The Snakepit
| The Snakepit | |
| Full name | The Snakepit national stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Svorgas, Senya |
| Broke ground | 2013 |
| Built | 2014 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Two |
| Capacity |
115,000 (with standing) 92,270 (all seater) |
| Field dimensions | 110x69m |
| Tenants | |
| Senya national football team | |
The Snakepit is a football stadium in Svorgas, Senya, and is the home of Senya national football team.
The Stadium was built in 2014 as a new home for Senya national football team, and was built on the old site of the National Rugby Stadium.
The Stadium has a capacity of 115,000.
The stadium is notorious for it's t Verte Val stand and useage of safe standing. Out of the 115,000 seats, 97,250 seats are safe standing (t Verte Val, Canary Stand, and all but the disabled supporters area of the East Stand).
Stands
All the stands connect around at the corners, but each of the stands has a name. The pitch runs East-West, with the t Verte Val and the East Stand behind the goals. Except for t Verte Val, each of the stands have two tiers each.
t Verte Val
t Verte Val (English: The Green Wall) is the main stand in the Snakepit. It holds 50,000. The stand employs safe standing, by which seats are on rails which can be lifted to accomodate standing or be lowered to make seats, depending on the competition regulations. It is the home of the Naldas supporters group.
The stand has a reputation of being where the hardcore Naldas supporters watch, and is often home of flares and massive choreographies, involving the Senyan flag. Fans often wave large flags from this stand during play.
East Stand
The East Stand is a stand holding 25,000. This stand is home to the Young Greens supporters group, and is often promoted as the Family stand. In the corner with the Canary Stand, there is the disabled fans section, which can house upto 1,500 disabled supporters. This stand is also popular with the Komovoren.
Dispite being known for being a family area, the stand is still very noisy during games.
Canary Stand
The Canary Stand is a stand holding 23,000. This stand houses a mix of Naldas and Komovoren supporters. It is located on the North side of the stadium.
National Stand
The National Stand is a stand holding 17,000. This stand houses a mix of Naldas and Komovoren supporters. At the far end and in the corner with the East Stand houses the Away fans. This is the side in which houses the main commentary gantries, alongside the camera platforms, and the media sections. This is also the stand with the tunnel, and with the two dugouts.
