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Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England, which is the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace. The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and opened in 1924. It has hosted international football, as well as games for the 1948 Summer Olympics.
The club submitted plans for these developments of the ground, with the proposed capacity increase up to 38,000 after completion. [78] These plans were formally approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council in July 2022 though work has yet to commence. [79] Selhurst Park (redevelopment) c. 34,000 Crystal Palace
The following is a list of stadiums in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 5,000 or more. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally hold. Capacities are standard total capacity, including seats and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating.
Stadium: Home Park; Capacity: 16,388 [229] Current stadium status: Reconstructed; further improvements on hold. Home Park has seen large-scale changes to the ground in recent years. The first stage of reconstruction at the ground took place in 2001, with the replacement of 3 stands with an all-seater horseshoe-shaped stand.
The renowned stadium architect Archibald Leitch was employed to draw up plans, and the construction of Selhurst Park was completed in time for the 1924–25 season. The stadium remained relatively unchanged, with only the introduction of floodlights and some maintenance improvements until 1969, when the Arthur Wait Stand was built.
Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included. They are listed under List of closed stadiums by ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity Blackburn Rovers: Blackburn: Ewood Park: 31,367 Bristol City: Bristol: Ashton Gate Stadium: 27,000 Burnley: Burnley: Turf Moor
Crystal Palace Sports Arena was a proposed football stadium to be built in Crystal Palace Park, to replace Selhurst Park as the home stadium of Crystal Palace Football Club. It was announced in January 2011, as a redevelopment of the current Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, and was planned to be ready for the 2015–16 football season.