Coordinates: 56°28′30.95″N, 2°58′23.50″W Dens Park is a football stadium located on Dens Road in the Scottish city of Dundee. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height. ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The new Wembley Stadium in London is the most expensive stadium ever built; it has a seating capacity of 90,000 This article is about the building type. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ...

The stadium is the home of Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,856. Uniquely, the stadium shares (see Google Maps) part of the same road (Sandeman Street) as Tannadice Park, which is the home of city rivals Dundee United F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. ... Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. ...

The club moved to 'Dens' from their first stadium at Carolina Port in 1899. Over the years, the ground has been redeveloped, with the construction of the near-identical Bobby Cox and Bob Shankly stands, which sit at either end of the ground. The former is given over to home supporters, and the latter to visiting supporters. Bobby Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) a graduate of Selma High School in Selma, California and Reedley College, class of 1959, Reedley, California, is the current and longtime manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Robert Bob Shankly, born on February 25, 1910 was a former professional footballer from the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland. ...

It has held one Scottish League Cup final and on November 25th 2007, held it's first Scottish Challenge Cup final. The Scottish Football League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. ... The Scottish Challenge Cup is a Scottish football competition introduced in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. ...

The record attendance at Dens is 43,024. This was set in 1953 when Dundee played host to Glasgow Rangers F.C in the Scottish League Cup.

Stadium Development

Following Dundee's successful league campaign during the 1998/99 season, Dens park had to be redeveloped to adhere to the new SPL seated capacity guidlines. Dundee F.C were therefore required to redevelope the East and West terraces. Barr Stadium Construction Ltd were charged with the task of removing the existing concrete terraces and the construction of two, 3000 seater stands. The stands were built in a record time of 82 days for the start of the 1999/2000 season.

The impressive single-teir stands were named after Bobby Cox and Bob Shankly, names chosen by the fans. Each holds 3000 supporters with snack bars, toilets and wheelchair access. Each provides a fantastic view of the playing surface with spacious leg room. A new Dundee F.C Club Shop and ticket office were also built. The Bobby Cox Stand usually houses Home supporters while the Bob Shankly Stand houses the away support.

Undersoil heating was installed in 2005 to combat pitch-freezing during the winter months.

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Proposed Development

In the latter months of 2007, Dundee F.C announced plans to sell much of the land south of the pitch to a housing developer. As part of the plans, new flats/houses would be constructed on the presently un-used portion of the land and a new South Stand would be construced, running alongside the pitch at no cost to the club. This would significantly increase the capacity of the stadium and would upgrade facilities at the club. Dundee Cheif Executive Dave Mackinnon announced that the club should have have "positive news" regarding the project, early in 2008.

Future of Dens Park

In 2002, plans were drawn up for a new stadium to be built in Dundee, as part of Scotland's bid to host the 2008 European Football Championship. This stadium would have been shared by Dundee and near-neighbours Dundee United. The stadium was planned for construction on a new site at Caird Park. Therefore, both Dundee and Dundee United would have said goodbye to their historic homes. However, Scotland were not successful in their bid, which meant these plans were put on ice for the time being. They could be resurrected should Scotland launch a successful bid for future European Championships. However, both clubs have expressed strong views which oppose a ground sharing agreement. The 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. ... Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish football (soccer) club from the city of Dundee. ...