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The upper tier of the Anfield Road Stand at Liverpool will remain closed for the rest of the calendar year as redevelopment work takes place.
Liverpool's phased opening of their redeveloped Anfield Road stand can continue this weekend, despite contracted developers Buckingham Group filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators.
On 9 September 2016, the first phase of expansion was completed, bringing the total capacity 54,047. On 10 September, the newly renovated Anfield was opened for its first use in a Premier League game against Leicester City. Plans to expand the Anfield Road stand have been announced to increase the capacity to over 60,000.
In October 2012, BBC Sport reported that the owners of Liverpool FC had decided to redevelop their current home at Anfield stadium, rather than building a new stadium in Stanley Park. As part of the redevelopment the capacity of Anfield was to increase from 45,276 to approximately 60,000 and would cost in the region of £150m.
The expansion was expected to cost £60 million and allowed Anfield Road stand to seat 7,000 more people, giving the stadium a total capacity of 61,000. [ 89 ] Work by contractor Buckingham Group officially commenced on 30 September 2021, with the first sod being turned by manager Jürgen Klopp . [ 90 ]
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Historically, the Kop was a terraced stand before it was converted to seating, and it has long been recognized as the heart of Anfield's fan base. It was originally built in 1906 due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat Stoke City 1–0. [72]
The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, Main Stand, Centenary Stand and Anfield Road. The record attendance of 61,905, was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report which greatly reduced its capacity.