Anfield

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Anfield
The main grandstand opened in 2016 in September of that year
The main grandstand opened in 2016 in September of that year
Data
place Anfield Road Liverpool L4 0TH, Merseyside , United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 53 ° 25 '51 "  N , 2 ° 57' 39"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 25 '51 "  N , 2 ° 57' 39"  W.
classification 4th
owner Fenway Sports Group
opening September 1884
First game 28 September 1884
Everton FC 5-0 Earlstown
Renovations 1895, 1903, 1906, 1928, 1957, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1992, 1994, 1998
Extensions 2016
surface Natural turf with synthetic turf fibers used ( hybrid turf )
costs £ 555,098
capacity 54,074 seats
playing area 101 × 68 m
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Events

Anfield is a football stadium in the borough of the same name in the English city ​​of Liverpool . It is the home stadium of the north English football club Liverpool FC . The fully seated stadium has space for 54,074 spectators and is located on Anfield Road. From there, entrances lead to the “Away End”, the guest fan area. The famous Liverpool fan stand " The Kop " is on Walton Breck Road. Parallel to Skerries Road is the relatively modern, two-part opposite stand, which has been called the “Kenny Dalglish Stand” since October 2017; the new main stand is on Alray Road.

history

The sports grounds between Walton Breck Road and Anfield Road were built around 1884 and initially served as the home ground for local rivals Everton FC . Because of violent differences in ownership and the high lease fees, the Toffees decided in 1892 to move to the neighboring district of Walton and built their new stadium, Goodison Park, there . To breathe life back into the now orphaned stadium in Anfield, a new football club was founded, Liverpool FC .

The club established itself very quickly in the top English league and won its first championship titles in 1901 and 1906. With the ever increasing popularity, the first stadium extensions began. After winning the second title, the stadium was expanded in 1906 to include The Kop grandstand , named after the Spion Kop hill ( viewpoint ) in the South African province of Natal . British soldiers defended it in 1900 with great losses. The Kop, roofed over in 1928, became one of the most famous standing stands in Europe. At the time, Anfield offered space for more than 60,000 visitors.

In 1957 a floodlight system was built. The new coach Bill Shankly brought the club, which had meanwhile been relegated to the 2nd division, back to the top of England.

In 1994 the head was torn down and replaced by a grandstand with seats. The Taylor Report , published after the Hillsborough disaster in 1990, recommended grandstands.

After the city of Liverpool had previously tried unsuccessfully to inspire the Reds and their neighbors from Everton for a joint new stadium project, the LFC club management let their supporters know in 2002 that they intended to convert Anfield to a larger and modern stadium in nearby Stanley Leave park . This intention was later abandoned in view of the high construction and financing costs.

In October 2012 the owner of the club and the city of Liverpool finally cleared the way for the stadium to be expanded to around 60,000 seats. Work on the stadium extension, which had also been criticized because the surrounding houses had to be demolished, was originally supposed to start in 2014. After selected members of the planning committee visited Anfield to vote in September 2014 and voted in favor of the expansion plans, work on enlarging the grandstand finally began in early 2015. The expansion by more than 13,000 spectator seats to up to 58,800 cost around 190 million euros. From the first expansion phase alone (costs: around 130 million euros), the association expected additional income of around 25 million euros per year and therefore a relatively short amortization period. The new, enlarged main grandstand was opened at the beginning of the 2016/17 season.

useful information

So far (as of 2016) no German team has been able to emerge victorious from an official European Cup match at Anfield Road, and only Dynamo Dresden , Bayer 04 Leverkusen , BFC Dynamo , Borussia Dortmund and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim were able to score (at least) one goal achieve. The Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln succeeded each a draw (0: 0). The Austrian Grazer AK managed a 1-0 away win in the 2004/05 European Cup season ; this was the first ever victory of an Austrian team in the European Cup in England. Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in the quarter-final second leg of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League on April 14, 2016, but lost the game 3: 1 after a 3-1 lead and was eliminated (after a draw in the first leg).

At the European Football Championship in 1996 , Anfield was the venue for three games of group C in the preliminary round. In addition, the quarter-final match between France and the Netherlands (5: 4 n. E.) took place here.

The attendance record was set up on February 2, 1952 in the 4th round in the FA Cup 1951/52 with 61,905 spectators against the Wolverhampton Wanderers . The highest number of visitors with modern seating equipment came on October 27, 2018 in the Premier League against Cardiff City with 53,373 spectators at Anfield Road.

gallery

  • "This is Anfield"

  • Grandstand plan (until 2016)

  • The fully occupied " Kop " in 1983, at that time still a pure standing grandstand.

  • "The Kop" in 2005

  • The “Main Stand” under renovation in October 2015

and display information about the image
The panorama photo of Anfield from October 20, 2012 shows from the Anfield Road stand, from left to right: the Centenary Stand, the Kop Stand and the then Main Stand (main stand)

Web links

Commons : Anfield  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Liverpool FC, Great Britain
  2. ↑ a b LIVERPOOL - ANFIELD. In: Official website. Liverpool FC, accessed September 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Liverpool FC officially unveiled the Kenny Dalglish booth. In: liverpoolfc.com. Liverpool FC , October 13, 2017, accessed October 9, 2019 .
  4. ↑ kicker.de October 15, 2012: No move: Anfield is being expanded
  5. ↑ Article in Stadionwelt September 24, 2014
  6. ↑ Article in Stadionwelt January 15, 2015
  7. ↑ Anfield Road cult site BVB wants to make history in Liverpool Mitteldeutsche Zeitung section "Liverpool's record against German opponents", article from April 13, 2016
  8. ↑ footballgroundguide.com: record attendance