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Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland’s national football stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen’s Park F.C. and the Scottish national football team. It is also used for pop concerts and other sporting events. It is now the audition point for the United Kingdom’s series of The X Factor.

Hampden was built in 1903, though all signs of the original stadium are long gone. It is known throughout the world as an iconic home of football and celebrated its centenary on October 31 2003. The stadium also houses the offices of the Scottish Football Association, SPL and Scottish Football League. During the 2012 Olympics it will also host games during the early stages of the Olympic football tournament. It has also hosted prestigious sporting events such as the finals of the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) and the UEFA Cup.

Hampden will be the key stadium of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It will host the athletics during the tournament, Glasgow having been announced as the host city on 9 November 2007.

The stadium is served by the nearby Mount Florida railway station.

Queen’s Park have played at a venue called Hampden Park since 1873. When Queen’s Park moved to the third

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