Villa Park
Villa Park is a multi purpose in Birmingham, United Kingdom that opened in 1896. Its recorded capacity is 43,205.
Key facts
Villa Park is a multi purpose in Birmingham, United Kingdom that opened in 1896. Its recorded capacity is 43,205. It is owned by Aston Villa F.C. and Aston Villa F.C.. It is operated by Aston Villa F.C. and Aston Villa F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa F.C., UEFA Euro 1996, 2015 Rugby World Cup, Aston Villa Under-21s and Academy, 1881 AAA Championships, 1884 AAA Championships.
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 43,205
- Opened
- 1896
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa F.C.
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Villa Park is at latitude 52.509167, longitude -1.884722, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 52.509167 |
| Longitude | -1.884722 |
| City | Birmingham |
| Region | Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikidata statement | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Villa Park has carried 1 recorded name. Aston Lower Grounds (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Lower Grounds | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Aston Villa F.C. | 1896 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Aston Villa F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Aston Villa F.C. | 1896 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Aston Villa F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa F.C. | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Aston Villa F.C. | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
| UEFA Euro 1996 | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Rugby World Cup | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
| Aston Villa Under-21s and Academy | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
| 1881 AAA Championships | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
| 1884 AAA Championships | Premier League | 1896 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 920 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 919 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 565 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33034 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33033 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33032 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1590 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 42640 | 43205 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372249423 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Villa_Park | Villa Park | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Aston Lower Grounds | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5060 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5059 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5058 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5057 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5056 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5055 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5054 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5053 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: