Wembley Stadium

England's national football stadium and a global icon of sport and entertainment.

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Wembley Stadium, branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London, England. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2000. The stadium is England's national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England national team home matches and the FA Cup Final. It is considered one of the most well known football stadiums in the world. Wembley Stadium is owned by the Football Association. With 90,000 seats, it is the largest stadium in the UK and the second-largest stadium in Europe, behind Barcelona's Camp Nou.

Quick Facts

Nickname

"The Home of Football"; New Wembley

Full name

Wembley Stadium connected by EE

Address

South Way
Wembley
HA, 9 0WS

Location

London, United Kingdom

Groundbreaking

30 September 2002

Built

2003–2007

Opened

9 March 2007

Owner

The Football Association

Lore & Background

Designed by Populous and Foster and Partners, the stadium is crowned by the 134 m Wembley Arch which supports over 75% of the entire roof load. The stadium was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £798 million. Two partially retractable roof structures over the east and west ends can be opened to allow sunlight and aid pitch growth. The stadium also hosts the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup finals, various music concerts, and NFL London Games. It was the temporary home of Tottenham Hotspur between August 2017 and March 2019.

Reader's Guide

The stadium hosts England home games, the FA Cup Final, the FA Community Shield, finals of the FA Trophy, FA Vase, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, FA Cup semi-finals, promotion play-off finals of tiers two to five, Women's FA Cup finals, and England women's national team home games. It has hosted the 2011, 2013 and 2024 Champions League Finals, eight games at UEFA Euro 2020 (including the final and both semi-finals), the final of UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and the gold-medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament. It also hosts the Rugby Football League's Challenge Cup, Women's Challenge Cup, and 1895 Cup finals.