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Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, with a seating capacity of 42,785. [4] It has been the home of Premier League club Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations and has hosted sixteen England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899 and the most recent in 2005.
The Stadium of Light was one of the first new stadiums to be built during the modern era, opening in 1997 as replacement for 99-year-old Roker Park, with then chairman Bob Murray having decided in the early 1990s that a new stadium was the best option as Roker Park was unsuitable for converting into an all-seater stadium as its confined ...
Aston Villa's current home venue is Villa Park; the team previously played at Aston Park (1874–1876) and Wellington Road (1876–1897). Villa Park is the largest football stadium in the English Midlands, and the eighth largest stadium in England. It has hosted 16 England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899, and the most recent ...
St James' Park: Newcastle upon Tyne: 52,258 [3] Newcastle United: Premier League 1892 9 Stadium of Light: Monkwearmouth, Sunderland: 48,095 [6] Sunderland: EFL Championship: 1997 10 Villa Park: Aston, Birmingham: 42,918 [3] Aston Villa: Premier League 1897 Aston Villa W.F.C. Women's Super League 11 Stamford Bridge: Fulham, London 40,173 [5 ...
Entirely new stadiums under construction on the same site as a demolished former stadium, plus those planned to be built on the site of a current stadium, are included. However, expansions to already-existing stadiums are not included, and neither are recently constructed venues which have opened, even though construction continues on part of ...
After listing the three biggest obstacles a potential expansion city faces, Manfred said this: "An association with a history of the Negro Leagues are really important in terms of deciding among ...
The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League.In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League; Villa's last participation at the top level of European club competition was in the European Cup of the 1982 ...
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson: Note: Originally scheduled for 16 January 2021, moved forward one day due to Aston Villa first team players isolating after a COVID-19 outbreak at their training ground. [62] And then postponed as the training ground could not be opened in time. [63] Live on Sky Sports