Finn Park

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Finn Park
"Páirc na Finne"


fullname =
location = Finn Park,
Ballybofey,
Co. Donegal | nickname =
built =
opened =
seating_capacity = 7,500 (400 seats) [ [http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/IRL.html www.fussballtempel.net] ]
tenants = Finn Harps
dimensions = 120x80 yards

Finn Park (Irish: "Páirc na Finne") is a football stadium in Ballybofey, Ireland, the home of eircom League Premier Division team Finn Harps F.C., and has a capacity of 7,500 with 400 seats. It is in a relatively dilapidated condition, although upgraded to modern safety standards, with recently installed concrete terraces, and generally in a better condition than many other eircom League grounds.

Only three sides are officially open, the covered "Shed" with mixed seating/terracing on the Navenny Road side, the large "Town End" terrace on the Chestnut Road side, and the "Gantry" viewing slope, which is rarely used by home fans and houses the television/radio gantry. The "River End" embankment is officially closed and is generally used for ambulance parking. Fan segregation is rarely officially in existence and effectively unenforced.

Finn Harps have plans at an advanced stage to move to a new 6000 seater stadium across the River Finn in Stranorlar, within sight of their current home. Construction is expected to start in 2008. This will lead to the demolition of Finn Park once the new stadium is completed.

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