Hibernians Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Paola, Malta

Paola, Malta

Paola, , is a town in the Grand Harbour area of Malta, with a population of 8,856 people . It is named after its founder, the Grandmaster Antoine de Paule, but is commonly known as Raħal Ġdid, which means new town in Maltese.Paola is renowned for its shopping centres, Good Friday procession, its...

. The Hibernians football ground was inaugurated on 9 November 1986. Hibernians became the first Maltese club to have their own football pitch. Nonetheless, Hibernians play most of their league matches in the National Stadium in Ta' Qali, since nearly all the Maltese Premier League

Maltese Premier League

The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909...

 matches are played there.

The ground is used by Hibernians for their everyday training sessions. It is also used by the Malta Football Association

Malta Football Association

The Malta Football Association is the governing body of football in Malta.It organises the Maltese Football League and several other competitions, including the knockout competition for the top teams, called the FA Trophy...

 to host matches from the Maltese First Division

Maltese First Division

The Maltese First Division is the second-highest division in Maltese football, behind the Maltese Premier League and above the Maltese Second Division. The league has been running for many years.12 teams take part in the league...

. The Malta national rugby union team

Malta national rugby union team

The Malta national rugby union team are governed by the Malta Rugby Football Union . Although Malta has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, the island state has made remarkable progression since its first international in 2000...

 have recently started to use the ground for their international matches.

Hibernians played their first European match on this pitch on the 23rd July 1996 when they played against Uralmash Yekaterinburg in the Intertoto Cup, losing the match 2-1.

Facilitiies

The Hibernians Stadium consists of two turf pitches. There is a full size football pitch, and a smaller pitch which is approximately half the width of the main pitch. The club house area has five dressing rooms with showers, physiotherapy rooms, and a board room. The stadium can hold up about 8000 spectators. In the stands there are two different sections, and a VIP area. The ground is also equipped with a scoreboard and floodlighting system.