Odsal Stadium

Odsal Stadium, also known as Provident Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a sports stadium in Odsal, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It has been home to Bradford Rugby League Club since opening in 1934 and was previously home to the speedway team Bradford Dukes, as well the football team Bradford City following the Valley Parade fire. Odsal has also been a venue for baseball, basketball, kabbadi, show jumping, tennis, live music and international Rugby League.

The stadium holds the British attendance records for a Rugby match, 102,569 in 1954 at the rugby league Warrington-Halifax Challenge Cup final replay, and for a domestic, non-final Rugby League match, 69,429 at the third round Challenge Cup tie between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield in 1953. While its capacity has reduced significantly, it remains the largest stadium in the Super League The stadium is owned by the Bradford City Council, but due to financial problems the Rugby Football League purchased the lease on it in 2012.

Odsal

Coordinates: 53°45′26″N 1°45′32″W / 53.7571°N 1.7588°W / 53.7571; -1.7588

Odsal is a village in the metropolitan district of the Bradford, West Yorkshire, England,0.8 miles (1.3 km) outside the village of Wibsey. Odsal's main attraction is Odsal Stadium, home of Bradford Bulls rugby league club. Another landmark is the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, named after the boxer who lived in Bradford at the time of his 1976 bout against Muhammad Ali.

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