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| Address | Arsenal Football Club Highbury House 75 Drayton Park London, N5 1BU England[1] |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′24″N 0°6′22″W / 51.55667°N 0.10611°W |
| Public transit |  Arsenal Holloway Road Finsbury Park  Highbury & Islington Drayton Park |
| Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
| Operator | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment |
| Executive suites | 152 |
| Capacity | 60,704[4] |
| Record attendance | 60,383 (Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2 November 2019) |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Surface | GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 2004 |
| Opened | 22 July 2006 |
| Construction cost | £390 million (2004)[3] |
| Architect | HOK Sport (Populous since 2009)[2] |
| Structural engineer | BuroHappold |
| Services engineer | BuroHappold |
| General contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine |
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| Arsenal (2006–present) Arsenal Women (2024–present) | |
The Emirates Stadium (known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Holloway, London, England. It has been the home stadium of Arsenal Football Club since its completion in 2006. Arsenal's women's team made the stadium their home in 2024. It has a current seated capacity of 60,704, making it one of the largest football stadiums in England by capacity.
In 1997, Arsenal explored the possibility of relocating to a new stadium, having been denied planning permission by Islington Council to expand its home stadium, Highbury. After considering various options (including purchasing Wembley Stadium), the club bought an industrial and waste disposal estate in Ashburton Grove in 2000. A year later, they received the council's approval to build a stadium on the site; manager Arsène Wenger described this as the "biggest decision in Arsenal's history" since the board appointed Herbert Chapman in the 1920s.[5] Relocation plans began in 2002, but financial difficulties delayed work until 2004. Emirates was later announced as the main sponsor for the stadium. The entire stadium project was completed in 2006 at a cost of £390 million. The club's former stadium was redeveloped as Highbury Square, an apartment complex.[6]
The quality of Arsenal's pitch and groundsmanship have been recognised internationally and lead to it being nicknamed "the Carpet" by matchgoing fans and the wider sports media. Since 2009, the stadium has undergone a process of "Arsenalisation" with an aim of restoring visible links to Arsenal's history. The stadium hosts international football fixtures (including often acting as a de facto ground of the Brazil national team in Europe), as well as hosting international music acts on a regular basis.
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- ^ "Emirates Stadium". Populous. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Stadium FAQs". Arsenal F.C. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Emirates Stadium Arsenal FC, Info & Map". Premierleague.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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- ^ Media Group, Arsenal (24 September 2009). "Arsenal celebrates Highbury Square opening". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.