Crusaders
Seaview

Capacity: 3,383 (All seated) 
Address: Shore Road, Belfast, BT15 3QG
Main Telephone No: 028 9037 0777                  
Fax No: 028 9077 1049                
Team Nickname: Hatchet Men or The Crues
Pitch Size: 108 x 72 yards
Year Ground Opened 1921
Home Kit Colours: Black & Red stripes
Official Web Site:
www.crusadersfc.com
Unofficial Web Site:                    
               
 

Seaview is located two miles north of Belfast City Centre, sandwiched in a thin wedge of land between the A2 Shore Road and the Belfast to Larne railway line. The stadium has seen some recent investment with new stands being constructed at each end and the St Vincents Street Terrace being made all seated in 2011.

The ground's most striking feature is the murial that graces the corner of St Vincent Street. Looking at the St Vincents Street side first, a deep all seated stand that takes up the space between the Shore Road touchline and the centre line. There are a number of columns which could impede your view however the roof is sturdy enough to keep the rain out and keeps the sound inside the ground, helping to get a good atmosphere going. The capacity of this stand is 1,100. Looking past the pitch centre line, towards the Railway End, the club's two storey social club building and dressing rooms take up the space to the far touchline. Opposite is the Main Stand, which sits on the centre line on by far the narrowest of the four sides of the ground. The steep concrete based cantilever stand, built in the late 1970's was re-fitted in 2010 with new red seats. Both behind goal ends are virtually identical small all seated covered stands that were opened in 2011. Both have a capacity of 630 seats. The stadium is completed with a set of four modern floodlights.

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Future Developments

Steve informs me; 'The club have submitted plans for a new stadium in Duncrue, a half mile from the current stadium. The club are seeking private funding for this project after European funding was rejected. The plans are for a 6,000 capacity all seater stadium'. In an interesting move the Club have also announced that if they were to move, then the two new all seater stands at the Shore Road and Railway Ends, would be relocated to the new site.

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Looking Towards The Construct Stadia Stand

Steve informs me; 'If there is no segregation imposed then visiting fans will be allowed onto St Vincent Street and in turn into the social club function room, which has two bars and a big screen, which shows the lunchtime kick off in England or Scotland before the game. If the club have deemed it safe enough to allow visiting fans into the club then they should have no problems with the home fans as long as any banter is kept good natured and light hearted. In such circumstances the atmosphere between fans is quite relaxed. 

If, by contrast the club feel that relations between the two sets of fans makes it necessary to impose segregation then the social club will be out of bounds. The nearest safe place for a visiting fan to get a pre or post match drink, regardless of how welcome you may or may not have been made to feel at the game, is the Lansdowne Court Hotel, about half a mile from the ground. The hotel does pub grub and also has a high class Chinese restaurant, which is a bit on the expensive side'. 

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Main Stand

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Take the A2 Sydenham Bypass into East Belfast. Follow onto the M3, as the road passes over the river Lagan, turn off into Great Georges Street. At the A2 junction turn right into York Street. Once past the Yorkgate Shopping Centre the ground is no more than 5 minutes drive on the right hand side. 
 
Car Parking

The ground entrance along St Vincent Street has to be kept clear for emergency vehicles, and there is no parking available inside the ground so the nearest parking spaces are alongside Shore Road. There is, however, a free car park on a former warehouse site to the right hand side of York Road, 2 minutes south of the ground.

For a map showing the location of the ground see the Google map below, at the bottom of this page.

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Starting at the corner of Donegall Place, next to McDonalds, follow the shopping street north,
as the road kinks to the right it becomes York Street. Follow this road past the Yorkgate
Shopping Centre and railway station. To the ground is 10-15 minutes walk from here, on the right hand side.

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Seating:
Adults £10
OAPs/Under 18's £6
Child £6

Terrace:
Adults £9
OAPs/Under 18's £5
Child £5

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Ground Layout

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Northern Ireland Premier league fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website).

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