Anfield

Liverpool•England•61,276 seats

Natural grassOpened 1884Story

The Atmosphere

Anfield's atmosphere is a living thing — it breathes, surges, and sometimes overwhelms. The Kop generates a wall of sound that physically presses toward the pitch, and the collective singing of thousands before a Champions League night is one of football's most documented emotional experiences.

— The 2005 Champions League semifinal against Chelsea, settled by Luis García's 'ghost goal' in the fourth minute, is the night that defined Anfield for a generation.

The rebuilt Anfield Road End took the capacity past 61,000 in 2024, and the noise grew with it.

The walk up Walton Breck Road, past terraced houses with flags draped from windows, past the Hillsborough memorial, is as much a part of the experience as the match itself.

Matchday essentials

Everything you need to know before visiting Anfield

Fan tips

•Tickets are NFC passes on your smartphone, so download yours before matchday; tickets are non-transferable, and every adult is searched, so the club asks fans to arrive 10 minutes earlier.
•Only small bags up to A5 size (plus LFC Superstore clear bags) are allowed; an LFC Foundation bag drop (from £5, card only) opens 3 hours before kick-off at Christ Church, Hartnup Street, or at Paisley Square for Wednesday games.
•Anfield is cashless (contactless or chip and pin), and Paisley Square opens four hours before kick-off with big screens and food stalls.
•Safe standing areas are in the Kop and the lower Anfield Road stand, where fans may stand throughout the match.

Getting there

Transit

→Soccerbus — Sandhills station (Merseyrail Northern line), running from two hours before kick-off
→917 express bus — Commutation Row near Lime Street (about 15 min ride)
→Bus 17 — Queen Square Bus Station (city center)
→Merseyrail Northern line — Kirkdale or Sandhills (about 30 min walk)

Parking

There is no general paid parking on Stanley Car Park or Utting Avenue (only pre-allocated slots for disabled supporters and over-65s), and a residents' parking scheme is enforced; the club recommends park and ride or public transport.

Accessibility

Wheelchair spaces are in every stand (Main Stand, Kop, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Anfield Road), and accessible bays at the top of Stanley Park Car Park are allocated by ballot to registered disabled supporters. A pre-booked sensory room in the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand and free audio-commentary headsets are arranged through the disability ticketing team.

Checked against: liverpoolfc.com · backend.liverpoolfc.com · en.wikipedia.org · thesandon.com · twouptwodown.org.uk

Nearby attractions

Places to eat, drink, and explore around Anfield

Hillsborough Memorial

Landmark·0 mi

Memorial to the 97, with an eternal flame, beside 97 Avenue at the Main Stand.

The Shankly Gates

Landmark·0 mi

Gates in tribute to Bill Shankly at the Anfield Road end, first unlocked in August 1982.

The Sandon

Pub·0.2 mi

Oakfield Road pub and hotel where John Houlding founded Liverpool FC in 1892.

Homebaked Bakery

Shop·0.1 mi

Community-run bakery on Oakfield Road, in a building saved from demolition in 2012.

Stanley Park

Park·0.2 mi

Park opened in 1870 that lies between Anfield and Goodison Park.

Gallery

Views of Anfield

The Kop in full voice before kickoff

The rebuilt Anfield Road Stand

Upcoming at this ground

About this ground

Capacity

61,276

Surface

Natural grass

Opened

1884

Address

Anfield Road, Liverpool L4 0TH

Home Club

Liverpool

Stature

Major finals

2 final matches: UEFA Cup 1973, 1976.

Big nights, 2021–26

26 continental and national-team matches: Champions League 21, Europa League 5.

How it's measured

Each measure is a percentile rank among GoalPost's 222 stadium pages, and the stature is their average. Major finals: a World Cup, European Championship or Champions League final counts three; a Copa América, Copa Libertadores, Europa League or Club World Cup final two; a Conference League, Copa Sudamericana, Africa Cup of Nations, Asian Cup or Gold Cup final one; a final over two legs is shared between its grounds, and a ground built on an older one's site counts from its own opening (the old Wembley's finals are not the new one's). Big nights: continental club and national-team matches since July 2021, from GoalPost's archive. Home club: the best GoalPost Rating (GPR) among the clubs that play here. This season's matches are shown, not ranked.

Home advantage

2021–22 to 2025–26

Home sides in the Premier League outscore visitors by 0.27 goals a game (1,900 league matches): they win 44%, draw 24% and lose 32%.

MLS+0.45
Brasileirão+0.40
Scottish Premiership+0.37
Eredivisie+0.36
La Liga+0.36
Bundesliga+0.36
Swiss Super League+0.35
Liga MX+0.34
Süper Lig+0.34
Argentina+0.31
Belgian Pro League+0.29
Championship+0.29
2. Bundesliga+0.28
Primeira Liga+0.28
Greek Super League+0.27
Serie B+0.27
Premier League+0.27
Ligue 1+0.26
Saudi Pro League+0.21
Serie A+0.18

Home side's goals minus the visitors', a game; the line is the 95% interval.

In the Premier League, none of the spread between clubs' home records over these seasons is more than chance would make it, so GoalPost doesn't rank grounds by home advantage.

How it's measured

Every regular-season match of the five seasons in GoalPost's archive: the home side's goals minus the visitors', averaged, with its 95% interval. For the clubs, each one's goal difference a game at home is set against its own away, where it meets the same opponents, so its strength cancels out; the question is how much of the spread between clubs that leaves is more than five seasons of chance would produce.

Home advantage by league
League	Goals a game	Home wins	Matches
MLS	+0.45 ± 0.07	47%	2,486
Brasileirão	+0.40 ± 0.07	47%	1,900
Scottish Premiership	+0.37 ± 0.11	46%	1,035
Eredivisie	+0.36 ± 0.10	44%	1,530
La Liga	+0.36 ± 0.07	46%	1,900
Bundesliga	+0.36 ± 0.10	44%	1,530
Swiss Super League	+0.35 ± 0.12	44%	969
Liga MX	+0.34 ± 0.08	45%	1,530
Süper Lig	+0.34 ± 0.08	46%	1,749
Liga Profesional	+0.31 ± 0.06	43%	2,304
Belgian Pro League	+0.29 ± 0.10	43%	1,390
Championship	+0.29 ± 0.06	44%	2,760
2. Bundesliga	+0.28 ± 0.09	44%	1,530
Primeira Liga	+0.28 ± 0.09	43%	1,530
Greek Super League	+0.27 ± 0.12	43%	934
Serie B	+0.27 ± 0.07	41%	1,900
Premier League	+0.27 ± 0.09	44%	1,900
Ligue 1	+0.26 ± 0.09	44%	1,677
Saudi Pro League	+0.21 ± 0.10	44%	1,398
Serie A	+0.18 ± 0.08	40%	1,900