A sports travel guide to...
LONDON
London, a three-time host of the summer Olympics, is one of the world’s top sporting cities. The English capital is home to many teams, a tennis grand slam as well as the national stadiums for football and rugby union. In 2021 Wembley Stadium will host five games in the Uefa European Championship. Here in this one-page guide we look at London’s sporting highlights, facilities and the things to see and do for sports fans.
London’s professional teams, venues and major events
Premier League
- Arsenal
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Watford
- West Ham United
English Football League
- Brentford
- Millwall
- QPR
- AFC Wimbledon
- Charlton Athletic
- Leyton Orient
Cricket: Middlesex CCC, Surrey CCC
Rugby union: Harlequins, Saracens
Rugby league: London Broncos
Basketball: London Lions
- Wembley Stadium (England national team; 90,000 capacity)
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham; 62,303)
- Emirates Stadium (Arsenal; 60,260)
- London Stadium (West Ham; 60,000)
- Stamford Bridge (Chelsea; 41,837)
- The Valley (Charlton Athletic; 27,111)
- Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace; 25,456)
- Craven Cottage (Fulham; 25,700)
- Vicarage Road (Watford; 21,500)
- The Den (Millwall; 20,146)
- Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium (QPR; 18,439)
- Brentford Community Stadium (Brentford; 17,250)
- AFC Wimbledon (Plough Lane; 9,300)
- The Matchroom Stadium (Leyton Orient; 9,271)
- All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon (tennis)
- Copper Box Arena (multiple sports)
- Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (athletics)
- ExCel London
- Lee Valley Athletics Centre
- Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
- Lee Valley Ice Centre (skating and ice hockey)
- Lord’s Cricket Ground (cricket)
- National Tennis Centre
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- The O2 (multiple sports)
- The Oval (cricket)
- Twickenham Stadium (rugby union)
- Twickenham Stoop (rugby union)
- Wembley Stadium & Arena
- Six Nations rugby at Twickenham Stadium (February and March 2021)
- English FA Cup final (15 May 2021; Wembley Stadium)
- London Landmarks Half Marathon 2021 (23 May 2021)
- The Championships Wimbledon (28 June to 11 July 2021; All England Club)
- Uefa European Championships group matches, semi-finals and final at Wembley Stadium (June and July)
- London 9s Rugby Festival 2021 (18 July 2021; East London Rugby Club, E15 3BP)
- London Marathon (3 October 2021)
- Six Day London (26-31 October 2021; Lee Valley VeloPark, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park)
2021 UK and global major sports events: month-by-month calendar
- International Sports Convention 2021 (8-9 June 2021; Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
- WTM London 2021 (1-3 November 2021; ExCel)
2021 sports business and travel industry events, expos and conferences
Stadiums in London
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