{"id":389,"date":"2016-10-24T14:27:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/pittodrie-stadium\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:09:06","slug":"pittodrie-stadium","status":"publish","type":"grounds","link":"https:\/\/www.football-stadiums.co.uk\/grounds\/scotland\/pittodrie-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittodrie Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

To make life nice and confusing for everyone there are actually two different Aberdeens, historically speaking. For the sake of ease they are generally referred to as Aberdeen and Aberdeen FC, with the latter being the club that we know today. It was formed in 1903 when the original Aberdeen was merged with two other clubs based in the city, Victoria United and Orion. Both the original Aberdeen and Aberdeen FC have played their games at Pittodrie Stadium.<\/p>\n

As for the stadium itself, it opened in 1899, with the first game coming on the second of September of that year when Aberdeen played Dumbarton, beating them 7-1. The first game of Aberdeen FC wasn\u2019t quite as noteworthy. Just 8000 people turned up to watch the newly formed side draw 1-1 with Stenhousemuir. The club did increase in popularity over the years, however, with the stadium\u2019s record attendance coming in 1954. A crowd of 45,061 supporters crammed into the ground to watch the home side play Heart of Midlothian in a Scottish Cup game.<\/p>\n

Stats<\/h2>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pittodrie Stadium Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Opened<\/td>\r\n 1899<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Capacity<\/td>\r\n 20866<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Average Attendance<\/td>\r\n 15633<\/td> \r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Attendance<\/td>\r\n 45061 (Aberdeen v Hearts (1954))<\/td>\r\n <\/tr> \r\n \r\n \r\n
Pitch Size<\/td>\r\n 100 x 66 (6600)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Owner<\/td>\r\n Aberdeen F.C.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Clubs Hosted<\/td>\r\n Aberdeen, Aberdeen FC, Inverness Caledonian Thistle<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
First Fixture<\/td>\r\n Aberdeen v Dumbarton (02\/09\/1899)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Aberdeen Stats<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n
Year Founded<\/td>\r\n 1903<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Nickname<\/td>\r\n The Dons, The Reds, The Dandies, The Sheep<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Club Mascot<\/td>\r\n Angus the Bull<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Rivals<\/td>\r\n Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Rangers, Celtic<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Kit<\/td>\r\n Red (Home) \/ Dark Blue (Away)\r\n \r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Training Ground<\/td>\r\n Aberdeen FC Training Ground<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Shirt Sponsor<\/td>\r\n Saltire Energy<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Team Owner<\/td>\r\n Aberdeen Asset Management and Stewart Milne Group<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Goalscorer<\/td>\r\n Joe Harper (199)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n \r\n
Record Appearances<\/td>\r\n Willie Miller (797)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n\r\n\n

Pittodrie Stadium Photos<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Pittodrie\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Pittodrie Stadium\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Foxj (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Richard\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Richard Donald Stand\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Braveheart (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"View\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n View of the stands\r\n \r\n
\r\n Colin Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Pittodrie\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Pittodrie Stadium from the Broad Hill\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Ragazzi00 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Angus\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Angus the Bull\r\n \r\n
\r\n By Garden (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\n \"Exterior\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n Exterior View of Pittodrie Stadium\r\n \r\n
\r\n By The original uploader was Discosebastian at English Wikipedia (Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.) [Public domain]<\/em>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\r\n

Pittodrie Stadium Seating Plan and Where to Sit<\/h2>\r\n \r\n
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From AFC<\/a><\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n

There are four separate stands at Pittodrie Stadium. Away supporters are housed in The South Stand, The Merkland Stand is considered to be the family friendly stand, The Richard Donald Stand is behind one of the goals and tends to be where the most vocal Aberdeen fans sit, and The Main Stand houses the dugouts, changing rooms and the players\u2019 tunnel.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

Aberdeen Ticket Prices<\/h2>\r\n

The ground is split into four different sections geographically and monetarily as far as ticket prices are concerned; Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Aside from this fancy way of splitting the seating into category’s there are also match categories depending on who is playing; A, B and C – so it really is a convoluted pricing system on the East coast of Scotland. Other than this, only your age and membership status will affect the ticket price thank goodness, with members getting a slight discount on the prices below:<\/p>\n