It’s all systems go for the new Wembley
A massive £120m of Lottery funding has been invested by Sport England to give the nation’s football, rugby league
and athletics teams a world class stadium that everyone can be proud of.
And the good news is that the new Wembley Stadium is on schedule and on budget to be completed in time to stage the FA Cup Final.
The impressive stadium has a circumference of 1km with seven levels and a roof that rises to 52m above the pitch. With 90,000 seats it will be one of the biggest stadiums in the world with every seat under cover and no obstructed views.
There are 71,200 general admission seats, more than the entire capacity of any other stadium in the UK.
Wembley will be a part of London that is visited by sports fans, tourists, business people and local residents.
It will offer the best in entertainment, hosting many unique and world class events with international and club football, rugby league and concerts.
Sport England, who are partnered in funding the £757m development by WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency, hope it will inspire young people to succeed in sport as well as providing a world-class venue to support our national teams.
The grant from Sport England enabled the acquisition of the site in March 1999 with the remainder of the funding assisting in the project design development.
Wembley Stadium factfile
- All 160 corporate boxes have been reserved and a waiting list is currently in operation
- Over £80m has been secured from public and private partners to regenerate the Wembley area
- 1% of the stadium turnover will be paid to the Wembley National Stadium Trust. This will be invested into grassroots sport across the country
- Work has started on Wembley park station to upgrade its capacity to carry over 37,000 people an hour
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