The Kerċem Ajax Stadium () is a stadium located in
Kerċem
Ta' Kerċem is a village in Malta, in the island of Gozo
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Gozo
Gozo ( ), known in classical antiquity, antiquity as Gaulos, is an island in the Malta#The Maltese archipelago, Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the Malta Island, island of Malta ...
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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
. The stadium is believed to seat around 1,000 people and hosts the
Gozo Football League Second Division
The Gozo Football League Second Division, known as Bank of Valletta, BOV GFL Second Division for sponsorship reasons, is the second and lowest level in the Gozo Football League. The league was first competed in 1948.
The Second Division is played ...
and domestic cup matches.
Background and description
The stadium was inaugurated on 3 October 2014 and was part of an estimated
€
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6 million investment made by the
Malta Football Association
The Malta Football Association (MFA; ) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Malta.
The Association organises the Maltese Football League for both men and women and several other competitions, including knockout competitions ...
with the help of the Government in completing ten infrastructural projects in Malta. The stadium comprises one stand, which is accessible from Wenzu Mintoff Street. The stand seats around 1,000 people and is host to a number of facilities, including dressing rooms, a clinic and a rehabilitation pool and a VIP room.
The Raymond Mercieca Sports Complex
The stadium makes part of the Raymond Mercieca Sports Complex, which was upgraded back in 2007 at a cost of
Lm17,000.
Besides the stadium, the complex includes a five-a-side pitch, a tennis court and two bocci pitches. As at 2017, the tennis court has fallen in a state of despair and is now being used as a parking.
See also
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List of football stadiums in Malta
The following is a partial list of association football, football stadiums in Malta in order of capacity. Although a number of teams participating in the Maltese football league system own or operate their own stadium, Maltese football league match ...
References
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Football in Gozo
Football venues in Malta
Kerċem
2014 establishments in Malta
Sports venues completed in 2014