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Home Grounds

Caley Thistle’s league crowds across three grounds and four spells.

Ground spells

GroundGround spell First league homeLast recorded league homeCrowds recorded AverageLargest crowd
Telford Street Park July 1994 to 31 Oct 1996 13 Aug 1994 5 Oct 1996 41 1,451 4,931 vs Ross County
Caledonian Stadium (first spell) 1 Nov 1996 to 31 Jul 2004 9 Nov 1996 15 May 2004 136 2,161 5,525 vs Ross County
Pittodrie (groundshare) August 2004 to 22 Jan 2005 15 Aug 2004 3 Jan 2005 11 3,386 9,530 vs Aberdeen
Caledonian Stadium (return) 29 Jan 2005 to present 29 Jan 2005 7 Nov 2026 376 3,434 7,753 vs Rangers

Ground spells follow the club’s occupancy dates. The first public match at Telford Street was against St Mirren on 30 July 1994. The Caledonian Stadium staged a test match on 6 November 1996.

Caley Thistle played friendlies at the Caledonian Stadium through July 2004, then used Pittodrie for league games while the Inverness ground was upgraded.

During the groundshare, the club played its League Cup tie against Motherwell at the Caledonian Stadium on 22 September 2004. The tie went ahead with only the stand in use.

ICTFC stadium history · ICTFC account of the first season

League crowds by season and ground

Figures use published home league fixtures at these grounds. Averages use recorded crowds above zero and exclude matches behind closed doors. Seasons split across grounds have a row for each spell.

SeasonGroundDivision League gamesCrowds recorded AverageLargest crowd
1996/97 Telford Street Park SFL Third Division 5 5 1,604 2,086 vs Arbroath
1995/96 Telford Street Park SFL Third Division 18 18 1,573 4,931 vs Ross County
1994/95 Telford Street Park SFL Third Division 18 18 1,287 3,562 vs Ross County