Showing posts with label *Soccer Stadiums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label *Soccer Stadiums. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

United Kingdom - England - Goodison Park


Goodison Park is home to Premier League club Everton since its completion in 1892.

Sent by myself during my trip to Liverpool in May 2019.

Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, England, it was the home of Premier League club Everton from 1892 until 2025. It is now the home of Everton's women's team. It is 2 miles (3 km) north of the city centre, and has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.

Goodison Park has hosted more top-flight games than any other stadium in England. It has also been the venue for an FA Cup Final and numerous international fixtures, including a semi-final match in the 1966 World Cup (read more).


United Kingdom - England - Anfield Stadium


Anfield has been the home of Liverpool FC since its formation in 1892.
Sent by myself during my trip to Liverpool. I watched Liverpool played against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the last game of the Season 2018-19. Liverpool won 2-0 and finished second behind Manchester City.
Anfield is a football stadium in the area of Anfield, Liverpool, England, which has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since its formation in 1892. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,276, making it the fifth largest stadium in England. It was originally the home of Everton from 1884 to 1891, before they moved to Goodison Park after a dispute with the club president.
The stadium has four stands: the Spion Kop, the Main Stand, the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and the Anfield Road End. The record attendance of 61,905 was set at a match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1952. The ground converted to an all-seater stadium in 1994 as a result of the Taylor Report, which reduced its capacity (read further).

Monday, March 5, 2012

Germany - Fritz-Walter-Stadion


The Fritz-Walter-Stadion, the home to the FC Kaiserslautern.

Sent by André, a postcrosser from Germany.

This is from Wikipedia : The Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the home to the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also one of the stadiums used in the 2006 World Cup. It is named after Fritz Walter, who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Legend of Bern". The Stadium was built on the Betzenberg Hill, hence its nickname "Betze", and was opened in 1920.

In preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2006, the stadium underwent a 76,5 million Euro renovation beginning in 2002 that added a media center, installed a new floodlight system, and increased capacity from 38,500, of which 18,600 were standing, to 48,500, of which 16,363 are standing.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Brazil - Minas Gerais - Estádio Mineirão



Another postcard sent by Jacek of Poland. It shows a Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, a soccer stadium in Brazil.

This is an introduction in Wikipedia : Estádio Mineirão (meaning Big Mineiro Stadium), officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium) established in 1965 after Governor Magalhães Pinto, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the second largest of the country. It will be a host stadium in the 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in the country.