Cae-y-Castell

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Cae-y-Castell
Cae-Y-Castell.jpg
Main Stand in 2018
Cae-y-Castell
Capacity 3,000 (250 Seated)
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Opened1993
Tenants
Flint Town United F.C.

Flint Mountain F.C. (2022 - )

Connah's Quay Nomads FC (2023 - )

Cae-y-Castell (currently known as the Essity Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Flint, Flintshire, Wales. Located on the banks of the Dee Estuary close to Flint Castle, it is the home ground of Flint Town United and is also used by Flint Rugby Club. [1]

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History

The stadium was opened in 1993 after Flint moved from their previous Holywell Road ground. [2]

In 2006–07, Connah's Quay Nomads were tenants at the ground. [3]

Smaller stands behind the goal at Cae-Y-Castell Cae-y-Castell small stands.jpg
Smaller stands behind the goal at Cae-Y-Castell

In 2019, the stadium was renamed The Essity Stadium as part of a deal with the club's main sponsors. [4]

In 2022, the club announced that an artificial pitch would be installed at the stadium. [5] Later that year, Halkyn & Flint Mountain F.C. (now Flint Mountain F.C.) announced they had agreed to use the ground. [6] The new pitch was installed in September 2022. [7]

In 2023, Connah's Quay Nomads announced they would be moving to Cae-y-Castell for the 2023-24 season. [8]

Proposed renovation

In 2019, Flint Town United and Connah's Quay Nomads began exploring a groundshare agreement which would see the stadium upgraded to UEFA Category 2, allowing it to host European qualifiers for both clubs as well as youth international fixtures. [9]

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References

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  2. "History of Flint Town Utd FC". www.pitchero.com.
  3. Live, North Wales (3 February 2006). "Home help". North Wales Live.
  4. "Flint Town's Cae-y-Castell renamed Essity Stadium as part of new Sponsorship deal". Deeside.com.
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  6. Jones, Dave (13 May 2022). "Halkyn and Flint Mountain Football Club reveal a change of home ground". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. "Club set for 'biggest game' in their history on new 3G pitch". 13 September 2022.
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