List of Premier League stadiums

Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 54 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with 11 clubs hosting the opening fixtures.[1] Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the Taylor Report recommended the abolition of standing terraces by the start of the 1994–95 season, to be replaced by all-seater stadiums.[2] However, following Fulham's promotion from Division 1 in the 2000–2001 season, terraces returned temporarily to the Premier League as The Football Association allowed the club extra time to complete renovations.[3] The club were forced to play at Loftus Road after inadequate progress was made in converting Craven Cottage, but they returned to their home ground after building work was completed in time for the 2004–05 season.[4]

Burnley's Turf Moor stadium became the 50th Premier League stadium when it hosted Burnley's first ever home Premier League fixture, against champions Manchester United, on 19 August 2009.[5][6] Bournemouth's Dean Court became the latest stadium to host a Premier League match, when they played their first ever home Premier League match against Aston Villa on 08 August 2015. Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the Premier League, while AFC Bournemouth's Dean Court is the smallest.

Stadiums

Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams participating in the 2015–16 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished.

Stadium Image Club Location Opened Closed Capacity † Coordinates Refs
01Anfield The Shankly Gates at Liverpool F.C.'s Anfield stadium Liverpool Liverpool 1884 45,276 53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W / 53.43083°N 2.96083°W / 53.43083; -2.96083 (Anfield) [7]
02Ayresome Park Middlesbrough's former stadium, Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1903 1995 26,667† 54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W / 54.56417°N 1.24694°W / 54.56417; -1.24694 (Ayresome Park) [8]
03Baseball Ground — Derby County Derby 1892 2004 18,300† 52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W / 52.90472°N 1.46861°W / 52.90472; -1.46861 (Baseball Ground) [9][10]
04Bloomfield Road Blackpool's stadium, Bloomfield Road Blackpool Blackpool 1899 16,220‡ 53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W / 53.80472°N 3.04806°W / 53.80472; -3.04806 (Bloomfield Road)
05Boleyn Ground
(a.k.a. Upton Park) 		West Ham United's Boleyn Ground from Green Street West Ham United London 1904 35,345 51°31′55″N 000°02′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E / 51.53194; 0.03944 (Boleyn Ground) [11]
06Boundary Park Oldham Athletic's stadium, Boundary Park Oldham Athletic Oldham 1904 13,309 53°33′19″N 002°07′43″W / 53.55528°N 2.12861°W / 53.55528; -2.12861 (Boundary Park)
07Bramall Lane Sheffield United's stadium, Bramall Lane Sheffield United Sheffield 1855 32,702 53°22′13″N 001°28′15″W / 53.37028°N 1.47083°W / 53.37028; -1.47083 (Bramall Lane)
08Britannia Stadium Stoke City's stadium, the Britannia Stadium Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent 1997 27,740 52°59′18″N 002°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W / 52.98833; -2.17556 (Britannia Stadium) [12]
09Burnden Park Bolton Wanderer's former stadium, Burnden Park Bolton Wanderers Bolton 1895 1997 22,616† 53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W / 53.56889°N 2.41611°W / 53.56889; -2.41611 (Burnden Park) [13]
10Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City's stadium, Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City Cardiff 2009 26,828 51°28′22″N 003°12′11″W / 51.47278°N 3.20306°W / 51.47278; -3.20306 (Cardiff City Stadium) [14]
11Carrow Road Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium Norwich City Norwich 1935 27,033 52°37′20″N 001°18′33″E / 52.62222°N 1.30917°E / 52.62222; 1.30917 (Carrow Road) [15]
12City Ground Nottingham Forest's stadium, the City Ground Nottingham Forest Nottingham 1898 30,602 52°56′24″N 001°07′58″W / 52.94000°N 1.13278°W / 52.94000; -1.13278 (City Ground) [16]
13Etihad Stadium The interior of the City of Manchester Stadium Manchester City Manchester 2003[17] 55,000 53°28′59″N 002°12′01″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W / 53.48306; -2.20028 (City of Manchester Stadium) [18][19]
14County Ground The Kingswood stand at the County Ground, Swindon Town F.C.'s stadium Swindon Town Swindon 1895 14,700‡ 51°33′52″N 001°46′14″W / 51.56444°N 1.77056°W / 51.56444; -1.77056 (County Ground) [20]
15Craven Cottage The cottage in the corner of Fulham's stadium, Craven Cottage Fulham London 1896 25,700 51°28′30″N 000°13′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.22167°W / 51.47500; -0.22167 (Craven Cottage) [4]
16Dean Court Part of the Dean Court stadium A.F.C. Bournemouth Bournemouth 1910 11,700 50°44′07″N 1°50′18″W / 50.73528°N 1.83833°W / 50.73528; -1.83833 (Dean Court)
17The Dell Southampton's stadium, The Dell Southampton Southampton 1898 2001 15,200† 50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W / 50.91472°N 1.41306°W / 50.91472; -1.41306 (The Dell) [21][22]
18DW Stadium
Formerly the JJB Stadium 		View of an evening match at Wigan Athletic's DW Stadium Wigan Athletic Wigan 1999 25,138 53°32′51″N 002°39′15″W / 53.54750°N 2.65417°W / 53.54750; -2.65417 (DW Stadium) [23]
19Elland Road Elland Road, Leeds United's stadium, East Stand to the right, South Stand to the left Leeds United Leeds 1897 39,460 53°46′40″N 001°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W / 53.77778; -1.57222 (Elland Road)
20Emirates Stadium Inside Arsenal's current stadium, the Emirates Stadium Arsenal London 2006 60,272 51°33′18″N 000°06′31″W / 51.55500°N 0.10861°W / 51.55500; -0.10861 (Emirates Stadium) [24]
21Ewood Park The Walker Steel stand at Ewood Park Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 1890 31,367 53°43′43″N 002°29′21″W / 53.72861°N 2.48917°W / 53.72861; -2.48917 (Ewood Park) [25]
22Filbert Street Inside Leicester City's stadium, Filbert Street Leicester City Leicester 1891 2002 22,000† 52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W / 52.62361°N 1.14056°W / 52.62361; -1.14056 (Filbert Street) [26]
23Fratton Park The entrance to Portsmouth's stadium, Fratton Park Portsmouth Portsmouth 1898 20,978 50°47′47″N 001°03′50″W / 50.79639°N 1.06389°W / 50.79639; -1.06389 (Fratton Park) [27]
24Goodison Park Inside Goodison Park, Everton's stadium Everton Liverpool 1892 39,571 53°26′20″N 002°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°W / 53.43889; -2.96639 (Goodison Park) [28]
25The Hawthorns Inside the stadium of West Bromwich Albion, The Hawthorns West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich 1900 26,445 52°30′33″N 001°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389 (The Hawthorns) [29]
26Highbury Arsenal London 1913 2006 38,419† 51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W / 51.55778; -0.10278 (Arsenal Stadium) [30]
27Highfield Road An entrance to Coventry City's former stadium, Highfield Road Coventry City Coventry 1899 2005 23,489† 52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W / 52.41194°N 1.49000°W / 52.41194; -1.49000 (Highfield Road) [31]
28Hillsborough Stadium The South Stand at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield 1899 39,812 53°24′41″N 001°30′02″W / 53.41139°N 1.50056°W / 53.41139; -1.50056 (Hillsborough Stadium)
29KC Stadium Outside view of Hull City's KC Stadium Hull City Kingston upon Hull 2002 25,400 53°44′46″N 000°22′03″W / 53.74611°N 0.36750°W / 53.74611; -0.36750 (KC Stadium) [32]
30King Power Stadium
Formerly Walkers Stadium 		Leicester City's stadium, the King Power Stadium, from the inside Leicester City Leicester 2002 32,500 52°37′13″N 001°08′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W / 52.62028; -1.14222 (King Power Stadium)
31Liberty Stadium Outside view of Swansea City's Liberty Stadium Swansea City Swansea 2005 20,937 51°38′34″N 3°56′5″W / 51.64278°N 3.93472°W / 51.64278; -3.93472 (Liberty Stadium) [33]
32Loftus Road Inside view of Queens Park Ranger's stadium, Loftus Road Queens Park Rangers
& Fulham 		London 1904 18,439 51°30′33″N 000°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W / 51.50917; -0.23222 (Loftus Road) [4][34]
33Macron Stadium
Formerly Reebok Stadium 		Bolton Wanderer's Reebok Stadium during an evening match in 2006 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 1997 28,723 53°34′50″N 002°32′08″W / 53.58056°N 2.53556°W / 53.58056; -2.53556 (Reebok Stadium)
34Madejski Stadium Inside Reading's Madejski Stadium Reading Reading 1998 24,161 51°25′20″N 000°58′58″W / 51.42222°N 0.98278°W / 51.42222; -0.98278 (Madejski Stadium)
35Maine Road Inside Maine Road, Manchester City's former stadium Manchester City Manchester 1923 2003 35,150† 53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W / 53.45111°N 2.23528°W / 53.45111; -2.23528 (Maine Road) [35]
36Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium from inside Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton 1889 31,700‡ 52°35′25″N 002°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W / 52.59028; -2.13028 (Molineux Stadium) [36]
37Oakwell The North Stand of Barnsley F.C.'s Oakwell stadium Barnsley Barnsley 1887 23,009 53°33′08″N 001°28′03″W / 53.55222°N 1.46750°W / 53.55222; -1.46750 (Oakwell) [37]
38Old Trafford The East Stand of Manchester United's stadium Old Trafford Manchester United Trafford 1910 75,635 53°27′47″N 002°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W / 53.46306; -2.29139 (Old Trafford) [38]
39Portman Road The Cobbold Stand at Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium Ipswich Town Ipswich 1884 30,311 52°03′18″N 001°08′41″E / 52.05500°N 1.14472°E / 52.05500; 1.14472 (Portman Road)
40Pride Park Stadium Derby County Derby 1997 33,597 52°54′54″N 001°26′50″W / 52.91500°N 1.44722°W / 52.91500; -1.44722 (Pride Park Stadium) [10]
41Riverside Stadium The gates at the entrance to Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1995 34,988 54°34′42″N 001°13′01″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W / 54.57833; -1.21694 (Riverside Stadium) [39]
42Roker Park Sunderland's former stadium, Roker Park, in 1976 Sunderland Sunderland 1898 1997 22,500† 54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W / 54.92139°N 1.37556°W / 54.92139; -1.37556 (Roker Park) [40]
43St Andrew's The Tilton Road End of Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium Birmingham City Birmingham 1906 30,079 52°28′33″N 001°52′05″W / 52.47583°N 1.86806°W / 52.47583; -1.86806 (St Andrew's Stadium) [41]
44St. James' Park Inside Newcastle United's stadium, St James' Park Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne 1880 52,405 54°58′32″N 001°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W / 54.97556; -1.62167 (St James' Park)
45St Mary's Stadium View of the Northam Stand inside St Mary's Stadium, Southampton's ground Southampton Southampton 2001 32,689 50°54′21″N 001°23′28″W / 50.90583°N 1.39111°W / 50.90583; -1.39111 (St Mary's Stadium)
46Selhurst Park Selhurst Park Crystal Palace
& Wimbledon 		London 1924 26,309 51°23′54″N 000°05′08″W / 51.39833°N 0.08556°W / 51.39833; -0.08556 (Selhurst Park)
47Stadium of Light North Stand of Sunderland's Stadium of Light Sunderland Sunderland 1997 49,000 54°54′52″N 001°23′18″W / 54.91444°N 1.38833°W / 54.91444; -1.38833 (Stadium of Light)
48Stamford Bridge Chelsea London 1877 41,798 51°28′54″N 000°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W / 51.48167; -0.19111 (Stamford Bridge) [42]
49Turf Moor Burnley Burnley 1883 22,546 53°47′21″N 2°13′49″W / 53.78917°N 2.23028°W / 53.78917; -2.23028 (Turf Moor)
50The Valley Aerial view of The Valley, Charlton Athletic's stadium Charlton Athletic London 1919 27,111 51°29′11″N 000°02′11″E / 51.48639°N 0.03639°E / 51.48639; 0.03639 (The Valley)
51Valley Parade Bradford City Bradford 1886 25,136 53°48′15″N 001°45′32″W / 53.80417°N 1.75889°W / 53.80417; -1.75889 (Valley Parade)
52Vicarage Road The Rookery at Watford's stadium, Vicarage Road Watford Watford 1922 21,577 51°39′00″N 000°24′06″W / 51.65000°N 0.40167°W / 51.65000; -0.40167 (Vicarage Road)
53Villa Park Brick facade of a stadium with a mosaic with a claret background and Aston Villa in gold writing. Aston Villa Birmingham 1897 42,682 52°30′33″N 001°53′05″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W / 52.50917; -1.88472 (Villa Park) [43]
54White Hart Lane Aerial photograph of Tottenham Hotspur's stadium, White Hart Lane Tottenham Hotspur London 1899 36,284 51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W / 51.60333°N 0.06583°W / 51.60333; -0.06583 (White Hart Lane) [44]

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

See also

References

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