Stadium

Stamford Bridge has been Chelsea’s home since the club was founded in 1905. It holds 40,044 and is the twelfth-largest football stadium in England.

Address	Fulham Road, Fulham, London SW6 1HS
Capacity	40,044
Opened	1877, as an athletics ground
Pitch	About 103m x 67.5m, GrassMaster by Tarkett Sports
Record attendance	82,905, Chelsea v Arsenal, 12 October 1935
Owner	Chelsea Pitch Owners
Nearest station	Fulham Broadway

Stamford Bridge from inside the stadium, looking across the pitch — Stamford Bridge. Photo: Ank kumar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A short history of the ground

The stadium opened in 1877 and was used by London Athletic Club until 1905, when Gus Mears founded Chelsea to occupy it. It was rebuilt into a modern all-seater stadium in the 1990s.
After a long legal battle, Ken Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992. In the mid-1990s director Matthew Harding loaned the club £26 million to build the new North Stand.

Redevelopment

In July 2022 it was reported that new owner Todd Boehly had appointed American architect Janet Marie Smith to oversee renovation of the stadium. We will add confirmed plans here when the club publishes them.

The Stamford Bridge pitch and stands under a grey sky — The Stamford Bridge pitch. Photo: Ank kumar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Getting to the stadium

Train and Tube: Fulham Broadway is the public transport stop listed for the ground.
Car: parking near the ground is limited on matchdays. Check the club’s matchday guide before you travel.

Matchday and tour details are on chelseafc.com.

Sources

Stamford Bridge (Wikipedia); Chelsea F.C. (Wikipedia).