Arsenal Fc The Emirates Stadium

Arsenal

Full name Arsenal Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gunners
Founded 1886 as Dial Square
Ground Emirates Stadium
(Capacity: 60,355[1])
Owner Arsenal Holdings plc
Chairman Peter Hill-Wood
Manager Arsène Wenger
League Premier League
2009--10 Premier League, 3rd
Website Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

The stadium is a four-tiered bowl with roofing over the stands but not over the pitch. The design team included architects HOK Sport (now known as Populous), construction consultants Arcadis AYH, and engineering firm Buro Happold. The stadium was constructed by Sir Robert McAlpine[3] on the site of Ashburton Grove industrial estate, several hundred yards from Arsenal's former home at Highbury.
The upper (26,646) and lower (24,425) parts of Emirates Stadium feature standard seating. For the 2006--07 season, ticket prices for an adult ranged between £32 and £66 for most matches, but were as low as £13 for juniors and Cannon Club members, in the family enclosure only (designated "Category B"), with the price rising for "Category A" matches against certain top sides to between £46 and £94, with around £20 for juniors in the family enclosure.[4] Season ticket prices for 2006--07 ranged between £885 and £1,825.[5]


Interior of the stadium.


View of the Clock End Bridge with the ARSENAL statue lettering in the foreground and the Emirates Stadium in the background
The main middle tier, known as the "Club Level", is premium priced and also includes the director's box. There are 7,139 seats at this level, which are sold on licences lasting from one to four years. The cost of club tier seats for 2006--07 ranges from £2,500 to £4,750 per season and covers admission to all home league games and any home games Arsenal play in the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup.[6] These were sold out by May 2006. Immediately above the club tier there is a small tier consisting of 150 boxes of 10, 12 and 15 seats. The total number of spectators at this level is 2,222. Box prices start at £65,000 per annum plus VAT, and covers admission to all home league games and any home games Arsenal play in the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup.[7] The most exclusive area in the stadium is known as the "Diamond Club" which is invitation only and costs £25,000 up front plus £25,000 a year.[8] The high demand for tickets, as well as the relative wealth of their London fans, means revenue from premium seating and corporate boxes is nearly as high as the revenue from the entire stadium at Highbury.[9]

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