Emirates Stadium

The Emirates Stadium is a football stadium in London, England. It is the home stadium of Arsenal F.C. It is named after the airline Emirates.

The Emirates Stadium

The Emirates
The Emirates Stadium in 2007
Former names	Ashburton Grove
Location	Holloway, Islington, London, N5 1BU
Coordinates	51°33′18″N 0°6′31″W
Owner	Arsenal F.C.
Capacity	60,361 seated
Field size	105 × 68 metres
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	22 July 2006
Construction cost	£ 390 million
Architect	HOK Sport (now Populous)
Tenants
Arsenal Football Club (2006–)

History

The stadium was built from 2004 to 2006. It replaced Highbury Stadium which had only 38,419 seats and was too small for the need of modern football.

A panorama of players warming up from the East side