Anfield is one of the oldest grounds in England and home of Liverpool FC. It has a capacity of 45,522 seats. After Anfield opened in 1884 it got initially rented by Everton FC. The first game at the ground ended in Everton beating Earlstown 5-0. After a dispute over the [...]
Bloomfied Road is the home of Blackpool FC. The stadium currently has a capacity of 16,007 seats. Football had been played at the site of Bloomfield Road since 1887 when in 1899 a modest stadium was built. The first match at the new stadium was played on the 21st of [...]
Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park, is the home ground of West Ham United FC. The stadium has a capacity of 35,016 seats. Boleyn Ground was built in 1904, and about a decade later West Ham selected it as their home ground. The stadium recorded its highest [...]
Bramall Lane is the oldest stadium in the world still hosting professional football matches. It is home to Sheffield United FC, and has a capacity of 32,609 seats. Bramall Lane opened on the 30th of April 1855 as a cricket ground. For the first seven years it was only used [...]
The Britannia Stadium is the home ground of Stoke City FC. It has a capacity of 27,598 seats. Stoke City moved into the stadium in 1997 after having played for 117 years at the Victoria Ground. Construction of the new stadium began late 1996 and was finished in time for [...]
Carrow Road is the home ground of Norwich City FC. The stadium has a capacity of 27,010 seats. In the 1930s the club played its matches at a ground called “The Nest”, however it had limited capacity and in 1935 failed to meet FA safety requirements. A few weeks before [...]
The City Ground has been the home ground of Nottingham Forest FC for more than 100 years. It currently offers a capacity of 30,576 seats. The club moved to the City Ground on the 3rd of September 1898. It remained a fairly small stadium for the subsequent decades until new [...]
Craven Cottage is the home of Fulham FC. It currently holds a capacity of 25,700 seats. The first match at the site of the current stadium was played in 1896, however it took a further 10 years for the first proper stand to be built: the current Johnny Haynes stand [...]
The DW Stadium, until 2009 called JJB Stadium, is the home of Wigan Athletic FC. The stadium offers a capacity of 25,133 seats. The DW Stadium replaced Wigan’s previous home Springfield Park, where Wigan had played its home matches for almost 70 years. The stadium officially opened on the 4th [...]
Elland Road is the home ground of Leeds United FC. The stadium currently has a capacity of 39,460 seats. Elland Road opened in 1897, however in the first years of its existence the ground was only used for rugby matches. In 1904 newly formed football club Leeds City moved into [...]
The Emirates Stadium has been Arsenal FC’s home since 2006, replacing their previous stadium Highbury. The stadium has a capacity of 60,361 seats. First plans for the construction of a new stadium arose in the late 1990s. Highbury had gotten too small and lacked the possibilities of expansion being enclosed [...]
Etihad Stadium, previously called the City of Manchester Stadium and also known as Eastlands, is the home ground of Manchester City FC. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 seats. The Etihad Stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, but was converted after the games into a football stadium [...]
Ewood Park is one of the oldest grounds in England and home to Blackburn Rovers FC. The stadium has a capacity of 31,154 seats. Ewood Park opened in 1882 as a multi-sports ground. Blackburn Rovers had earlier played a few matches at the site, but started playing regularly at Ewood [...]
Goodison Park is one of the oldest stadiums in England and the home of Everton FC. The stadium currently has a capacity of 40,157 seats. The stadium officially opened on the 24th of August 1892, with the first match played 9 days later between Everton and Bolton (4-2). At its [...]
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday FC. The stadium has hosted World Cup and European Championship matches, but was also the site of one of the worst stadium disasters in history. It currently has a capacity of 39,732 seats. Sheffield Wednesday moved to Hillsborough in 1899. The first [...]
The KC Stadium is the home of Hull City AFC. The stadium has a capacity of 25,586 seats. The KC Stadium replaced Hull’s old stadium Boothferry Park. First plans for the stadium were made in the late 1990s and construction started in 2001. The stadium officially opened on the 18th [...]
The King Power Stadium, until 2011 called Walkers Stadium, is the home of Leicester City FC. The stadium has a capacity of 32,312 seats. Plans to replace Leicester’s previous ground Filbert Street with a new stadium were first made in the mid 1990s, but concrete plans were only unveiled in [...]
Loftus Road is the home of Queens Park Rangers FC. The stadium has a capacity of 18,439 seats, which makes it the smallest ground in the Premier League. The stadium was built in 1904, but it was only in 1917 that QPR moved to the ground. In the 1930s first [...]
Madejski Stadium is the home of Reading FC. The stadium has a capacity of 24,161 seats and holds 28 executive suits. Madejski Stadium replaced Reading’s previous ground Elm Park. The new stadium got built at a cost of £50 million, with the first match played on the 22nd of August [...]
Meadow Lane is the home of Notts County FC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,300 seats. In its early years Notts County mostly played at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, but when its lease wasn’t renewed in 1910, they had to look for a new ground. The club rented [...]
Molineux Stadium is the home stadium of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. The official capacity of the stadium is currently 29,195 seats, however capacity will fluctuate in the coming years due to redevelopments. After having played at various grounds during the first decade of its existence, Wolves moved in 1889 to [...]
Old Trafford is the second largest stadium in England and home to Manchester United FC. The stadium has a capacity of 75,811 seats. In the first decade of the 20th century Manchester United played its matches at a 50,000-stadium at Bank Street, when then president Davies began planning for a [...]
Pride Park Stadium has been the home stadium of Derby County FC since 1997, when it replaced The Baseball Ground. The stadium has a capacity of 33,010 seats. First plans for a move away from The Baseball Ground were made in the early 1990s, when, following the publication of the [...]
The Reebok Stadium is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers FC. The stadium has a capacity of 28,100 seats, and is particularly known for its characteristic roof structure. The Reebok Stadium was opened on the 1st of September 1997. The first match at the new stadium was a league match [...]
The Ricoh Arena is the home of Coventry City FC. The stadium has a capacity of 32,604 seats. Coventry moved to the Ricoh Arena in 2005 after having played the previous 106 years at Highfield Road. Plans for the move were announced as early as 1997, but due to several [...]
The Riverside Stadium is the home of Middlesbrough FC. It was one of the first modern stadiums to be constructed after the Taylor Report. The stadium has a capacity of 34,988 seats. The Riverside Stadium replaced Middlesbrough’s previous home Ayresome Park. The old ground, being hemmed in by terraced housing, [...]
St James’ Park, currently temporarily renamed Sports Direct Arena, is the home of Newcastle United FC. It is the fourth largest stadium in England with a capacity of 52,339 seats, and has the largest cantilever roof in Europe. First football was played at the current site as early as 1880, [...]
St Mary’s Stadium is the home of Southampton FC. The stadium has a capacity of 32,689 seats. Southampton moved to the St Mary’s Stadium in 2001, having played at The Dell for the previous 103 years. The stadium had been constructed between December 1999 and July 2001 at a total [...]
St. Andrew’s Stadium is the home of Birmingham City FC. The stadium has a capacity of 30,009 seats. St. Andrew’s opened on the 26th of December 1906 with a league match between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough. On the 11th of March 1939 the record attendance was set when 66,844 fans [...]
The Stadium of Light is the home of Sunderland AFC. It offers a capacity of 49,000 seats. In the 1990s it became increasingly clear that Sunderland needed a new stadium as their old ground Roker Park had no capacity for expansion. In 1996 construction began of the Stadium of Light, [...]
Stamford Bridge is one of the oldest stadiums in England and home to Chelsea FC. It has a current capacity of 41,837 seats. The stadium officially opened on the 28th of April 1877, however for the first 28 years of its existence it was primarily used as an athletics venue. [...]
The Amex, officially called the American Express Community Stadium, or colloquially Falmer Stadium, is the home of Brighton & Hove Albion FC. The stadium has a capacity of 22,500 seats. The Amex officially opened on the 30th of July 2011 with a friendly match between Brighton and Tottenham Hotspur (2-3). [...]
The Den, previously called The New Den, is the home of Millwall FC. The stadium has a capacity of 19,734 seats. The Den was one of the first stadiums to be built following the Taylor Report with the report’s recommendations in mind. It replaced The Old Den, which was located [...]
The Hawthorns has been the home ground of West Bromwich Albion FC for more than a hundred years. The stadium has a capacity of 26,287 seats. The stadium got build in just four months and works to the ground, which could initially hold 35,000 supporters, were completed on the 3rd [...]
The Kassam Stadium is the home of Oxford United FC. The stadium has a capacity of 12,500 seats. Construction of The Kassam Stadium, which was to replace the club’s old Manor Ground, started in 1996, however, due to financial problems, works were halted in 1997 and not resumed until 2000. [...]
Turf Moor is the home of Burnley FC. The stadium has a capacity of 22,619 seats. Burnley moved to Turf Moor in 1883, nine months after the club had formed. The first match played at the ground was against Rawtenstall (3-6). At that point the stadium was nothing more than [...]
Vicarage Road is the home stadium of Watford FC. It has a capacity of 17,477 seats. Watford FC moved to Vicarage Road in 1922 after it had been playing for 23 years at a ground on Cassio Road. The club played its first match at the new ground on the [...]
Villa Park is the home ground of Aston Villa FC. Its current capacity is 42,785 seats. The stadium opened on the 17th of April 1897 with a friendly game between Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. Its initial capacity was 40,000, but this was gradually increased in the following decades. On [...]
Wembley Stadium is, after Camp Nou, the second largest stadium in Europe and the standard playing venue of the English national team. It also hosts, among others, the annual League Cup final, FA Cup final, and the Community Shield. The stadium has a capacity of 90,000 seats. Wembley Stadium, or [...]
White Hart Lane is the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur FC. It has a current capacity of 36,240 seats. The stadium opened on the 4th of September 1899 with a match against Notts County which Tottenham won 4-1. The initially small ground was quickly expanded, and after major developments early [...]
Houston Celebrate Opening of BBVA Compass Stadium
On Saturday the Houston Dynamo’s new stadium, the BBVA Compass Stadium, officially opened with a match between the Dynamo and DC United. The Dynamo celebrated the opening with a 1-0 win over the visitors from Washington DC. The BBVA Compass Stadium is the 14th soccer-specific stadium in the Major League [...]
Boca Juniors Wants to Build a New Stadium
Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici has confirmed that the club is currently looking into the options of building a new stadium. The president did this in a radio interview while in Spain looking for investors in the club. He right away went into further detail [...]
Chelsea Submit Bid for Battersea Station Site
Chelsea’s interest in the Battersea Power Station site as a potential location for a future new stadium has been no secret, but the club has now officially submitted a bid for the iconic site. From the press release on its official website: [...]
Work Behind the Scenes on New AS Roma Stadium
A recently tweeted photo by AS Roma CEO Mark Pannes has confirmed that the club is currently working hard on realising a new stadium. The photo shows three men looking at a wall full of stadium photos and was accompanied by the following [...]
New Barcelona Stadium Back on the Table
FC Barcelona is again looking into the possibilities of either building a new stadium, or extensively renovating Camp Nou. This reports Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo based on a strategic report the club will internally discuss in the upcoming weeks. The strategic report calls for the return of [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Twenty Years Ago: The Bastia Stadium Disaster
No matches were played in Ligue 1 last Saturday. Instead the league commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Furiani stadium disaster which took the lives of 18 fans and injured hundreds more. The lead up to the disaster starts on the 22nd of April 1992. SC Bastia, from the football-mad [...]
The Stadiums that Could Have Been
Building a new football stadium is no easy task. It usually starts with an ambitious chairman enthusiastically announcing the plans, but all too often ends in frustration and sometimes resignation. Though in the end most stadium proposals manage to overcome [...]
Five Reasons Why Poland and Ukraine Won’t Be Another Portugal
With the European Championships still three months away, there is already plenty of talk about the legacy of the tournament. That is, experts are warning that Poland and the Ukraine might become the next Portugal. Or South Africa, speaking in World Cup terms. [...]
