Elland Road

football stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Key facts

Full name: Elland Road Stadium
Former names: Old Peacock Ground
Address: Elland Road
Location: Beeston, Leeds , England, LS11 0ES
Owner: Leeds United Football Club Limited
Operator: Leeds United
Capacity: 37,645
Surface: GrassMaster (Hybrid Grass)
Scoreboard: Philips VideoTron
Record attendance: 57,892 ( Leeds United vs Sunderland , 15 March 1967)
Field size: 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Public transit: Cottingley , Leeds , Leeds Park and Ride

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Elland Road, or Elland Road Stadium, is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919. With a capacity of 37,645, the stadium is the 14th largest football stadium in England.

The ground has hosted FA Cup semi-final matches as a neutral venue, and England international fixtures, and was selected as one of eight Euro 96 venues. Elland Road was used as home ground by rugby league clubs Holbeck (pre-1905) and Hunslet (in the 1980s and 90s) and has hosted numerous rugby league cup finals and semi-finals, internationals and other important matches.