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{{short description|Association football stadium in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Hayes Lane
| former_names = RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
| image = Hayes Lane Stadium (geograph 3359000).jpg
| location = [[Bromley]], [[Greater London]], England
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|gb|Rail}} [[Bromley South railway station|Bromley South]]
| coordinates = {{coord|51|23|24|N|0|01|16|E|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| opened = 1938<ref>[http://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/conference/conference-premier/bromley-hayes-lane.html Hayes Lane] Football Ground Guide</ref>
| record_attendance = 10,798
| owner = [[Bromley F.C.]]
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = 
| tenants = [[Bromley F.C.]] (1938–present) <br> [[Cray Wanderers F.C.]] (1998–2024) <br> [[Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)|Crystal Palace Women]] (2014–2023)<br>[[London City Lionesses]] (2024–present)
| capacity = 5,000 (1,300 seated)<ref name=NLCD/>
}}

'''Hayes Lane''', currently known as the '''Copperjax Community Stadium''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=25 April 2025 |title=Bromley Football Club announces exciting multi-year partnership with Copperjax|url=https://www.bromleyfc.co.uk/news/first-team/bromley-football-club-announces-exciting-multi-year-partnership-with-copperjax/ |website=Bromley Football Club |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> is a [[association football|football]] [[Football-specific stadium|stadium]] in [[Bromley]], [[Greater London]], England. Located between Bromley town centre and [[Hayes, Bromley|Hayes]], it is the home of [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley Football Club]] and [[London City Lionesses]]. The current capacity of the ground is 5,000,<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bromley-braintree-bristol-rovers-wholl-9122191 Bromley, Braintree and Bristol Rovers: Who'll be hosting relegated Tranmere Rovers in the Conference National next season] Liverpool Echo, 26 April 2015</ref> of which 1,300 is seated and 2,500 covered.<ref name=NLCD>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2013) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013: 35th Edition'' TW Publications, p273</ref>
[[File:Hayes lane.jpg|thumb|Hayes Lane in 2018, view from "Cricket Club Side"]]

==History==
Bromley F.C. moved to Hayes Lane in 1938 from their previous ground, also on the same road.<ref name=PP>[http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/bromley.html Bromley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730181559/http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/bromley.html |date=30 July 2018 }} Pyramid Passion</ref> It initially featured a 2,500-seat stand on one side of the pitch, with the remainder of the pitch surrounded by banking.<ref name=PP/> The ground was opened by [[Stanley Rous]] on 3 September 1938, with [[Walthamstow Avenue F.C.|Walthamstow Avenue]] winning 6–1.<ref name=DB>[https://dbauckham.exposure.co/return-of-the-bromley-boy Return of the Bromley Boy] David Bauckham, 17 May 2016</ref> The record attendance at the ground of 10,798 was set on 24 September 1948 for a friendly game between Bromley and a [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria XI]].<ref name=PP/> Floodlights were installed in 1960, and were formally switched on for a game between [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and an [[Isthmian League]] XI on 27 September.<ref name=PP/>

The banking was later replaced by concrete terracing, with both ends of the pitch later covered.<ref name=DB/> The original stand burned down in October 1992,<ref name=DB/> and was replaced by a much smaller 320-seat stand, which was opened the following year.<ref name=PP/> Seats obtained from the [[London Aquatics Centre]] were installed behind one goal to meet ground grading regulations after promotion to the National League.<ref name=DB/>

In April 2017 the club announced that work would begin on construction of a 1,450-seat stand at the south end of the ground, and that the playing surface would be converted from grass to [[Artificial turf|3G]].<ref>[http://www.bromleyfc.tv/site/bromley-fc-announces-significant-investment-into-hayes-lane/ Bromley FC announces significant investment into Hayes Lane] Bromley F.C., 21 April 2017</ref> The stand was officially opened on 20 July 2019 and named in honour of former club chairman Glyn Beverly.<ref>[http://www.bromleyfc.tv/site/important-information-glyn-beverly-stand-official-opening/ Important information: Glyn Beverly stand official opening] Bromley F.C.</ref> Following Bromley's promotion to [[EFL League Two|League Two]] in 2024, the playing surface was reverted to grass in order to comply with league regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-05-17 |title=Supporters update: May 2024 |url=https://www.bromleyfc.co.uk/news/supporters-update-may-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Bromley Football Club |language=en}}</ref>

[[Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)|Crystal Palace Women]] played their home games at the stadium between 2014 and 2023. The stadium was also home to [[Cray Wanderers F.C.|Cray Wanderers]] from 1998 until 2024.

[[London City Lionesses]] moved their home to Hayes Lane in 2024.

==International football==
In 2018, Hayes Lane hosted five games at the [[2018 CONIFA World Football Cup]] as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
!Year !! Date !! Team 1 !! Result !! Team 2 !! Competition
|-
|2018 || 31 May || [[File:Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg|23px]] [[Barawa football team|Barawa]] || 4–0 || {{fb|Tamil Eelam}} || [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group A]] 
|-
|2018 || 5 June || {{flagicon|TUR}} [[London]] [[Turkish people|Turkish]] Select || 4–0 || {{fb|Tibet}} || [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018 ConIFA World Football Cup placement round 1]]
|-
|2018 || 5 June || {{fb|Western Armenia}} || 0–4 || {{fb|Székely Land}} || [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018 ConIFA World Football Cup quarter-final]]
|-
|2018 || 7 June || {{fb|Abkhazia}} || 2–0 || {{fb|United Koreans in Japan}} || [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018 ConIFA World Football Cup placement round 2]]
|-
|2018 || 7 June || {{fb|Cascadia}} || 4–0 || {{fb|Western Armenia}} || [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018 ConIFA World Football Cup placement round 2]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{EFL League Two venues}}
{{Women's Super League venues}}
{{ConIFA World Football Cup stadiums}}

[[Category:Bromley F.C.]]
[[Category:Football venues in England]]
[[Category:Sports venues in London]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1938]]
[[Category:1938 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)]]
[[Category:Cray Wanderers F.C.]]
[[Category:London City Lionesses]] 
[[Category:Women's Super League venues]]