Emirates Stadium
association football stadium located in Islington, North London
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Summary
Emirates Stadium is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,136 views/month, #5 of 1,755).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London Borough of Islington[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Architect: Populous[5]
- Owned by: Arsenal Holdings plc[6]
- Main building contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine[7]
- Location: Holloway[8]
- Postal code: N7 7AJ[9]
- Commons category: Emirates Stadium[10]
- Occupant: Arsenal F.C.[11], Arsenal W.F.C.[12]
- Inception: July 22, 2006[13]
- Structural engineer: Buro Happold Engineering[14]
- Sport: association football[15]
- Surface played on: Desso GrassMaster[16], lawn[17]
- Official website: https://www.arsenal.com/the-club/emirates-stadium[18]
- Maximum capacity: 60,338[19]
- Date of official opening: July 22, 2006[20]
- Different from: Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome[21]
- Capital cost: 390,000,000 pounds sterling[22]
- Street address: Hornsey Rd, London N7 7AJ[23]
- Associated electoral district: Islington North[24]
- Historic county: Middlesex[25]
- UEFA stadium category: UEFA stadium category 4[26]
Why It Matters
Emirates Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]