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Elland Road, also called Elland Road Football Stadium or Elland Road Stadium, is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Championship club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. [4]
The following is a list of stadiums in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 5,000 or more. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally hold. Capacities are standard total capacity, including seats and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating.
Leeds United: Leeds United's Elland Road expansion plans for a phased project to give the ground Uefa’s elite status and retain unique atmosphere. This would mean it would become one of the top 10 stadiums in England should it be allowed, though this would depend on their chances of promotion to the Premier League. [70] [71]
They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. Football stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches. Note that most sports venues with a capacity of at ...
Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included. They are listed under List of closed stadiums by ...
Without the naming rights, the stadium is known as Ashburton Grove, [7] or simply Arsenal Stadium. Of note, UEFA international competitions do not use the commercial names of stadiums. Goodison Park: Liverpool: 40,170 (will be replaced with 52,888-seat stadium) [8] Football Everton: The only club ground in England to have hosted a World Cup ...
The bet365 Stadium opened with a capacity of 27,740 spectators, which was reduced from 28,384 due to segregation between the home and away fans. In 2009, the club unveiled plans to expand the stadium by filling in one or two of the stadium's open corners. This would add around 3,000 seats, taking the total capacity of the stadium to over 30,000.
It consists of the South Leeds Stadium (a rugby league, football, and athletics stadium), an aquatics centre, indoor athletics centre, and tennis centre. In 2007 the complex was renamed in honour of John Charles (1931–2004), the former Leeds United , Juventus and Wales footballer.