QUEENS PARK are swapping one of world football’s most iconic stadiums for a pint-sized ground with fewer than 1,000 seats.
The Glasgow club – who reached the FA Cup final twice in the 1880s – are moving out of Hampden Park.
Yes, Hampden the home of the Scotland national team and host of Euro 2020 matches with a capacity of 51,866.
In its place, Queens Park are moving to a cosy new stadium called Lesser Hampden – now known as the City Stadium – right next door with a capacity of just 990.
That’s over 50 times smaller than the ground they’ve called home for over a century.
Queens Park were once one of football’s biggest names making the FA Cup finals in 1884 and 1885 back when Scottish clubs were allowed to enter.
Founded in 1867, they’re Scotland’s oldest club and helped shape the modern game.
For decades they shared Hampden with the national team but the Scottish FA now owns the ground outright.
So Queens Park have decided to go their own way building something small but entirely their own.
The club says the move is about sustainability, identity, and building for the future even if that future has fewer seats.
Gone are the days of tens of thousands roaring from the stands. Now, it’ll be hundreds but every voice will count.
From a world-famous arena to a hidden gem in its shadow, Queens Park are proving size isn’t everything.
They may be downsizing the stadium but their ambitions are still sky high.
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