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 View of the stadium in October 2022 | |
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| Former names |
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| Address | Marshgate Lane |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stratford, London, England E20 2ST |
| Public transit |      Stratford Stratford International Pudding Mill Lane |
| Owner | E20Stadium LLP GLA Holdings LTD |
| Operator | E20Stadium LLP / Stadium 185 Ltd. |
| Capacity | |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)[5] |
| Surface | Grass (Desso GrassMaster) Track (Mondotrack/WS, 9 Lanes)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 22 May 2008 |
| Built | 22 May 2008 – 29 March 2011 |
| Opened | 5 May 2012 |
| Renovated | 2013–2016 |
| Construction cost | £486 million[6] (£852 million in 2025 pounds[7]) £274 million (2013–16 renovations)[8] |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport), led by Philip Johnson |
| Project manager | Savills |
| Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers |
| General contractor | Balfour Beatty |
| Main contractors | Sir Robert McAlpine |
| Tenants | |
| UK Athletics (2015–present) West Ham United (2016–present) | |
| Website | |
| london-stadium.com | |
London Stadium (formerly and also known as the Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles (10 km) east of central London. The stadium was constructed specifically for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, serving as the athletics venue and as the site of their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the Games, it was rebuilt for multi-purpose use and now serves primarily as the home of Premier League club West Ham United, who became anchor tenants from the 2016 season. UK athletics are the other tenants in the stadium and host a round of the IAAF Diamond League each year, known as the London Grand Prix, sometimes called the London Anniversary Games.
Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the construction officially starting on 22 May 2008. The stadium held 80,000 people for the Olympics and the Paralympic games, before it was remodelled between 2013 and 2015 with 66,000 seats, but with capacity for football limited to 60,000 under the terms of the lease.[9] The decision of what happened to the stadium post Olympics had to be run twice after the first process was delayed by legal cases and a complaint to the European Commission in regards to state aid. It was decided to run a second round of bidding for the stadium, this time keeping it in public ownership and seeking an anchor tenant instead of an owner.
The stadium has been owned and operated by different companies starting with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). In October 2012 the whole park including the stadium was handed over to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) who set up a subsidiary company with Newham Council known as E20 Stadium LLP in July 2012 to oversee the stadium. In 2015, Vinci SA were appointed to manage the Stadium for a 25-year period through London Stadium 185. Newham Council left the E20 Stadium partnership in 2017 and their stake was taken by the LLDC. The LLDC bought LS185 from Vinci in 2019. In January 2025 the LLDC relinquished their interest in E20 Stadium LLP and LS185 to GLA Holdings Ltd and when the change of ownership happened E20 Stadium LLP was renamed London Stadium LLP.
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- ^ "New Stadium capacity increased to 60,000". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.