Villa Park hosted a football match in 2012.
The 2012 FA Community Shield was the 90th FA Community Shield , a football match played on 12 August 2012 between the winners of the previous season 's Premier League and FA Cup competitions .. FA Community Shield. FA Community Shield. football. Association football. Premier League. 2011–12 Premier League. FA Cup. 2011–12 FA Cup. The match was contested by the 2012 FA Cup winners , Chelsea , and the champions of the 2011 -- 12 Premier League , Manchester City .. Chelsea. Chelsea F.C.. Manchester City. Manchester City F.C.. 2011 FA Community Shield. Premier League. 2011–12 Premier League. FA Cup. 2011–12 FA Cup. 2012 FA Cup. 2012 FA Cup Final. The 2012 Community Shield was not played at its usual venue , Wembley Stadium , as the stadium hosted the final of the 2012 Olympic football tournament on the same weekend as the proposed date for the Community Shield .. football. Association football. Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium. 2012 Olympic football tournament. Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics. It was played instead at Aston Villa 's home ground , Villa Park , in Birmingham .. Villa Park. Villa Park. Birmingham. Birmingham. It was the first time since the fixture was played at Maine Road in 1973 that the Community Shield had been hosted at a venue other than Wembley -LRB- old and new -RRB- or the Millennium Stadium .. Maine Road. Maine Road. 1973 FA Charity Shield. Millennium Stadium. Millennium Stadium. Manchester City won the game 3 -- 2 to claim their first Community Shield since 1972 .. Manchester City. Manchester City F.C.. 1972 FA Charity Shield