Two-time FA Cup finalists leave world-famous 51,866-seater home to play in tiny stadium holding just 990 fans
The Glasgow club - who reached the FA Cup final twice in the 1880s - are moving out of Hampden Park.
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For a century Hampden has been home to Queens Park
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Hampden is also home to the Scottish national team
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The general view of the new stadium Queens Park are moving into
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Yes, Hampden the home of the Scotland national team and host of Euro 2020 matches with a capacity of 51,866.
In its place, Queens Park are moving to a cosy new stadium called Lesser Hampden - now known as the City Stadium - right next door with a capacity of just 990.
That's over 50 times smaller than the ground they've called home for over a century.
Queens Park were once one of football's biggest names making the FA Cup finals in 1884 and 1885 back when Scottish clubs were allowed to enter.
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Founded in 1867, they're Scotland's oldest club and helped shape the modern game.
For decades they shared Hampden with the national team but the Scottish FA now owns the ground outright.
So Queens Park have decided to go their own way building something small but entirely their own.
The club says the move is about sustainability, identity, and building for the
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