History
With the Vetch Field, St Helen's and The Gnoll no longer being up-to-date venues to play at, and both the Swans and the Ospreys not having the necessary capital to invest into a new stadium, Swansea council and a developer-led consortia submitted a proposal for a sustainable 'bowl' venue for 20,520 seats on a site to the west of the River Tawe on the site of the Morfa Stadium, an athletics stadium owned by the City and County of Swansea council. It was funded by a 355,000 ft retail park on land to the east of the river. The final value of the development being in excess of £50m.
The first capacity crowd recorded at the Liberty Stadium was on the 1 November 2006 when The Ospreys beat Australia 24–16. The stadium has also hosted four Wales Football internationals, see below. Possible increase in capacity has been mooted as Swansea have secured Premier League status for the 2012–13 season, as the 2011–12 season saw regular sell-outs.
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