Croke Park Classic

 

Croke Park Classic 

Penn State vs Central Florida
Football Match at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland

Game Day: August 30, 2014

Travel to Ireland to watch the Croke Park Classic for a trip of a lifetime!

Croke Park Classic - The Game

Croke Park Classic- The Game

Next August, thousands of college football fans will travel to Ireland to kick off the 2014 college football season. Penn State and UCF will face off in Croke Park, Dublin on Saturday, August 30, 2014.

The Croke Park Classic will be played in front of 69,000 football fans from throughout Ireland and the US. The Croke Park Classic will be the eighth American football game played in Ireland and Penn State is the first Big Ten school to play internationally since Michigan State and Wisconsin met in Tokyo in 1993. The last american college football game to be played at Croke Park was when Notre Dame faced off against Navy in 1996.

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Croke Park, Dublin

Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland has been at the heart of Irish sporting life for over 100 years. Dubliner’s commonly refer to it as “Croker”. Croke Park is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Since 1884, the site has been primarily used by the GAA to host Gaelic games (such as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and Senior Hurling Championship) and music concerts by major international acts. The stadium also hosted the famed 1996 Notre Dame vs Navy college football game and is the proposed setting for the 2014 Croke Park Classic. With its capacity to seat 82,300 people, it is the third largest stadium in Europe.

The Croke Park Stadium Tour offers an indepth look at the history of this modern sporting arena. Stadium tours take place on a daily basis throughout the year. Please note that while they are working on introducing a match day tour, currently the Stadium Tour is not offered on match days.

Visitors may also want to visit the GAA Museum at Croke Park. The GAA Museum was established to recognise and celebrate the GAA’s enormous contribution to Irish sporting, cultural and social life. The museum details the history of the GAA at home and abroad through its’ vast collection of artifacts such as hurleys, jerseys, trophies, programs, etc.

Located in the midst of everything Dublin, Croke Park is a short 15 minute walk from the main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street.

Travel to Ireland to see the Croke Park Classic

Croke Park Classic - Penn State vs UCF

Croke Park Classic

UCF and Penn State, in conjunction with the Gaelic Athletic Association, will travel across the Atlantic Ocean to open the 2014 football season. The Croke Park Classic is scheduled for August 30, 2014 in Dublin Ireland.

Travel to Ireland to see the Croke Park Classic