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Old Trafford (/ ˈ t r æ f ər d /) is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United.With a capacity of 74,310, [1] it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the twelfth-largest in Europe. [3]
Old Trafford has hosted the 1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996, 2012 Summer Olympics Football Tournament, and UEFA Women's Euro 2022. It has also infrequently hosted home matches of the England national football team however it became a regular home stadium during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium between 2000 and 2007.
The Taylor Report's requirement for an all-seater stadium lowered capacity at Old Trafford to around 44,000 by 1993. In 1995, the North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, restoring capacity to approximately 55,000.
Stadium Town / City Capacity Team League Year Opened Image 1 Wembley Stadium: Wembley, London: 90,000 [2] England (Men's, women's and youth) 2007 2 Old Trafford: Old Trafford, Greater Manchester: 74,197 [3] Manchester United: Premier League: 1910 3 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Tottenham, London 62,850 [4] Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League 2019 4 ...
Stadium Capacity Location Country Tenants Sport Image 1: Wembley Stadium: 90,000 [1]: London: England: England national football team: Association football, Rugby league, Rugby union, Gaelic Football & Hurling, American football, Boxing, Professional wrestling
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The other two stands at Old Trafford were expanded in the 1999–2000 season and the latest expansion took place in 2006–07 with the enlargement of seating in the quadrants. There have been proposals for the South Stand to become triple-tiered; also this would increase the capacity to 92,300 (a higher capacity than even Wembley Stadium ...
A bronze statue of Sir Matt Busby, erected in 1996, stands on the exterior of the East Stand of the Old Trafford stadium, overlooking Sir Matt Busby Way. The road is approximately 420 metres (459 yd) long and runs from Chester Road to Trafford Park Road/Wharfside Way (A5081). It also connects to United Road, which runs under the North Stand of ...