Ta' Qali National Stadium - Facilities

Facilities

There is a garage underneath, two gymnasiums, an indoor pool, two squash courts, a shooting range, training rooms, bars, restaurants, catering areas and many parking spaces around the stadium. All facilities at the stadium are easily accessible by means of several entrances.

The almost 20,000 all-seater stadium with a top of the order floodlighting system, has an excellent and durable natural turf pitch, which has had its surroundings along the perimeter embellished only recently. The main stand of the stadium is the 5,000 seater Millennium Stand, which also houses 22 executive boxes. The stadium is the main-centre of football on the island, with all that goes with it, including a modern scoreboard, and new red and white seats, as well as all the facilities for the Press.

The Malta FA’s Headquarters were moved to the Millennium Stand from Valletta in 2007, while the National Team Quarters, which cater for the physical well-being of the players, are recent additions to this complex. The living quarters, comprising a restaurant and leisure areas, the Conference/Lecture Hall, the Physiotherapy and the Technical Centre beneath the West Stand, the Fitness Centre and the indoor swimming pool under the East Stand, make the place a comprehensive location for footballers and athletes of every genre, ranging from archery and shot put to equestrian and Mario Muscat's bullriding rodeo shows.

This football complex not only attracts thousands of spectators every week for domestic and international matches, but also innumerable football administrators as well as coaches, referees and of course, the players themselves.

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