The Showgrounds (Coleraine)

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The Showgrounds is a multi-use stadium in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Coleraine F.C.. The stadium holds 6,500 and was built in 1927.

Between September 1971 and October 1972, Derry City F.C. were forced to use the stadium as their home-ground after the Irish Football Association banned the use of their ground in Derry, the Brandywell, due to security fears emanating from the Trouble and civil unrest in the nearby Bogside area. Derry's use ended in 1972 when, faced with dwindling crowds, travelling to Coleraine to play home-games was no longer financially sustainable.

[edit] Milk Cup

The Showgronds also hosts the Milk Cup finals and main matches.The Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament, one of Europe’s premier soccer events, regularly attracting big national teams from five Continents like Brazil, Poland and USA as well as premiership squads such as Manchester United, Chelsea FC, Newcastle United and Everton FC.