Elland Road
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Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. It has recently been sold by the club in a 25-year sale-lease back deal with a commercial buy-back provision for when the club’s finances improve.
The most recent stand at Elland Road is the East Stand, a huge cantilever structure which was completed during the 1992-93 season and holds 17,000 seated spectators. The Don Revie Stand (previously the Kop terrace) was opened at the start of the 1994-95 season, holding just under 7,000 seated spectators, after a refurbishment scheme. The South Stand was built in 1971 and until 1993 the lower tier accommodated standing spectators, but this section of terracing was replaced by seating to comply with the requirements of the Taylor Report. The West Stand was built in 1956, and the adjoining conference centre and banqueting suite was opened in 1991.
- Capacity: 40,242
- Pitch dimensions:
- Length: 105 m
- Width: 65 m
- Opened: October 15, 1904
- Official name: Elland Road
External links
- The history of Elland Road (http://www.paul.getanet.co.uk/hist_ell.htm)