The Hill | |
.jpg) Main stand and dugouts in April 2017 | |
 Interactive map of Champion Hill | |
| Location | East Dulwich,Greater London,England |
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| Coordinates | 51°27′41″N0°05′02″W / 51.46125°N 0.08401°W /51.46125; -0.08401 |
| Owner | Meadow Residential |
| Operator | Dulwich Hamlet |
| Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated)[1] |
| Record attendance | 20,744[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 1992 |
| Tenants | |
| Dulwich Hamlet (1912–present) Corinthian-Casuals (1963–1968) Fisher Athletic (2004–2009) Fisher (2009–2016) Dulwich Hamlet Ladies | |
Champion Hill is afootball stadium inEast Dulwich in theLondon Borough of Southwark. It is the home ground ofDulwich Hamlet.
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Dulwich Hamlet began playing at the ground in 1912. 'The Hill' was formerly one of the largest amateur grounds in England, with attendances often reaching 20,000 and beyond. Currently, it holds the record for the highest attendance at a league match outside of theEnglish Football League at 16,254 for a 1931Isthmian League match between Dulwich Hamlet andNunhead.[3] The ground was also used forfootball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, staging a game between Mexico and South Korea.[4]
When Dulwich Hamlet suffered financial problems, much of the land they owned was sold for development of aSainsbury's supermarket. As a result, a new stadium was built on the site of the old Champion Hill stadium, and the Sainsbury's supermarket was built on what had been the training pitch before the 1980s. The new stadium was opened in 1992.
The ground was also used byCorinthian-Casuals from 1963 until 1968,[5]Fisher Athletic from 2004 until they folded in 2009, and then by the newFisher club between their formation in 2009 and 2016 when they moved to their own ground on Salter Road.
It was listed bySouthwark London Borough Council as anasset of community value in 2013.[6] The club's record attendance at the new ground of 3,336 was set at anFA Cup First Round game againstCarlisle United on 8 November 2019.[7]
In March 2018 Dulwich were forced to leave the ground by Meadow Residential, a property development company.[8] They returned to the ground in December after groundsharing atImperial Fields for several months.
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The stadium has the covered Tommy Jover main stand along the north side of the pitch, a smaller covered terrace on the opposite side (known as the "Toilets Opposite" stand), and uncovered terraces behind both goals.
The main stand incorporates the changing rooms, clubhouse and other ancillary facilities.
The ground is close toEast Dulwich andDenmark Hill stations.
