- Address: Bournemouth
- Country: United Kingdom
- Capacity: 11,000
- Opened: 1910
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: AFC Bournemouth (football)
Extra stadium info – Vitality Stadium
The Vitaly Stadium, which is also used for concerts, is nicknamed Dean Court. It was known as the Fitness First Stadium, the Seward Stadium and the Goldsands Stadium before it became the Vitaly Stadium in 2015. On 21 September 2013, the women’s national football team of England played their first match at the Vitality Stadium. They won the game against Belarus 6-0. The women’s national football team of England reached the FIFA Women’s World Cup final in 2023 for the first time in their history. They lost the world championship final against Spain. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final took place in the Australian city of Sydney in front of 75,000 spectators.
AFC Bournemouth
AFC Bournemouth use the Vitality Stadium for home games. The club was founded in 1899 under a different name. The stadium’s record attendance was set in 1957, when 28,000 people showed up for the FA Cup match between AFC Bournemouth and the world famous football club Manchester United. In 2022, the Vitality Stadium was damaged by an intense storm. A league game between AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest was postponed because of the damage.
The Premier League
AFC Bournemouth were promoted to the Premier League, the top-flight football league of England, in 2015 for the first time in their history. They finished 16th place after gathering 42 points in 38 domestic league matches. AFC Bournemouth, nicknamed The Cherries, won 11 of the 38 league games. 9 league games ended in a draw. The Cherries drew an average attendance of 11,000 in 19 home games during that Premier League season. It was the lowest average home attendance in that Premier League season. AFC Bournemouth remained in the Premier League until 2020. That year, they were relegated to the second level of English football. AFC Bournemouth returned to the Premier League in 2022.
