Empire Stadium

The Empire Stadium, also known as the Gżira Stadium or just The Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Gżira, Malta. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of the Maltese national football team, including the very first international match for Malta in 1957 against Austria.

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Type: Football
Description: Maltese soccer stadium
Also known as: “Empire Stadium, Gżira”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manoel Island and Gżira Parish Church.

Manoel Island

Islet

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Manoel Island, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.

Gżira Parish Church

Church

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The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or simply known as the Carmelite Church is a Doric Roman Catholic parish church located in Gżira, Malta. Gżira Parish Church is situated 340 metres northeast of Empire Stadium.

Orpheum Theatre

Theater building

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The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese architect Harold J. Borg, then still in his early twenties, to the design of Art Nouveau with Spanish features. Orpheum Theatre is situated 450 metres northeast of Empire Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ta‘ Xbiex and Gzira.

Ta‘ Xbiex

Town

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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira.

Gzira

Town

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Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019.