Anfield

football stadium, home of Liverpool F.C.

Anfield is a football stadium in Liverpool, England. The Football team Liverpool FC plays there. The stadium has just seen an expansion of the Main Stand increasing the capacity to 54,167.

Anfield
UEFA
View from the Main stand opposite the Sir Kenny Dalglish stand
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LocationLiverpool, Merseyside, England
Coordinates53°25′50.95″N 2°57′38.98″W / 53.4308194°N 2.9608278°W / 53.4308194; -2.9608278
OwnerLiverpool F.C.[2]
OperatorLiverpool F.C.
Capacity61 256[3]
Field size111 yards (101 m) by 74 yards (68 m)[4]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1884[1]
Tenants
Everton F.C. (1884–92)
Liverpool F.C. (1892–present)

Anfield is famous for the sign that is in the players' tunnel, which reads: "This is Anfield". One of their most famous rivals are Manchester United as well as Everton FC. Liverpool v Everton is known as the Merseyside Derby. Anfield used to be owned by Everton F.C and Everton created Liverpool to use the stadium. They have won 6 European cups.

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  1. "Virtual Tour of Anfield". Liverweb. Archived from the original on 12 December 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  2. "Board of Directors". liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  3. "Premier League Handbook 2020/21" (PDF). Premier League. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Anfield history". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-27.

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