▁him ▁- ▁the ▁play ▁originally ▁ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁few ▁rev iv als ▁since . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Stand ▁was ▁extended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁ 4 9 , 0 0 0 , ▁cost ing ▁the ▁club ▁a ▁further ▁£ 7   mill ion , ▁making ▁the ▁final ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁£ 2 3   mill ion . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Final ▁winning ▁manager ▁Bob ▁Sto ko e ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁outside ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁Football ▁League ▁awards , ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Best ▁A way ▁Gr ound , ▁with ▁other ▁cont enders ▁including ▁Cre we ▁Alex andra ' s ▁Alex andra ▁Stadium ▁and ▁P ly mouth ▁Arg yle ' s ▁Home ▁Park . ▁S under land ▁celebrated ▁the ▁t enth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁with ▁a ▁pre - season ▁friendly ▁against ▁Ju vent us ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁drawn ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁During ▁construction , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁had ▁not ▁adopted ▁an ▁official ▁name , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁known ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁as ▁the ▁" W ear side ▁Stadium " ▁and ▁" New ▁R oker ▁Park ". ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁eventually ▁revealed ▁as ▁the ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light ▁at ▁a