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Cae-y-Castell (currently known as the Essity Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in
In 2019, the stadium was renamed The Essity Stadium as part of a deal with the club's main sponsors.
In 2022, the club announced that an artificial pitch would be installed at the stadium. Later that year, Halkyn & Flint Mountain F.C. (now Flint Mountain F.C.) announced they had agreed to use the ground. The new pitch was installed in September 2022.
In 2023,
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and sta ...
, Flintshire
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, Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. Located on the banks of the Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary ( cy, Aber Dyfrdwy) is a large estuary by means of which the River Dee flows into Liverpool Bay. The estuary starts near Shotton after a five-mile (8 km) 'canalised' section and the river soon swells to be several mile ...
close to Flint Castle
Flint Castle ( cy, Castell y Fflint) in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales.
The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. The castle was only on ...
, it is the home ground of Flint Town United
Flint Town United Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Y Fflint Unedig) is a football club based in Flint, Flintshire, Wales, that will compete in the Cymru North, the second highest tier of Welsh football, in the 2023–24 season follo ...
and is also used by Flint Rugby Club.
History
The stadium was opened in 1993 after Flint moved from their previous Holywell Road ground. In 2006–07,Connah's Quay Nomads
Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cei Connah) is a Welsh professional football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the Cymru Premier.
The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted ...
were tenants at the ground.
In 2019, the stadium was renamed The Essity Stadium as part of a deal with the club's main sponsors.
In 2022, the club announced that an artificial pitch would be installed at the stadium. Later that year, Halkyn & Flint Mountain F.C. (now Flint Mountain F.C.) announced they had agreed to use the ground. The new pitch was installed in September 2022.
In 2023, Connah's Quay Nomads
Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cei Connah) is a Welsh professional football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the Cymru Premier.
The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted ...
announced they would be moving to Cae-y-Castell for the 2023-24 season.
Proposed renovation
In 2019, Flint Town United andConnah's Quay Nomads
Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cei Connah) is a Welsh professional football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the Cymru Premier.
The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted ...
began exploring a groundshare agreement which would see the stadium upgraded to UEFA Category 2, allowing it to host European qualifiers for both clubs as well as youth international fixtures.
References
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