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85-632: The "Seven Sisters" after which the road is named were seven trees located opposite its junction with Tottenham High Road . This is made clear in the legislation authorising its construction, where the route of the road was described as running "from the Stamford Hill Road in the Parish of Tottenham , in the said County of Middlesex , nearly opposite to certain Trees called the Seven Sisters ". This junction

170-607: A multi-purpose stadium and is the home of the NFL in the UK. It features the world's first dividing, retractable football pitch, which reveals a synthetic turf field underneath for NFL London Games , concerts and other events. The construction of the stadium was initiated as the centrepiece of the Northumberland Development Project , intended to be the catalyst for a 20-year regeneration plan for Tottenham . The project covers

255-465: A 20-year regeneration program planned by the Haringey Council. In March 2012, Haringey Council approved of plans to hand over council-owned land in the redevelopment area, including part of Wingate Trading Estate, as well as Paxton Road and Bill Nicholson Way, to Spurs. It also agreed on a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to buy the remaining properties on Paxton Road that had yet to be sold. After

340-417: A Premier League match against Crystal Palace . The match was won by Tottenham 2–0, with Son Heung-min scoring the first ever official goal at the new stadium. The stadium is an asymmetric bowl, with a capacity of 62,850. The bowl shape of the stadium comes from the need to maximise hospitality facilities while the asymmetry is the result of the creation of a single-tier stand in the south. The stadium

425-526: A club shop, club archive and museum on Tottenham High Road, serves as the arrivals hub for visitors, where they may collect tickets and start a tour of the stadium. The museum is located in the Grade II listed Warmington House, and the new club shop is the largest in Europe, featuring a 100-seat auditorium area that may be used for pre-match experiences. On the northwest corner is M cafe, a media room that may be open to

510-611: A long delay, the Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government , Eric Pickles , confirmed the CPO on 11 July 2014. The owner of the remaining business with two plots on the development site, Archway Sheet Metal Works, then attempted but failed to have the CPO decision quashed in the High Court . On 31 March 2015, the remaining plots on Paxton Road were acquired, allowing

595-510: A number of ventilation shafts, and it may be used for sporting and community activities. The square is fronted by a single 7,000 m curved glazed facade, behind which is a 5-storey atrium where fans can access the South Stand. The bulk of the structure dominates the surrounding area, but the appearance of the mass of the building is modulated by different claddings of glass, metal panels and pre-cast concrete. The perforated metal panels serve as

680-587: A revised project plan, with Populous led by Christopher Lee responsible for the stadium design. In December 2015, Haringey Council approved the revised plans, including the demolition of locally listed buildings. The Mayor of London also gave formal approval to the plans in February 2016. Building work on the Northumberland Development Project started in September 2012, however, construction of

765-527: A screen but allow for natural ventilation and light for the open plant areas in the stadium, and they also act as a unifying sculptured element in the appearance of the stadium. Regions of glazing not covered by the metal screen, including the main entrances and concourses, offices, Sky Lounge, as well the extensive glazed area to the south, allow for views into and out of the stadium. The metal panels may be in an open or closed position, and they are lined with LED luminaires that glow on match nights. The roof

850-519: A steel frame to allow for a speedier construction. The two steel "trees" that support the South Stand were erected in December 2017. The compression ring that holds the cable net roof structure was completed in February 2018, and the roof structure raised in March 2018. Parts of the old White Hart Lane have been incorporated into the new stadium – crushed aggregate of the concrete foundation of White Hart Lane

935-680: A track called Seven Sisters Road and contained the lyric "I'm going home on the Seven Sisters Road". London electropop band Real Lies released a 2015 single entitled Seven Sisters which followed their earlier single, of a similar road theme, 'North Circular'. The road is immortalised in the song 'Seven Sisters' by London-based rock band Desperate Measures. It's included on their 2024 album Sublime Destruction , released through Cadiz Music. 51°33′40″N 0°06′49″W  /  51.56101°N 0.11363°W  / 51.56101; -0.11363 Tottenham High Road Tottenham High Road

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1020-512: A way similar to that of the Arizona Cardinals ' home stadium , but it is the first in the world to split into three sections before retracting. The pitch needed to split so as to accommodate the two columns supporting the South Stand when retracting. Each of the three sections weighs more than 3,000 tonnes, and is made up of 33 smaller trays, making a total of 99 trays, with a combined weight of 10,000 tonnes. The retracting pitch slides into

1105-414: Is 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) in length. Tottenham High Road follows, for the whole of its length, the course of the erstwhile Roman road , Ermine Street . The road became an important thoroughfare between London and Cambridge attracting inns, almshouses and residential properties to be established at strategic points. By the 16th century large country retreats leased by affluent Londoners could be found on

1190-502: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the home of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in north London , replacing the club's previous ground, White Hart Lane . With a seating capacity of 62,850, it is the 3rd largest football stadium in England and the largest club ground in London. It is designed to be

1275-415: Is a cable net structure, held in place by an elliptically shaped compression ring. The roof has a circumference of 720 metres, and it is clad in standing seam aluminium panels that end with extruded polycarbonate on the inside edge to allow light through onto the pitch but reduce the contrast of the shadow of the roof on the pitch. 810 curved aluminium eave cassettes connect the roof to the wall. The pitch

1360-412: Is around 48 m high, 250 m long on its north–south axis and about 200 metres wide east to west. The stadium covers an area of 43,000 m , nearly twice the area of White Hart Lane (24,000 m ). There are 9 floors in the horseshoe-shaped northern section above the basement, and 5 floors in the south, with a gross internal area of 119,945 m , which is around four times that of White Hart Lane. The front of

1445-630: Is for professional clubs below the Super League and is played as a curtain raiser to the Challenge Cup Final. The 2022 Challenge Cup Final between Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors was played following Leigh's victory in the 1895 Cup. Both played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium instead of their traditional home of Wembley Stadium due to Wembley holding the EFL play-offs , with

1530-431: Is in reinforced concrete. Three further levels above are constructed in steel frame. There are only six cores in reinforced concrete for vertical circulation of spectators instead of the eight expected of a stadium of this size as they needed to be constructed within the first phase of the stadium construction. The South Stand constructed in the second phase has open staircases to the concourses. The demolition of most of

1615-488: Is known as Wards Corner, reflecting the name of the large department store that stood on this corner. The Hetchins bicycle shop and frame factory were situated in Seven Sisters Road, on the site of what is now Apex House. In the early morning hours of 19 June 2017, a man rammed a vehicle, hitting pedestrians on Seven Sisters Road near the Finsbury Park Mosque . One person was killed and about 10 were injured during

1700-458: Is lit by 324 LED floodlights, arranged in 54 groups of six and attached to the columns of the roofing system. There are four large LED screens inside the stadium, the two on the south side are the largest of any stadium in Western Europe. There are also two facade video displays on the outside of the stadium, three tiers of LED ribbon displays inside, and nearly 1,800 video screens in and around

1785-563: Is permitted to hold up to six music concerts a year. The football pitch is retracted and the artificial pitch is in use when a concert is held. The first artists scheduled to perform at the stadium were Guns N' Roses , originally to be held in 2020 as part of the European leg of their Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour , but delay until 1–2 July 2022 due to Covid. Other artists who performed at the stadium included Lady Gaga , and Beyoncé whose five-night shows were attended by 240,330 fans. The stadium

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1870-656: Is the main thoroughfare through the district of Tottenham , in the London Borough of Haringey . It runs from Edmonton in the North (where it becomes Fore Street) to Stamford Hill in the South (where the road becomes Stamford Hill). South of Bruce Grove the road is part of the A10 ; to the north it is part of the A1010 . Tottenham High Road passes through the London postcode areas of N17 and N15 and

1955-493: The 2018–19 season until April 2019. They also played their home game in the third round of the EFL Cup at Stadium MK . The first NFL game was due to be Oakland Raiders against Seattle Seahawks on 14 October 2018 but this too was relocated to Wembley following the stadium delay. The club shop was the first to open on 23 October 2018. The stadium opened with a ceremony on 3 April 2019 before its first competitive senior game,

2040-502: The Baltimore Ravens the week after. The first UK regional flag football championships for schoolchildren aged 8–11 were held 3 July 2019. Twelve schools, 180 young athletes, playing their part in the stadium's first ever competitive NFL games. Houghton Primary School from Godmanchester beat Ysgol Gwynedd School from Flintshire 32–31. The stadium is one of the stadiums chosen to stage the matches of UEFA Euro 2028 to be held in

2125-980: The Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers hosted the New York Giants . This was the first time the Green Bay Packers played a game abroad. The NFL returned to the Stadium for two regular season games in October 2023. The Buffalo Bills hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars who played at Wembley Stadium against the Atlanta Falcons the week before, making this the first time an NFL team has played back to back in London . The Tennessee Titans would then host

2210-685: The Oakland Raiders . A record crowd of 60,463 watched the Raiders win a close game 24–21. The following week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted the Carolina Panthers on 13 October. The first touchdown at the stadium was scored by Josh Jacobs . A number of NFL events were held at the stadium before the first game, including the trials for the first intake of the NFL Academy was launched at

2295-465: The White Hart Lane ground. The club acquired the freehold of the ground, as well as additional land at the northern (Paxton Road) end, in 1905. Starting in 1909, a new stadium with stands designed by Archibald Leitch was built over a period of two and a half decades. The stadium had a capacity of nearly 80,000 by 1934. Over the years, the stadium underwent a number of changes and seating replaced

2380-686: The COVID-19 pandemic, the stadium became the first community hub to be opened for the delivery of food to vulnerable Londoners. It was also the first to be used as a centre for drive-through COVID-19 testing, and the Women's Outpatient Services of the North Middlesex University Hospital was relocated to the stadium to free up hospital capacity as well as keeping pregnant women away from the hospital. The stadium had an initial capacity of 62,062, increased later in stages to 62,850, but due to

2465-482: The High Road. To the east, on Worcester Avenue, is a dedicated entrance for NFL events. There are two raised podiums for fans access, one to the north and one to the south. Away fans may enter from the northeast corner of the stadium via Worcester Avenue and the north podium. A large open public square, the size of Trafalgar Square , has been created on the south podium as the main access point for home fans. The square has

2550-656: The South Stand is influenced by the "Yellow Wall" of Borussia Dortmund 's Westfalenstadion and the stand is intended to be the "heart-beat" of the stadium that can generate an intense atmosphere on match day. The 35.5m high North Stand has three tiers with concourses on Level 1, 2, 4 and 5. The East and West Stands are 33.8 m and 33.2 m high respectively, and have concourses on Level 1 and 5. Both stands have four tiers each, two of which are smaller and intended for premium seating . There are around 8,000 of these premium seats as well as 70 private loges and super loges for premium members and corporate hospitality. The seats of

2635-629: The South Stand is the Goal Line Bar, which at 65m is the longest in Europe. The White Hart and The Shelf are bars in the East Stand, while The Dispensary is found in the West Stand. The stadium offers a wide range of food and drinks outlets (65 at the club opening); in the South Stand is the 'Market Place' with a range of food and drink outlets, and a selection of food outlets are also available in other stands. Other features include an in-house bakery and

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2720-515: The South Stand, after a 15-year motorsport deal was signed with Formula One . It is the world's first in-stadium electric karting facility and the track is accredited by the National Karting Association that allows it to host races for karting championship. A driver academy programme is also planned. Three track layouts are available designed to suit racers of different ages and ability. The facility opened on 6 February 2024. During

2805-467: The Tunnel Club that allows its members to observe the players as they walk from the dressing room to the pitch through a glass-walled tunnel. The stadium is intended to be active all year round as a sports and entertainment destination with conference and banqueting facilities. It offers visitor attractions such as a 'Dare Skywalk' opened on 31 August 2020; visitors may walk up the side of the stadium to

2890-520: The United Kingdom and Ireland. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was selected to host a match of the 2020 Kangaroo tour between England and Australia , however the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The first rugby league game at the stadium came two years later with the 2022 RFL 1895 Cup Final played on 28 May 2022 between Leigh Centurions and Featherstone Rovers , the competition

2975-485: The West Stand faces the High Road and features a projecting, angled, glazed box that encases an escalator and serves as the main entrance for guests and patrons. The projecting entrance, along with the facades of other buildings of the Tottenham Experience, present a traditional linear frontage along the High Road. A 9.5-m pavement is created in front of these buildings to improve the flow of the crowd on match day on

3060-408: The West Stand from White Hart Lane will also be placed here, and the statue of Nicholson will be positioned at its centre, recreating a historic photographic image of Nicholson. The stadium's over-arching use is as the home venue of Tottenham Hotspur, who play all their Premier League and cup home matches at the ground. However, the stadium is also used for other football events; in its first year, it

3145-536: The album Slam in 1989. The song was also included on the album Live At Last in 1997. The Suede song "By the Sea" from the 1996 album Coming Up contains the line "And we said our goodbyes to the bank, left Seven Sisters for a room in a seaside shack". Rob Fleming, the main character in Nick Hornby 's book High Fidelity , lives in Seven Sisters Road. The Swedish singer Meja 's 1998 album "Seven Sisters" featured

3230-571: The attack. Notable buildings along the road include: Welsh singer Shirley Bassey was a resident of Seven Sisters Road during the 1950s before she became famous. The 1979 single "Saturday Night (Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees)" by the Leyton Buzzards features the line "I discovered heaven in the Seven Sisters Road". Portland, Oregon based rock band Dan Reed Network released a song written by Dan Reed called Seven Sisters Road on

3315-402: The car park under the South Stand and the south podium, and the surface can be switched in 25 minutes to an hour. The NFL field is placed 1.6 metres beneath the natural turf surface, and the change in height when the surface is switched also produces ideal sightlines for the front row for both codes (NFL team personnel tend to stand along sidelines in allocated areas which would block the view of

3400-474: The club decided to move to an enclosed ground allowing it to charge an entrance fee and control the crowd. In 1888, the club rented a pitch at Asplins Farm, next to the railway line at Northumberland Park . However, the ground soon became overcrowded, and in 1899 the club moved to a piece of land owned by the brewery company Charringtons to the east of Tottenham High Road behind the White Hart pub. This became

3485-492: The construction of a stadium, as well as a club museum, homes, shops and other facilities, was announced. The early plan was for Tottenham to move into the new stadium, while it was partially built, at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, with the stadium completed by the end of the following season. However, the project was delayed, with the plan undergoing a number of revisions and the completion date pushed back several times. The club also did not fully commit itself to building

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3570-418: The construction of the main structure of the new stadium itself to start soon after. In order to facilitate the construction of the northern section of the stadium while matches of the final season were still being played at The Lane, the northeast corner of White Hart Lane was demolished in the summer of 2016 after the 2015–16 season had finished. From the basement to level 6, the construction of this section

3655-406: The critical safety systems due to faulty electrical wiring delayed the completion of the stadium, and these two games were postponed to March 2019. A fan familiarisation event was held instead at the stadium in December 2018. The first match, an under-18s fixture between Tottenham and Southampton held on 24 March, was attended by 28,987 fans and won by Tottenham 3–1, with the first ever goal at

3740-619: The demolition of eight locally listed buildings and two nationally listed buildings, was criticised by conservation groups including English Heritage , as well as the Government's advisory body on architecture, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment . In response to the objections, a revised plan, that retained some of the listed buildings, was resubmitted in May 2010. This plan

3825-448: The development to proceed. It was first revealed in October 2013 that the club was considering a new plan for a multi-use stadium that can also host American football games. On 8 July 2015, the club announced that it had reached an agreement with the NFL to hold a minimum of two NFL games a year in a 10-year partnership from 2019. The same day a new design team was also announced, alongside

3910-427: The east, north and west sides from the front of the stand to the pitch, and 4.985 metres (16.4 ft) at the south end of the pitch. In order to keep the football pitch in optimum condition, there are two different surfaces – a GrassMaster hybrid grass pitch for football, and a synthetic turf surface underneath to be used for NFL games, as well as concerts and other events. The football pitch can be retracted in

3995-518: The existing site that would become the Northumberland Development Project . The club first announced in 2007 that redevelopment of the current site was one of the options under consideration. In April 2008, the club revealed that it was considering the acquisition of the Wingate Trading Estate immediately adjacent to the north of White Hart Lane for building the stadium. In October 2008, the Northumberland Development Project, which included

4080-504: The five stadiums to trial "safe standing" in January 2022. A family area is located in the north west corner for those attending with their children. Disabled fans are catered for with 265 wheelchair bays, areas for assistance dogs as well as facilities for those with "complex care requirements". Accessible seating is available in all four stands, where the design allows for flexible seating for family groups. The association football pitch of

4165-412: The former undisputed cruiserweight champion fighting his third bout at Heavyweight . Usyk defeated Joshua by unanimous decision in front of a crowd of 65,000. On 3 December 2022, in the bout between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora at the stadium, Fury defeated Chisora by technical knockout in the 10th round of their trilogy in front of a crowd of nearly 60,000. A go-karting track was built under

4250-539: The front row if the field level is not lower in NFL games). The stadium features the world's first integrated grow lighting system over the pitch. Grow lights are suspended on six 70-metre trusses to encourage the growth of the grass in the shaded areas of the stadium, and they can be folded away under the North Stand when not in use. The grass can also be maintained for up to 5 days with artificial lighting, air ventilation, dehumidification and irrigation systems when

4335-507: The high road. From 1800-1850 new roads were built connecting to the high road, which provided better accessibility to London, bringing professionals into the area, causing the population to grow rapidly over the proceeding decades. In 1881 North London Tramways Co. opened a tramway from Edmonton to Stamford Hill along Tottenham High Road Tottenham High Road starts in Edmonton (further North than this it becomes Fore Street). Travelling South

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4420-411: The intention being to sell the naming rights to a sponsor, but it has still not been renamed. The stadium is sometimes referred to as New White Hart Lane by fans and some in the media. Tottenham Hotspur was formed in 1882, and early matches of the club were played on public land at Tottenham Marshes . As their matches became more popular with the public and the number of spectators increased,

4505-418: The land north of the existing stadium had been cleared by 2014 while the CPO dispute was ongoing. After the dispute was resolved, preliminary work on the basement began in the summer of 2015, with concrete and ground works for the foundation by Morrisroe starting in autumn 2015, based on earlier approved and amended plans. The new plan for the project was given final approval in February 2016, which allowed

4590-408: The lower tier for Premier League games, while for domestic cups they may be allocated up to 15% of the capacity spread over three tiers. The stands include areas with 7,500 seats that can be quickly turned into safe standing areas should there be a change in the legislation that banned standing in football stadiums. It is the first Premier League stadium with areas of rail seating, and it is one of

4675-470: The maximum permissible in British stadium design, and all seats provide clear views of the pitch for the ticket holders. The South Stand is designated the 'Home End', and it has a single tier which is the largest single-tier stand in the country, with seating for 17,500 fans. It is 34.1m high with a 34 degree incline, has concourses on Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 and is accessible from the south atrium. The design of

4760-476: The move to May a result of a BBC broadcasting conflict in the usual month of the final in August. Wigan won the cup final 16–14. The Premiership Rugby club Saracens agreed to play their annual showpiece game at the stadium for five years, starting in 2020. However, the first match originally scheduled for 28 March 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Saracens eventually played their first match at

4845-578: The need to segregate fans, the full capacity may never be reached for association football matches as some seats are deliberately kept unused. Attendance is counted by the number of fans going through the gates rather than the number of tickets issued which is the method used by many grounds such as the Emirates as well as Spurs at Wembley where attendance figures may include season ticket holders who did not turn up for matches and unused free tickets. The first match after its official opening, although sold out,

4930-428: The pitch is retracted under the south podium. The stadium provides separate facilities for football and NFL players; these include changing rooms, medical facilities, restaurants, hydrotherapy pools, warm-up areas, pre-match players' lounge, as well as lounges and creches for their families. It also caters for the different requirements of football and NFL media. There are a number of bars for fans on match day. In

5015-462: The project on 20 September 2011, and a week later removed the demand for community infrastructure payments usually required for such a project. In a joint statement with Haringey Council in January 2012, Tottenham announced that it would stay in North Tottenham and work with the council to rejuvenate the area. In this scheme, the Northumberland Development Project would serve as the catalyst for

5100-504: The public and used as a cafe on non-match days. On 23 July 2021, the OOF art gallery opened. The gallery occupies the Grade II listed Warmington House within the stadium and is accessed through the club shop. Other facilities may be offered in ancillary buildings surrounding the stadium, including a ticket office, and a planned extreme sports building as well as a community health centre. A 4.5-m-tall and near-double-sized fibreglass replica of

5185-473: The remaining White Hart Lane ground began the day after the last home match of the 2016–17 season was played, and the demolition was completed with all visible remnants of White Hart Lane removed by early August 2017. Piling work for Phase 2 of the stadium construction started in June 2017. While the northern section constructed in the first phase is a largely concrete structure, the entire single-tier south stand has

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5270-771: The road meets White Hart Lane with the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the East side of the road. The road then forms a junction with Lordship Lane and continues South to meet Bruce Grove, the A10 follows the High road South from here. Further South than this the road passes Tottenham High Cross and continues past Seven Sisters to Stamford Hill where the road becomes known as Stamford Hill. 51°36′02″N 0°04′04″W  /  51.60068°N 0.06783°W  / 51.60068; -0.06783 This London road or road transport-related article

5355-429: The roof, and aims to produce cleaner and quicker reverberation times that allow fans to sing in sync thereby producing chants that are louder and last longer. The stadium is also designed to maintain the character but noisier than White Hart Lane and facilitate a sense of "home". Although the stadium is designed as a bowl, it still has four distinct stands. The tiers of the stands are set at angles of up to 35 degrees,

5440-473: The roof, then over a glass walkway around the golden cockerel above the South Stand where they may view the goal line from the roof, or abseil down to the south podium from a viewing deck. The East Stand includes a double-height banquet hall that may be used for conference events. To the south of the stadium, the raised podium forms a large open public square that may be used for a range of sporting and community activities. The Tottenham Experience, which includes

5525-414: The site of the now demolished ground White Hart Lane and areas adjacent to it. It was conceived in 2007 and announced in 2008, but revised several times, and construction of the stadium, beset by disputes and delays, did not commence until 2015. The stadium opened on 3 April 2019 with a ceremony before the first Premier League game held there. The name "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium" was meant to be temporary,

5610-399: The spurs cockerel, originally created in 1909 to sit atop the west stand at White Hart Lane, was placed on the roof structure above the South Stand on 6 November 2018. It is a faithful replica of the original, including dents caused by Paul Gascoigne when he shot at it with an air rifle . A statue of Bill Nicholson will be placed on the south west approach to the stadium; the old gate to

5695-467: The stadium capacity to allow it to more effectively compete financially with rival clubs. A number of schemes were considered over the years; these included rebuilding the East Stand as a three-tier structure, and moving to different stadiums and locations such as Picketts Lock and the Olympic Stadium at Stratford, London . None of these plans came to fruition, except for a proposal to redevelop

5780-430: The stadium has a standard dimension of 105m x 68m, same in size as the pitches at Old Trafford and Wembley Stadium, but 440 square metres larger than the pitch at White Hart Lane. The overall grass surface is 114.58×79.84 metres, including the perimeter between the pitch and the stands. The distances between the stands and the pitch are minimised so as to enhance the atmosphere on match days – 7.97 metres (26.1 ft) on

5865-509: The stadium in Tottenham until January 2012, after it had lost its bid for the Olympic Stadium to West Ham United . The first plan of the project, with a 58,000-capacity stadium, was released in April 2009 for public consultation. In October 2009, the planning application for a 56,000-seat stadium, designed by KSS Design Group , and other buildings was then submitted. The proposal, which included

5950-471: The stadium itself did not commence until 2015 due to the CPO dispute. The stadium was constructed in two main phases so that White Hart Lane could still be used in the 2016–17 season while construction was still in progress. The first phase involved the building of the northern section of the stadium (including the North, West and East Stands), while the South Stand construction started in the second phase after White Hart Lane had been demolished. A large part of

6035-734: The stadium on 2 July 2019. The NFL returned in 2021 after the 2020 games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the Atlanta Falcons hosting the New York Jets on 10 October 2021, and the Jacksonville Jaguars hosting the Miami Dolphins the following week on 17 October, with Atlanta and Jacksonville winning. Prior to cancellation of the games in 2020 both Miami and Atlanta were due to host games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Jacksonville were scheduled to host two games at Wembley Stadium . The venue hosted two regular season games in October 2022. The New Orleans Saints hosted

6120-474: The stadium on 26 March 2022, when they defeated Bristol Bears . Saracens' showdown against Harlequins drew a crowd of 61,214 in March 2024. In May 2024, the stadium hosted both the European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup finals. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was proposed as one of four venues for a joint bid for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup . The stadium

6205-461: The stadium scored by J'Neil Bennett . The second, a Legends match against Inter Milan on 30 March, was attended by 41,244, but resulted in a 4–5 loss to the Inter Forever team. The opening was originally planned for the second home match against Liverpool in September 2018, but delays to the opening of the stadium forced Tottenham to extend their temporary tenancy of Wembley Stadium for

6290-406: The stadium was completed with the last few metal panels of the 'veil' installed in March 2019. Four test events were initially planned at the stadium in August and early September 2018; the first two were intended only for club staff and officials, and the following two open to the public with increasing levels of attendance necessary for the issuing of safety certificate. However, issues with

6375-431: The stadium was reduced to around 36,000 by the time the refurbishment was completed in 1998. The capacity was, by then, lower than the grounds of other major English clubs, with many of these clubs also planning to expand further. As revenues from gate receipts in that period formed a substantial part of the club's income (before it became dominated by TV broadcast rights deals), Tottenham began to explore ways of increasing

6460-422: The stadium, initially numbered 62,062 but increased in three stages to 62,850. are in navy blue, with 42,000 of these reserved for season ticket holders. The seats have a minimum width of 470mm (compared with the 455–460 mm of the previous stadium), increasing to 520–700 mm for premium seats, with legroom of between 780 and 858mm. Away fans are allocated seats in the north east corner; 3,000 seats in

6545-415: The stadium. The stadium is designed like a concert hall with good acoustics in mind so as to optimise the atmosphere on match day. The corners of the stadium are enclosed and the stands are placed close to the pitch, with fans generating a "wall of sound" that can reverberate around the ground. The design extends to the shape and material of the roof and the seating, such as aluminium soffit lining to

6630-480: The stand and in the basement. A range of hospitality facilities in the East and West Stands are provided for those with premium memberships. These include two Sky Lounges on the top floor of the East and West Stands, with views over London and the pitch, the Sky Bridge, which is the world's first bridge to be suspended from the roof of a stadium, 65 suites of private loges and super loges, Michelin star level dining, and

6715-559: The standing areas, which reduced the capacity to about 50,000 in 1979. Significant standing areas, however, still existed, including the long stretch of raised standing terrace favoured by fans on the East Stand known as The Shelf. Beginning in the early 1980s, the White Hart Lane ground was redeveloped, and in order to comply with the recommendation of the Taylor Report of 1989, it was turned into an all-seater stadium. The capacity of

6800-470: The venue for NFL games and other events. It can host up to 16 non-association football events a year, at least two of which will be NFL games. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is the first and only stadium to be designed specially for NFL games outside of North America and is officially the home of the NFL in the UK. The first game at the stadium took place on 6 October 2019 when the Chicago Bears played against

6885-462: The world's first microbrewery in a stadium, which can produce 1 million pints of craft beer a year and deliver up to 10,000 pints a minute. The stadium is the first cashless stadium in the country, it also offers stadium-wide connectivity for all the fans with more Wi-Fi access points and Bluetooth beacons as well as greater bandwidth than any other stadium. Some car parking spaces, but not for general admission fans, are provided underneath

6970-464: Was accepted by Haringey Council on 30 September 2010, and later by the Mayor of London , Boris Johnson , as well as the government. However, only part of this plan, the construction of Lilywhite House, was implemented. In August 2011, a major riot erupted in a deprived area of Tottenham. Haringey Council, keen to keep the economically important club within the community, issued planning permission for

7055-456: Was initially to host the Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev for the heavyweight world titles for its first bout on 20 June 2020 but it was postponed and rescheduled elsewhere due to the pandemic. The first boxing bout hosted by the stadium was the Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk match on 25 September 2021 between Joshua, defending his WBA (super) , IBF , WBO , and IBO belts, and Usyk ,

7140-509: Was mixed in with new concrete to create the floor of the concourse of the new stadium, and bricks from the East Stand were used for the Shelf Bar. A number of heritage plaques are placed around the stadium marking points of the old stadium, such as its centre. The pitch was laid in early October 2018. The exterior of the stadium is finished with 35,000 decorative tiles, 4,801 perforated metal panels and 2,505 glass panels. The external cladding of

7225-468: Was used for a live screening of the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final , select Under-23s games, as well as the first North London derby in the FA Women's Super League between Tottenham and Arsenal held on 17 November 2019. The stadium has since hosted a number of home games for Tottenham's women's team. The stadium is intended to be used for a number of purposes aside from association football, serving as

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