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Wembley Stadium (sometimes referred to as The New Wembley and branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium , which had stood from 1923 until 2003.
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.
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.
Wembley Arena (/ ˈ w ɛ m b l i /) (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) [2] is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after the O 2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.
This list, therefore, is limited to stadiums that meet one of the following criteria based on current capacity: Used for football and have a capacity larger than 5,000 Used by one of the 92 clubs in the top four tiers of the English football league system [ 1 ] as of the 2024–25 seasons in the ( Premier League , EFL Championship , EFL League ...
The "Wembley Stadium Collection" is held by the National Football Museum. The stadium closed in October 2000 and demolition commenced in December 2002, completing in 2003 for redevelopment. The top of one of the twin towers was erected as a memorial in the park on the north side of Overton Close in the nearby Saint Raphael's Estate.
This is a list of football stadiums that contain standing areas (or terracing), home to teams which play in English Football League or National League.Although the Taylor Report states that all Premier League and EFL Championship stadiums should eventually be converted to all-seaters, some teams have not done so as they either cannot afford to do so or because they want to maintain the ...
The following is a list of covered sports stadiums, ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors.