Are all premier league fields the same size? (2023)

Are all Premier League football pitches same size?

In the UK, the standard football pitch size for a professional 11-a-side game is 110x70 yards (100x64m). This size pitch is used in the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two.

Why Are Football Pitches Different Sizes? Football pitches are allowed to be different sizes because it is in FIFA's Laws of the Game (LOTG). Law 1 states that goal lines must be between 45 and 90 m and the touchlines must be between 90 and 120 m.

Premier League rules state that a pitch must be at least 120 yards long by 75 yards wide, while other English league sizes range from 90 to 110 yards by 60-70 yards. There are some variations in terms of pitch conditions and playing ability, but they're not too wide of a margin when compared to one another.

Although many of the Premier League pitches are the same size, there is some variation across the grounds. Most of the biggest pitches use the same dimensions but Nottingham Forest has the largest pitch in the Premier League for the 2022/23 season measuring in at 105.2m x 71.3m.

Brighton & Hove Albions AMEX stadium has the largest pitch in the Premier league, measuring in at 105m long and 65 m wide, while Molineux, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers is the smallest at just 100m long and 64m wide. This variation shows that the regulations allow for some flexibility with regards to pitch size.

As things stand, the length of the Anfield pitch stands at 101m-long, four metres short of UEFA's regulation size. In their documentation for Euro 2024, UEFA's information on pitch requirements reads: The field of play must have the standard dimensions of 105m x 68m and respect the IFAB Laws of the Game.

This season, Bournemouth are home to the smallest ground with Vitality Stadium, otherwise known as Dean Court, able to hold just 11,364 supporters. Like Old Trafford, the venue was first opened in 1910 and completely rebuilt in 2001.

The English FA stipulates that an 11-a-side football pitch size can be between 90m and 120m long and between 45m and 90m wide. This is why no two Premier League clubs have exactly the same football pitch dimensions.

The pitch is 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd) in size and the total grass area at Emirates is 113 by 76 metres (124 by 83 yd). Like Highbury, it runs north–south, with the players' tunnel and the dugouts on the west side of the pitch underneath the main TV camera.

The truth is, however, that while they are 'living grass', most Premier League pitches are 95% sand and comprise of millions of polyethylene fibres stitched into the base and which make up 4-5% of the playing surface.

Is Camp Nou pitch bigger than Old Trafford?

Camp Nou – 114 yards by 74 yards (105m x 68m) Emirates Stadium –115 yards by 74 yards (105m x 68m) Etihad Stadium – 115 yards by 74 yards (105m x 68m) Old Trafford – 116 yards by 76 yards (106m x 69m)

For instance, Wembley's pitch could be the biggest in the world if all of the playing surface was used. However, as the FA follow FIFA and IFAB rules the pitch dimensions are 115 x 74 yards.

Stamford Bridge Pitch Dimensions

Chelsea's Stamford Bridge pitch is 103 metres long and 67 metres wide, making a total playing area of 6,990 square metres. This makes it the fifth-smallest pitch in the Premier League.

The stadium 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 m², nearly twice the area of White Hart Lane (24,000 m²).

Premier League: Manchester City has smallest squad, claims Pep Guardiola - Sportstar.

The FA have decided not to take any England games to Anfield because of Liverpool's ban on journalists from The Sun, despite struggling to find a suitable ground in the north to host the side's final Euro 2020 warm-up game against Romania next summer.

Old Trafford Pitch Dimensions

The length of the pitch at Old Trafford Stadium is 116 yards (106 meters) while it's width is 76 yards (69.5 meters). Interestingly, football pitches don't all have the same measurements and it's perfectly legal.

Liverpool uses a smaller pitch than many top European football clubs because they have kept the original dimensions that were constructed in 1884.

Is West Ham's pitch small?

Some of the findings may surprise you. For example, Tottenham's White Hart Lane has always been renowned for its small pitch, but did you know that fellow London club West Ham's pitch is the smallest in the league?

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the biggest football stadium in the world. The venue has a seating capacity of 150,000.

Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park opened in 1912 and remains the oldest Major League Baseball stadium still in use. The park has the shortest distance of any field in baseball to left field (310 feet) or right field (302 feet). In left field and left center field stands the Green Monster, at 37' 2" tall.

The pitch at the ground measures approximately 105 metres (115 yd) long by 68 metres (74 yd) wide, with a few metres of run-off space on each side.

I recently enjoyed watching home fixtures of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. Then I thought about the size of football pitch with those played in other European top tier leagues. The ones in English Premier League seem to be small when compared to the stadiums of clubs in Serie A, La-Liga and Ligue 1.

Ultimately, Premier League pitches are all roughly the same size. However, the Laws of the Game state pitches can be between 90 and 120 metres long, and drastically different in width – between 50 and 100 metres, although they must be longer than they are wide.

Camp Nou in Barcelona: Europe's largest stadium.

Artificial Grass Soccer Pitch for Chelsea FC

Following infill stage the pitch was brushed and graded. The result is a world-class playing surface that was independently tested to meet FIFA Quality PRO requirements.

Is Liverpool pitch real grass?

Composed of 95 per cent grass and five per cent artificial fibres, the carpet is laid over 10,000sqm and is filled with 40mm of sand across the surface.

Are the football pitches artificial in Qatar? In short, no. The pitches at the World Cup will not be artificial with Qatar using American grass which is set to withstand the multitude of matches in the 28-day period during the tournament. The American grass seed has been developed by a Georgia-based company.

1. Old Trafford (Manchester United)

James Park – Newcastle United – England. The Geordies know how to make a noise, that's for sure. St James' Park has been the home ground of Newcastle United since 1892. The atmosphere on a matchday is arguably the best in the Premier League.

1. Ottmar Hitzfeld Stadium – Zermatt, Switzerland. This pitch is 2000m above sea level in the Swiss alps.

DEAN COURT - Bournemouth

With a capacity of 11,364, it's fair to say that Dean Court isn't even close to being the smallest stadium in the English Football League. That title goes to the likes of Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground or Park Hall in Oswestry, both of which have room for about 2,000 supporters.

Wembley. Wembley is the largest stadium in the UK and has a capacity of 90,000. It was originally built to house the British Empire Exhibition and the plan was to demolish it after. Instead, it was bought and transformed into a football stadium.

How big is Aston Villa's pitch?

The pitch size, as lined for association football, is 115 yd (105 m) long by 75 yd (69 m) wide, slightly narrower than the old Wembley, as required by the UEFA stadium categories for a category four stadium, the top category.

The majority of Premier League football pitches measure between 112 yards (102.4m) to 115 (105.2m) yards long and 70 yards (64.0m) to 75 yards (68.6m) wide.

For the 2023/23 season, it is Fulham who have the smallest pitch in the Premier League, as their Craven Cottage pitch is 100m x 65m. Although Fulham have the smallest pitch, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton and Liverpool also have pitches which don't meet the required legal size required by the Premier League.

The English FA stipulates that an 11-a-side football pitch size can be between 90m and 120m long and between 45m and 90m wide. This is why no two Premier League clubs have exactly the same football pitch dimensions.

Looking at the stadiums, the difference in size between West Ham's pitch and Manchester City's one is quite dramatic. West Ham's Boleyn Ground is seven yards narrower (21 feet) and six yards shorter (18 feet).

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, North Korea - 150,000

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the biggest football stadium in the world. The venue has a seating capacity of 150,000.