Aberdeen Sports Village
Aberdeen City and Shire has had a major boost with the creation of a modern, vibrant new facility which will provide a variety of sports for all. This venture is the realisation of a vision first discussed in 2003 by funding partners the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland. Opening in August 2009, the sports village will deliver high quality sports services and opportunities for all at the home of sport in the region.
Aberdeen Sports Village is a partnership between Aberdeen City Council, the University of Aberdeen and sportscotland. Through sportscotland's National and Regional facilities strategy, the Aberdeen partners submitted a bid to develop a regional facility in Aberdeen, and from this initial bid, the vision for the Sports Village was born. The site chosen for the development was the Chris Anderson Stadium in the Linksfield area of Aberdeen, which had a long history of sporting competition, but was nearing the end of it's useful life. The Stadium was named after Chris Anderson, the former vice-chairman of Aberdeen Football Club, who was a sporting visionary and the driving force that helped take the Dons to the peak of European Football in the 1980's. He was also a great supporter of Higher Education within the City.
The Chris Anderson name still lives on within the Village through the naming of the stadium, athletics track and football pitch in his honour. Sport lives on through memories of tight finishes, last ditch tackles, courage and camaraderie - we hope that the Sports Village will continue to generate these memories for years to come.
For more information visit the Aberdeen Sports Village website.