Pride Park Stadium
football stadium
Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Derby, England, which is the home ground of English Football League club Derby County. With a capacity of 33,597, it is the 16th-largest football ground in England. The stadium is within the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby city centre and was built as part of the commercial redevelopment of the area in the 1990s. Derby County have played at the stadium since it opened in 1997 as a replacement for the Baseball Ground.
Pride Park Stadium has hosted two full men's international matches, England v. Mexico in 2001 and Brazil v. Ukraine in 2010, as well as several England under-21 matches. It has also hosted one full women's international match, England v. Australia in 2025, as well as the 2009 FA Women's Cup final and the 2025 Women's League Cup Final.
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Before moving to the Pride Park Stadium, Derby County had played at the Baseball Ground since 1895.
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