De Montfort Park - Other Uses

Other Uses

Leicester City reserves have used the De Montfort Park Stadium for their home games in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

The Greene King Stadium is used by the Leicestershire FA for finals of their regional competitions. It staged International Youth games in 2006. England U19s used the facilities for training in 2006 ahead of a match against the Czech Republic at Northampton's Sixfields Stadium.

In April 2007, April 2008 and April 2010 the Stadium was used by the English FA as a semi final venue for the National FA Sunday Cup.

Aston Villa Reserves use the stadium for a selection of their winter home games from 2009-2012.

In April 2012 the FA announced that the Stadium would be one of the venues for the UEFA European Women's U17 Championship Finals.

In July 2012 the Stadium was selected for two international Mens U17s matches, alongside Burton's Pirelli Stadium and Northampton's Sixfields Stadium, as part of a friendly tournament involving England, Italy, Turkey and Portugal. The stadium hosted the Portugal U17s 1-0 Italy U17s, and Italy U17s 3-1 Turkey U17s matches.

It has also been proposed as a new home for Coventry City F.C., due to mounting debts regarding the Ricoh Arena and arguments that the rent is far too high in comparison to clubs around them and below the Premier League

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