Champion Hill is a

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stadium in

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in the

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. It is the home ground of

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History

Dulwich Hamlet began playing at the ground in 1912. 'The Hill' was formerly one of the largest amateur grounds in England, with attendances often reaching 20,000 and beyond. Currently, it holds the record for the highest attendance at a league match outside of the

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at 16,254 for a 1931

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match between Dulwich Hamlet and

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. The ground was also used for

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, staging a game between Mexico and South Korea. When Dulwich Hamlet suffered financial problems, much of the land they owned was sold for development of a

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supermarket. As a result, a new stadium was built on the site of the old Champion Hill stadium, and the Sainsbury's supermarket was built on what had been the training pitch before the 1980s. The new stadium was opened in 1992. The ground was also used by Corinthian-Casuals from 1963 until 1968, Fisher Athletic from 2004 until they folded in 2009, and then by the new

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club between their formation in 2009 and 2016 when they moved to their own ground on Salter Road. It was listed by

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as an

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in 2013. The club's record attendance at the new ground of 3,336 was set at an

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First Round game against

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on 8 November 2019. In March 2018 Dulwich were forced to leave the ground by Meadow Residential, a property development company.Dulwich offered groundshare by rivals Tooting & Mitcham
BBC Sport, 10 March 2018 They returned to the ground in December after groundsharing at

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for several months.

Facilities

The stadium has the covered Tommy Jover main stand along the north side of the pitch, a smaller covered terrace on the opposite side (known as the "Toilets Opposite" stand), and uncovered terraces behind both goals. The main stand incorporates the changing rooms, clubhouse and other ancillary facilities.

Transport

The ground is close to and stations.

References

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