"to start in October 2016 and a planned opening date in 2017. The new station will be just under a walk from the stadium. Madejski Stadium The Madejski is a football stadium located in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is the home of Reading Football Club playing in the Football League Championship and the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon. The stadium is named after Reading's chairman Sir John Madejski. It is an all-seater bowl stadium with a capacity of 24,161 and is located close to the M4 motorway. It"
"both games being played at the Madejski Stadium. The Reading Football League renamed itself the Thames Valley Premier League so as to retain its step 7 status for the 2014/15 season. This was particularly poignant for United as they won the inaugural Thames Valley Premier League title along with the BTC Senior Cup beating AFC Aldermaston 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium to record the 'double'. Both 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons saw United finish league runners up, while they also reached the Berks & Bucks FA Intermediate Cup Final losing 2-1 to Woodley United at Larges Lane where they returned to"
"also hosted several knock out phases of European cup rugby where a neutral ground was required or where teams were required to play at a larger capacity ground. The Madejski was selected as the venue for a charity friendly football match on 3 May 2006, featuring celebrities and football legends from England and Germany. The Match, named ""England vs Germany: The Legends"" was held to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund and the British Red Cross and to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of England winning the 1966 World Cup. The German team won the match 4–2, in an exact"
"season. The club competed in the 2012–13 Premier League season, having gained promotion at the end of the 2011–12 season after winning the Championship, but were relegated after just one season back in the top flight. The club played at Elm Park for 102 years between 1896 and 1998. In 1998 the club moved to the new Madejski Stadium, which is named after the club's co-chairman Sir John Madejski. The club holds the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third"
"benefited from the early recruitment of vet and Irish international Louis Magee. London Irish manage their own academy, with players such as Nick Kennedy, Jonathan Joseph, Topsy Ojo and Delon Armitage having gone on to play for the senior side and be internationally capped. London Irish play at the Madejski Stadium, in Reading. Madejski is the home of Reading FC and was opened in August 1998. The ground is a 24,161 all-seater capacity stadium, and was the largest used as a regular home ground in the premiership before Wasps moved to the Ricoh Arena in 2014. With the exception of"
"side Udinese. Their home ground Stadion Miejski has been totally rebuilt and completed in September 2010 for UEFA Euro 2012, during which it is expected to host 3 games in Group C. ""Kolejorz"" wrote another glorious chapter in club's history during its 2010–11 UEFA Europa League campaign. After being knocked out by Sparta Prague during Champions League qualification, they made it to the group stage of the Europa League. This time the Polish underdog had to face the big names: Juventus and Manchester City. In Turin a hat-trick by Artjoms Rudņevs earned them a surprising 3–3 draw. After defeating the"
"games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium. Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 18 are allowed to be selected for each fixture, with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play. As of 1 July 2018, the following players are those in the senior squad who are under 18. <br> Academy and development staff Prior to the establishment of the Academy, Reading produced several players for the first-team who went on to have successful careers. Neil Webb became Reading's youngest ever goalscorer aged 17 years and 31 days and made a total of"
"from Herzegovina. This rivalry started during Herzeg-Bosnia league (1994–00), and continued in Premier League. Zrinjski’s fans are called Ultras. Ultras group from Mostar was founded in 1994. Zrinjski plays its games on Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, (). The stadium was built in 1971 and was used by Velež until 1991. Stadium capacity today is 9,000 seats (former 25,000 standings), but in the 1970s and 1980s some games attracted over 35,000 spectators. It was the second largest stadium in Bosnia and Herzegovina (before placed the chairs) after Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo. Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals"
"National Rugby Stadium The National Rugby Stadium () is multi-purpose stadium in Gdynia, Poland. It is currently used for rugby union (RC Arka Gdynia and the Poland national team) and also for american football games (the Seahawks Gdynia). The stadium has a capacity of 2,425 people and was opened on February 14, 2010. First sport event at the National Rugby Stadium was rugby union match between RC Arka Gdynia and Poland national rugby union team, played on February 14, 2010. First Rugby Ekstraliga match at the stadium was Arka Gdynia' victory against AZS AWF Warszawa 19–9. Since 2011 the stadium"
"Velež's old stadium, Bijeli Brijeg Stadium was in west side and today he belongs to Zrinjski. Matches between Velež and Zrinjski are often afflicted with high levels of conflict. Red Army Mostar Red Army is the name of the supporter group of Bosnian football club FK Velež Mostar. Red Army was founded in 1981 in Mostar under the name Crveni Šejtani (Red Devils), after FK Velež Mostar won his first Yugoslav Cup final. The final game was won with a score of 3-2 against FK Željezničar in the Marakana stadium in front of more than 40,000 people. Following its inception,"
"""Parker Pen Challenge Cup"" at the Madejski Stadium, Reading. In 2003–04 the Welsh Rugby Union voted to create regions to play in the Celtic League and represent Wales in European competition. Henceforce Wales entered regional sides rather than the club sides which had previously competed. With a reduction from nine professional clubs to just five, there was no Welsh entry in that year's competition. Romania also did not take part in the Challenge Cup. Harlequins won the cup with a 27–26 last-second victory over Montferrand at the Madejski Stadium to become the first side to win the tournament twice. Sale"
"tenants at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. But the crowds and revenues from competition meant that Levett was continually financing the club, and so he placed it in administration in March 1999. The professional Richmond club and professional London Scottish F.C. were both merged into London Irish, who moved to the Stoop Memorial Ground before taking up tenancy at Madejski the following year. This period of hesitancy and uncertainty resulted in many of the professional players leaving the club pre-merger, and returning to their original home-teams. The amateur club was reformed in 2000, and the club rejoined the leagues as"
"Zrinjski took over Velež's Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, as it was located deep inside the informal Croatian territory of Federation BiH, thus forcing Velež to move to Vrapčići stadium (later renamed to Rođeni Stadium). The two clubs did not meet until 2000 for their first game. This happened because the nation's three ethnic groups each ran their own parallel leagues up until that point, with Velež in Premijer liga and Zrinjski in the Herzeg-Bosnia First League. xx.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:1<br> 08.09.1922. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 1:0<br> 13.04.1923. Mostar: Zrinjski – Velež 2:0<br> 29.04.1923. Mostar: Velež – Zrinjski 2:0<br> 01.05.1923."
"Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom HŠK Zrinjski Stadium (), also known as Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, is an association football stadium located in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is home of HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and has a capacity of 9,000 seats. Before the ground's conversion to an all-seater stadium, the capacity was around 25,000. The stadium is situated in the center of the west side in the city of Mostar. The stadium was built in 1971 and during Yugoslav times it served as the home ground of Velež Mostar. During the Bosnian War, between 1992 and 1995, the city"
"in the country (after National Stadium and Silesia Stadium). Construction of the stadium started in 2008 and was completed mid-2011.[2] The opening match was between Lechia Gdańsk and Cracovia and ended with 1–1 draw. The first international match, Poland – Germany, took place on 6 September 2011 and ended 2–2. The match was relocated from Warsaw because the National Stadium was not ready. Stadion Energa Gdańsk is used by Lechia Gdańsk since 'the White-and-Green' relocated there from MOSiR Stadium. The stadium was also one of the designated venues for the finals of Euro 2012. It hosted four matches during the"
"is used as a home ground of Podgorica Rugby union teams. The pitch measures 105 x 65 meters. Stadium didn't met UEFA criteria for European competitions. In addition to the main field is an auxiliary field, with one basketball court. Tološi Stadium Tološi Stadium is a football stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro. Situated in the Tološi neighbourhood, it is used for football and Rugby union matches. Stadium is the home ground of FK Crvena Stijena, and it's used by rugby teams Podgorica and Budućnost. Tološi Stadium is built during the 1964, as a home ground of FK Crvena Stijena. Except them,"
"League in 2012 after winning the Championship the plans look to be on as new owner Anton Zingarevich said he would extend the stadium if Reading stay in the Premier League after their first season back. A new railway station Reading GreenPark was opening near to the ground, but was later cancelled. The Madejski Stadium was opened in 1998, having first been proposed in 1994 as Reading climbed up the league and construction of an all-seater stadium was necessary. Elm Park was deemed unsuitable for renovation due to its confined location and the ambitions of chairman John Madejski to establish"
"Stadion Anđelko Herjavec Gradski stadion Varaždin, also known as Stadion NK Varteks or Stadion kod Varteksa, is a football stadium in Varaždin, Croatia, and the home ground of NK Varaždin. The stadium was built in 1931, although it underwent several renovations after that, and currently has an all-seating capacity of 10,800. It consists of three stands, with the main stand being the only one with a roof. The stadium is located near the Varteks clothing factory, and also features a Varteks fan shop and a café. On 31 May 2017, the stadium hosted the 2017 Croatian Football Cup Final between"
"at the Madejski Stadium. Despite both teams needing a win to maintain any hope of avoiding relegation, a drab 0–0 draw condemned both to Championship football for the 2013–14 season. Reading travelled to Fulham on 4 May and recorded only their second away win of the season with two goals from Hal Robson-Kanu and one each from Jem Karacan and Adam le Fondre securing a 4–2 victory. Le Fondre's strike also set a new Premier League record for most goals scored as a substitute. Ten days later, Reading played their last home game of the season against Manchester City, losing"
"Stadion Park Mladeži Stadion Park Mladeži (English: ""Park of Youth Stadium"") is a football stadium in Split, Croatia. It is the second largest football stadium in Split (after Poljud) and is home to the RNK Split football club. The stadium was built in the 1950s (with initial construction starting in 1949) for RNK Split, who began using it in 1955. The stadium was never completed, although it went through some renovation for the 1979 Mediterranean Games which were hosted by the city. The stadium has a total capacity of 4,075 and is located in the Brodarica neighbourhood of Split. It"
"the annual London Double Header at Twickenham, all London Irish home matches are played at the Madejski. The largest crowd for a London Irish match was for a game against London Wasps on 15 March 2008 during the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership. The crowd of 23,790 was also the highest attendance for a regular season Guinness Premiership match until December 2008. On 12 March 2016 London Irish played their first home Premiership match away from Madejski (and Twickenham), and also the first-ever Premiership match outside England, when they travelled to the USA to face Saracens at the New York Red Bulls'"
"Municipal Stadium. They share it with the football club MKP Pogoń Siedlce MKS Pogoń Siedlce (rugby union) Miejski Klub Sportowy Pogoń Siedlce (often referred to just as Pogoń Siedlce) is a Polish rugby union club based in Siedlce, Poland that plays in the Rugby Ekstraliga. Siedlce were promoted from the First Division in 2011-12 up to the Rugby Ekstraliga having finished third. They finished the current season ranked 4th out of the 8 clubs who took part in the Premier League. The club was formed in 1944. They were a First Division team, but earned promotion up to the top"
"eliminated from the Europa League at the first hurdle. In February 2017, a section of Rad supporters were accused of shouting racist abuse during a match against FK Partizan that reduced opposition player Everton Luiz to tears and resulted in confrontation between the opposing sides at the end of the match. The stadium of Rad is the King Petar I Stadium, commonly known as """"Stadion na Banjici"""" (Stadium at Banjica), which is located in the southern part of Belgrad's Banjica neighbourhood, and holds about 3,919 people. It was built in 1977 although its stand dates back to the pre-World War"
"War each club has generally been supported by a particular ethnic group (Velež for the Bosniaks and Zrinjski for the Croats). The matches between the two clubs are some of the country's most intense matches. Bijeli Brijeg Stadium (Zrinjski stadium) is main stadium in city. Vrapčići Stadium (Velež stadium) is not in city. In basketball, HKK Zrinjski Mostar competes at the nation's highest level while the Zrinjski banner also represents the city in the top handball league. Vahid Halilhodžić, a former Bosnian football player who last managed the Japan national football team, started his professional career in FK Velež Mostar."
"During the early professional years, a temporary stand was erected along the north side of the pitch. Later on in the professional era, Richmond 1st team moved to the Madejski Stadium, Reading, where they played until bankruptcy. The stadium would later become London Irish's home ground, and was an early example of London rugby clubs playing in football grounds – London Wasps played at Loftus Road before moving to Adams Park, and Saracens moved to Vicarage Road. Richmond contested the first ever rugby match with Blackheath F.C., and the clubs have continued to play an annual fixture to uphold the"
"this only lasted two seasons. From 1987–96 the crest used the new kit colours of yellow, sky blue, royal blue and white. A brief return to a design based on the 1981 crest was reintroduced for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. Commenting on the need for a new crest to coincide with the move to the Madejski Stadium, as well as moving into the new millenium, Sir John Madejski said: ""I know some traditionalists will say we should keep the old badge but they should bear in mind the need to move forward."" The current crest was first seen on"
"John Madejski Sir John Robert Madejski, (; born Robert John Hurst; 28 April 1941) is an English businessman, with commercial interests spanning property, broadcast media, hotels, restaurants, publishing and football. He changed his name when his stepfather, a Polish airman during World War II, returned to Britain to marry his mother. Madejski is the founder of the magazine which became ""Auto Trader"" and chairman of Reading F.C., as well as Chancellor of the University of Reading and Deputy Lieutenant of Berkshire. He is a benefactor to many institutions, especially in academia, education and the arts. In the ""Sunday Times Rich"
"Rođeni Stadium Stadion Rođeni is a football stadium in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northern part of the city. It takes its name from the nickname of FK Velež. It is primarily the home of FK Velež Mostar. The stadium holds 7,000 supporters. It has a little east and a big north tribune built in 2006. In 2008, a big west tribune is under construction. Due to the divisions between the Bosniak and Croat Mostar territories, FK Velež Mostar lost its previous home ground of Bijeli Brijeg Stadium. This stadium was largely used by FK Velež"
"final, returning to the top flight for the first time since 1972 and playing their first Premier League season in their history. ""Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away)."" Reading qualified for the play-offs following a 1–0 victory over Wigan Athletic at the Madejski Stadium on 29 April 2017. On 16 May, Reading reached the final after beating Fulham 1–0 at the Madejski Stadium with a penalty scored by Yann Kermorgant after Tomáš Kalas had handled the ball. This gave them a 2–1 aggregate victory, the first leg having finished"
"at the Madejski Stadium, Gozie Ugwu scoring twice. Despite a successful start, the team won just one of their next seven games, a 3–2 victory against Southampton with Ugwu again scoring twice, and lost the other six, including a 4–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Due to new rules which came into effect for the 2013–14 season, Reading could only play three games at their training ground and therefore chose to play a number of their games at Basingstoke Town's Camrose ground. In November they beat Queens Park Rangers in the first round of the inaugural U21 Premier League Cup, though,"
"March 2000, Zrinjski and Velež played a friendly game, for the first time in over 55 years. The game took place in Sarajevo, and ended in a 2–2 draw. The first official game between both teams was played in Premier League of BiH at the Bijeli Brijeg Stadium on 13 August 2000, and was won by Zrinjski with 2–0. The two fan groups which support each team are: Both fanbases still represent a division among ethnic lines, as the Ultras are almost exclusively Croats and the Red Army are mostly Bosniaks. The ethnic connection of both fanbases leads to vigorous"
"City Football Club now play at Scours Lane after moving from Palmer Park Stadium at the end of the 2015–16 season. Reading is a centre for rugby union in the area, with the Aviva Premiership team London Irish as tenants at the Madejski Stadium. Reading is also home to another three senior semi-professional rugby clubs: Reading Abbey R.F.C., Redingensians R.F.C. and Reading R.F.C.. The Reading Rockets are the town's professional basketball team. They compete in the second tier English Basketball League Division 1, though they have tried several times in recent years to move up to the top tier British"
"the Madejski Stadium with Reading earning a 2–2 draw against Newcastle United. Reading twice took the lead through Jimmy Kebe and Noel Hunt but a late Demba Ba goal was enough to secure Newcastle a share of the points. Despite suspicions of handball, Ba's goal was allowed to stand and Reading entered October in 19th position and still without a win in the league. October began with news that Sean Morrison had signed a new deal with the club, keeping him at Reading until 2016. The start of the month also saw Steve Head, a former youth team player at"