King George V Park

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King George V Park
Páirc an Rí Seoirse V

Location	St. John's, Newfoundland
Opened	1925
Renovated	2006
Owner	City of St. John's
Operator	City of St. John's
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$ 3,500,000
Former names
none
Tenants
Newfoundland Soccer Association Memorial University Seahawks Holy Cross F.C.
Seats
10,000 (Football)

King George V Park is a Football (soccer) stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland located at the head of Quidi Vidi Lake in downtown St. John's. The stadium was built in 1925 as the National stadium of Newfoundland. In 2005 construction began on a major renovation involving widening and lengthening the field surface, installing an underground irrigation system, constructing new locker room facilities as well as expanding the bleacher seating. The stadium has a seating capacity of 6,500 (with room for over 10,000 standing). It was recently fitted with a FieldTurf pitch and additional seating.

The greatest game ever played at King George V was on September 14, 1985 when over 13,000 people witnessed Canada's 2-1 victory over Honduras, which qualified the Canadians for their first World Cup (Mexico, 1986). It was a momentous occasion and is still considered to be the high point of Canadian soccer history.