Emirates Stadium
The Emirates | |
Former names | Ashburton Grove |
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Location | Holloway, Islington, London, N5 1BU |
Coordinates | 51°33′18″N 0°6′31″W / 51.55500°N 0.10861°W |
Owner | Arsenal F.C. |
Capacity | 60,361 seated |
Field size | 105 × 68 metres |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 22 July 2006 |
Demolished | 25 January 2019 |
Construction cost | £ 390 million |
Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) |
Tenants | |
Arsenal Football Club (2006–) |
The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium in London, England. It is the home stadium of Arsenal F.C. It is named after the airline Emirates.
History[change | change source]
The stadium was built from 2004 to 2006. It replaced Highbury Stadium which had only 38,419 seats and was too small for the need of modern football.