Empire Stadium (Gżira)
Gżira Stadium in the 1950s | |
| Location | Gżira, Malta |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°54′09″N 14°29′34″E / 35.90255°N 14.492745°E |
| Owner | Testaferrata heirs |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 4 November 1922 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Renovated | 1933, 1951 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Demolished | No, but dilapidated |
The Empire Stadium, also known as the Gżira Stadium or just The Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Gżira, Malta. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of the Maltese national football team, including the very first international match for Malta in 1957 against Austria. It also hosted the final of the Maltese Cup. The stadium was able to hold 30,000 spectators and originally opened in 1922. It was notorious for its sandy pitch. The stadium hosted its final game in 1981, being replaced by the modern Ta' Qali Stadium.