Villa Park
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Summary
Villa Park is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,331 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Birmingham[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Architect: Archibald Leitch[5]
- Owned by: Aston Villa F.C.[6]
- Operator: Aston Villa F.C.[7]
- Postal code: B6 6HE[8]
- Commons category: Villa Park[9]
- Occupant: Aston Villa F.C.[10]
- Inception: 1896[11]
- Sport: association football[12], rugby union[13]
- Surface played on: Desso GrassMaster[14], lawn[15]
- Significant event: 1966 FIFA World Cup[16], UEFA Euro 1996[17], 2015 Rugby World Cup[18]
- Official website: https://www.avfc.co.uk/villa-park[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Villa Park[20]
- Commons gallery: Villa Park[21]
- Maximum capacity: 42,640[22]
- Date of official opening: 1897[23]
- Native label: Villa Park[24]
- Different from: Villa Park[25]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27104023[26]
- Street address: Trinity Road, Birmingham, B6 6HE[27]
- Associated electoral district: Birmingham Perry Barr[28]
- Historic county: Warwickshire[29]
- UEFA stadium category: UEFA stadium category 3[30]
Why It Matters
Villa Park has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]