Stadium & Facilities
The state-of-the-art Emirates Stadium, or Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions, opened to the public in 2006 and has a maximum capacity of 60,260. It is the fourth-largest stadium in England, after Wembley, Old Trafford and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and cost £390 million. According to Arsene Wenger, its construction was the biggest decision in Arsenal’s history, second only to the hiring of Herbert Chapman.
Check out the seating layout of the stadium and explore it further on the Arsenal website, with a 3D panoramic view and 360-degree navigation system.
How to get to the Stadium
Arsenal tube station, on the Piccadilly line, is the closest station and is just a 3-minute walk from the stadium. Finsbury Park station, via the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, and Highbury & Islington station, via the Victoria and North London lines, are a 10-minute walk away. For more details, visit the team's website.
Stadium Tour
There are four types of stadium tours: the basic Stadium Tour, the atmospheric Matchday Tour on game days, the Legend Tour guided by Charlie George, Winterburn, or Groves, and finally, the VIP Legend Experience. Check out more details on the Arsenal website.
The Arsenal Museum
Discover the storied history of the famous Arsenal from 1986 to today. You'll find Lehmann's gloves from the unbeaten season, Michael Thomas's boots from that goal at Anfield in '89, iconic jerseys like Alex James’s from the 1936 FA Cup Final, the commemorative shield for the three consecutive league titles of 1933, 1934, and 1935, and many more medals and trophies. The museum is located within Emirates Stadium, next to the Ken Friar Bridge, and you can access it freely during the stadium tour. However, it can also be visited separately.
The Arsenal Armoury
The Armoury is the flagship team store and is located west of the stadium, near Holloway Road. The stadium tour starts and ends at the store. Highbury House and Finsbury Park are the other two official Arsenal stores near the stadium.
London Colney
London Colney, located in Hertfordshire, north of London, is also home to Arsenal’s training centre. Built in 1999 at a cost of £10 million, it was funded by the sale of Anelka to Real Madrid. Until Arsene Wenger’s arrival, Arsenal trained on the pitches of University College London. On one day in 1996, when Wenger wanted to organize an extra training session to better know his players, he was told the fields were “reserved” for students. His reaction? “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.”
A few weeks later, a fire caused irreparable damage to the training center, and Wenger's push to build a dedicated training center intensified. It was part of the crucial decisions he wanted to make to reposition the club in world football.
The London Colney training center boasts 10 full-sized pitches, designed to match the surface of Emirates Stadium. All of them have underground drainage systems, and two also feature heating systems. These pitches are shared by the academy and first-team squads, while one is used exclusively for men's friendly matches and U-18 league games.
Additionally, the center includes basketball and squash courts, dedicated weight rooms, a restaurant for players and staff, interview rooms, offices, classrooms, and a television studio to manage Arsenal's communications department.
In 2011, a rehabilitation center was added, along with a medical center equipped with all the latest technology. The facilities now include recovery areas, massage rooms, hydrotherapy spaces, and saunas. The center continuously expands with new equipment and construction projects, the latest of which was completed in 2017.