Sir Alex Ferguson recently marked the official opening of Cormack Park, Aberdeen F.C.’s new community sports hub, training facilities and football academy and the SFP was delighted to play a small part in the project by providing funding for frost covers for their training pitches. The legendary football manager, who steered the club through its most successful period, was the guest of honour at the opening of the campus. The facilities represent the first phase of Aberdeen F.C.’s ambitious vision for a dynamic and inclusive football and community facility and stadium which will positively inspire and touch the lives of everyone in the region and help the Club achieve long-term success both on and off the pitch. Named after the new Chairman, Dave Cormack to mark his significant contribution to the project, Cormack Park is home to the Bobby Clark Football Academy and the AFC Community Trust. It features a state-of-the art training pavilion, groundsman’s accommodation, three professional training pitches, two floodlit 3G pitches and two grass pitches. There is also outdoor and indoor space for a variety of community-based sporting and recreational activities. Paul Hendry, Stadium Manager said “Aberdeen Football Club would like to thank the team at The Scottish Football Partnership for the contribution towards the new training facility at Cormack Park. This has been a massive project for the club and at times funding this project has been challenging. Now that we have this facility up and running it is vital that we have the right equipment and resources to ensure that we can look after the pitches and the facility to the best of our ability and the grant provided to AFC by the SFP will go a long way to assisting us with the demands placed upon pro-pitches and training grounds by a professional football team.”
