Brisbane Road

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Breyer Group Stadium
Brisbane Road in London
Brisbane Road in London
Earlier names

Osborne Road
Matchroom Stadium

Data
place Brisbane Road Leyton , London E10 5NF, England
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 51 ° 33 '36.5 "  N , 0 ° 0' 45.6"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 33 '36.5 "  N , 0 ° 0' 45.6"  W.
opening 1937
First game Leyton Orient 1-1 Cardiff City
surface Natural grass
capacity 9,271 places
playing area 110 m × 76 m
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The Brisbane Road (by sponsorship agreement Breyer Group Stadium ) is the football stadium of the English football club Leyton Orient and the reserve of Tottenham Hotspur . Brisbane Road is located in the Leyton district in east London .

history

The stadium opened in 1937 and currently has 9,271 seats. The company Matchroom Sport of the former Leyton Orient President Barry Hearn is the current name sponsor of the stadium, which is thus called Matchroom Stadium .

The attendance record for the current state of development dates back to February 20, 2011 from the FA Cup game in the 5th round against Arsenal FC with 9,136 visitors. The previous attendance record with 34,345 spectators dates from January 25, 1964 from the FA Cup game of the 4th round against West Ham United .

Average audience

Grandstands

  • West stand: 2,918 spaces
  • East Stand: 3,636 places
  • North Family Stand: 1,381 seats
  • Tommy Johnston booth: 1,336 seats
  • Guest area: 1,000 seats

gallery

Web links

Commons : Brisbane Road  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. footballgroundguide.com: Record attendance & average attendance (English)
  2. stadiumdb.com: stadium capacity (English)