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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.
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.
The Anfield Road stand, on the left side of the Main Stand, houses the away fans during matches. The Anfield Road End was rebuilt in 1965, and multi-coloured seats were added in 1982. Originally a single-tier stand, a further revamp, which was completed in 1998, gave the stand a second-tier providing additional seating. [53]
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.
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