bus to/from the city centre. I walked it, which is an hour, up a seemingly never ending hill. Can honestly say I've never been so cold in July ❄️
10 months ago
History (from Wikipedia)
Cove Rangers started planning to move from their old Allan Park ground in the mid-2000s, as this formed part of their unsuccessful pitch for Scottish Football League membership in 2008.[2] Initially, the move was tied in with the New Aberdeen Stadium proposals, as Calder Park would also have served as a training facility for Aberdeen FC.[3] Planning permission for this project was refused in August 2012, as Aberdeen City Council opted to examine other possibilities for development in the area.[4]
Cove Rangers then decided to press ahead with a new stadium by themselves,[5] as Allan Park did not meet Scottish Football Association licensing criteria.[6] Aberdeen City Council accepted the first stages of planning permission for Calder Park in November 2014.[7] The new stadium was originally planned to be ready for the start of the 2016–17 season. Cove Rangers left Allan Park in April 2015, having sold the ground to a housing developer. The club reached agreements to ground-share with four other clubs during the 2015–16 season.[8]
The club submitted a planning application in March 2016.[9] The plans included a stand with 312 seats, an "all-weather" 3G (artificial) pitch and 110 car parking spaces.[9] A sponsorship deal with the Aberdeen-based Balmoral Group in December 2016 included naming rights for the Calder Park ground, which will be known as the Balmoral Stadium.[10] Construction work was being undertaken in October 2017, with a target date for completion of February to March 2018.[11] Cove continued to ground-share during the 2017–18 season, with their Scottish Cup tie against Falkirk[12] and SPFL promotion playoff matches being played at Harlaw Park in Inverurie.[13]
Balmoral Stadium was officially opened in July 2018, with a friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen which had to be abandoned after Cove player Jordon Brown suffered a serious injury.[14]
Cove Rangers then decided to press ahead with a new stadium by themselves,[5] as Allan Park did not meet Scottish Football Association licensing criteria.[6] Aberdeen City Council accepted the first stages of planning permission for Calder Park in November 2014.[7] The new stadium was originally planned to be ready for the start of the 2016–17 season. Cove Rangers left Allan Park in April 2015, having sold the ground to a housing developer. The club reached agreements to ground-share with four other clubs during the 2015–16 season.[8]
The club submitted a planning application in March 2016.[9] The plans included a stand with 312 seats, an "all-weather" 3G (artificial) pitch and 110 car parking spaces.[9] A sponsorship deal with the Aberdeen-based Balmoral Group in December 2016 included naming rights for the Calder Park ground, which will be known as the Balmoral Stadium.[10] Construction work was being undertaken in October 2017, with a target date for completion of February to March 2018.[11] Cove continued to ground-share during the 2017–18 season, with their Scottish Cup tie against Falkirk[12] and SPFL promotion playoff matches being played at Harlaw Park in Inverurie.[13]
Balmoral Stadium was officially opened in July 2018, with a friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen which had to be abandoned after Cove player Jordon Brown suffered a serious injury.[14]
Things to do nearby.
Silver Darling.
My husband and I drove down to have lunch at the Silver Darling yesterday. Once we found the restaurant and got parked we went up stairs for lunch. The... Read More
Rustico Restaurant.
Amazing good. Very friendly services. I had a glass of Sauvignon Cabernet, olives for starter, linguine la marinara for main. All very tasty and food... Read More
