Wembley Stadium
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| Location | Wembley, London, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55583°N 0.27972°WCoordinates: 51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55583°N 0.27972°W |
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 Wembley Park Wembley Stadium
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| Owner | The Football Association |
| Operator | Wembley National Stadium Limited |
| Executive suites | 166 |
| Capacity | 90,000 (Association football, rugby league, rugby union) 75,000 to 90,000 seated and 15,000 standing (concerts) 60,000 to 72,000 (athletics) 86,000 (American football) |
| Record attendance | 90,000 (Muse, Eminem, Green Day) |
| Field size | 105 by 69 metres (115 by 75 yd) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
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| Broke ground | 30 September 2002 |
| Built | 2002–2007 |
| Opened | 9 March 2007 |
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GBP £757 million (2007) (£947 million in 2017 sterling) |
| Architect | Populous, Foster and Partners, Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (planning consultants) |
| Project manager | Symonds |
| Structural engineer | Mott Stadium Consortium – Mott MacDonald, Sinclair Knight & Merz & Aurecon |
| Services engineer | Mott MacDonald |
| General contractor | Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd |
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England national football team (2007–present) Tottenham Hotspur (2016–present) |
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Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which opened in 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002–2003. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the England national football team, and the FA Cup Final. The stadium will be the temporary home of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur while White Hart Lane is being demolished and their new stadium is being constructed.
Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association (the FA), through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). The FA headquarters are based in the stadium. With 90,000 seats, it is the largest football stadium in England, the largest stadium in the UK and the second-largest stadium in Europe. Designed by Populous and Foster and Partners, it includes a partially retractable roof and the 134-metre-high (440 ft) Wembley Arch. The stadium was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £798 million.
In addition to England home games and the FA Cup final, the stadium also hosts other major games in English football, including the season-opening FA Community Shield, the League Cup final, the Football League Trophy, the Football League play-offs, the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and the National League play-offs. A UEFA category four stadium, Wembley hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Finals, and will host both the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020. The stadium hosted the Gold medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament. The stadium also hosts rugby league's Challenge Cup final, the NFL International Series and music concerts.
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