List of Premier League stadiums

Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 59 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with eleven 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 2000–01 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]

Stadiums

Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams participating in the 2020–21 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished.

Stadium Image Club Location Opened Closed Capacity † Coordinates Ref.
AnfieldLiverpoolLiverpool188453,394 53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W[7]
Arsenal Stadium
(also known as Highbury)		ArsenalLondon1913200638,419†51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W[8]
Ayresome ParkMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1903199526,667†54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W[9]
Baseball Ground—Derby CountyDerby1892200418,300†52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W[10][11]
bet365 Stadium
Formerly Britannia Stadium		Stoke CityStoke-on-Trent199727,74052°59′18″N 002°10′32″W[12]
Bloomfield Road BlackpoolBlackpool189916,22053°48′17″N 3°2′53″W
Boleyn Ground
(also known as Upton Park)		 West Ham UnitedLondon19042016 35,34551°31′55″N 000°02′22″E[13]
Boundary ParkOldham AthleticOldham190413,30953°33′19″N 002°07′43″W
Bramall LaneSheffield UnitedSheffield185532,12553°22′13″N 001°28′15″W[7]
Burnden Park Bolton WanderersBolton1895199722,616†53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W[14]
Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff CityCardiff200933,28051°28′22″N 003°12′11″W[15]
Carrow Road Norwich CityNorwich193527,35952°37′20″N 001°18′33″E[7]
City Ground Nottingham ForestNottingham189830,60252°56′24″N 001°07′58″W[16]
City of Manchester StadiumManchester CityManchester2003[17]55,01753°28′59″N 002°12′01″W[7]
County GroundSwindon TownSwindon189514,70051°33′52″N 001°46′14″W[18]
Craven CottageFulhamLondon189625,70051°28′30″N 000°13′18″W[4]
Dean CourtBournemouthBournemouth191011,36450°44′07″N 1°50′18″W[7]
The DellSouthamptonSouthampton1898200115,200†50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W[19][20]
DW Stadium
Formerly JJB Stadium		Wigan AthleticWigan199925,13853°32′51″N 002°39′15″W[21]
Elland Road Leeds UnitedLeeds189737,79253°46′40″N 001°34′20″W
Emirates StadiumArsenalLondon200660,70451°33′18″N 000°06′31″W[7]
Ewood ParkBlackburn RoversBlackburn189031,36753°43′43″N 002°29′21″W[22]
Falmer Stadium Brighton & Hove AlbionFalmer201130,75050°51′42.56″N 00°04′59.8″W[7]
Filbert Street Leicester CityLeicester1891200222,000†52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W[23]
Fratton ParkPortsmouthPortsmouth189820,97850°47′47″N 001°03′50″W[24]
Goodison ParkEvertonLiverpool189239,41453°26′20″N 002°57′59″W[7]
The HawthornsWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich190026,44552°30′33″N 001°57′50″W[25]
Highfield RoadCoventry CityCoventry1899200523,489†52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W[26]
Hillsborough StadiumSheffield WednesdaySheffield189939,81253°24′41″N 001°30′02″W
KCOM Stadium
Formerly KC Stadium		Hull CityKingston upon Hull200225,40053°44′46″N 000°22′03″W[27]
King Power Stadium
Formerly Walkers Stadium		Leicester CityLeicester200232,26152°37′13″N 001°08′32″W[7]
Kirklees StadiumHuddersfield TownHuddersfield199424,50053°39′15″N 1°46′6″W
Liberty StadiumSwansea CitySwansea200520,93751°38′34″N 3°56′5″W[28]
Loftus RoadQueens Park Rangers
& Fulham		London190418,43951°30′33″N 000°13′56″W[4][29]
London Stadium
Formerly Olympic Stadium		West Ham UnitedLondon2016[30]60,00051°32′19″N 0°0′59″W[31]
Madejski Stadium ReadingReading199824,16151°25′20″N 000°58′58″W
Maine RoadManchester CityManchester1923200335,150†53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W[32]
Molineux StadiumWolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton188932,05052°35′25″N 002°07′49″W[7]
OakwellBarnsleyBarnsley188723,00953°33′08″N 001°28′03″W[33]
Old TraffordManchester UnitedManchester191075,64353°27′47″N 002°17′29″W[7]
Portman Road Ipswich TownIpswich188430,31152°03′18″N 001°08′41″E
Pride Park StadiumDerby CountyDerby199733,59752°54′54″N 001°26′50″W[11]
Riverside StadiumMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough199533,74654°34′42″N 001°13′01″W[34]
Roker ParkSunderlandSunderland1898199722,500†54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W[35]
St Andrew's Birmingham CityBirmingham190630,07952°28′33″N 001°52′05″W[36]
St James' Park Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne188052,30554°58′32″N 001°37′18″W[7]
St Mary's Stadium SouthamptonSouthampton200132,38450°54′21″N 001°23′28″W[7]
Selhurst ParkCrystal Palace
& Wimbledon		London192425,48651°23′54″N 000°05′08″W[7]
Stadium of Light SunderlandSunderland199748,70754°54′52″N 001°23′18″W
Stamford BridgeChelseaLondon187740,83451°28′54″N 000°11′28″W[7]
Tottenham Hotspur StadiumTottenham HotspurLondon201962,214[37]51°36′17″N 000°03′59″W[7]
Turf Moor BurnleyBurnley188321,94453°47′21″N 2°13′49″W[7]
University of Bolton Stadium
Formerly Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium		Bolton WanderersBolton199728,72353°34′50″N 002°32′08″W
The ValleyCharlton AthleticLondon191927,11151°29′11″N 000°02′11″E
Valley Parade Bradford CityBradford188625,13653°48′15″N 001°45′32″W
Vicarage RoadWatfordWatford192222,20051°39′00″N 000°24′06″W[7]
Villa Park Aston VillaBirmingham189742,74952°30′33″N 001°53′05″W[7]
Wembley Stadium [nb 1]Tottenham HotspurLondon200790,00051°33′21″N 0°16′47″W
White Hart LaneTottenham HotspurLondon1899201736,284†51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W[38]

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.

Footnotes

  1. Wembley Stadium is not a football club home ground. However, Tottenham Hotspur played their designated home matches at Wembley throughout the 2017–18 season and most of 2018–19 while their new stadium was under construction.

See also

References
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  17. The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Etihad Stadium, hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, but has only been in use as a football stadium since 2003.
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  30. London Stadium opened in 2011 as the Olympic Stadium, and served as the primary stadium for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, but did not become a football stadium until 2016.
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