We look at the 10 venues that will host matches in the 2022 European Championships.
With half a million tickets sold to fans from 99 different countries around the world, the demand to watch the women’s game continues to rise.
Fans from across the globe will be traveling to the UK to be part of the historic tournament, which is set to break attendance records for a women’s European Championship.
In this article, we look at the 10 venues that will host matches throughout the month of July, up until the final on Sunday 31st.
Ten stadiums. Nine cities.
Kicking off at a sold-out Old Trafford, England will host Austria in front of over 74,000 fans in the opening fixture of the 2022 European Championships.
The remaining 23 group matches will take place across nine different stadiums in England. In the knockout rounds, Brighton’s AMEX Stadium, the New York Stadium in Rotherham, Leigh Sports Village, and Brentford’s Community Stadium will all host quarter-finals.
Semi-finals will be played at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane and Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, with the final taking place at the home stadium for the England national football team, Wembley.
Here are all ten stadiums set to host games from the 2022 European Championships.
New York Stadium
Home of Rotherham FC
Old Trafford
Home of Manchester United
Community Stadium
Home of Brighton & Hove Albion
St. Mary’s Stadium
Home of Southampton FC
Bramall Lane
Home of Sheffield United
Brentford Community Stadium
Home of Brentford FC
Manchester City Academy
Home of Manchester City Women
Leigh Sports Village
Wigan & Leigh
Stadium MK
Home of Milton Keynes
The Final
Wembley Stadium
With an expected capacity crowd, the final is set to break the record for the highest attendance in any European Championship game in history, in either a men’s or women’s format.
The home of English football also hosted the 2022 FA Women’s Cup which took place earlier in the year.
Record crowds and soaring popularity
Attendances of professional women’s matches are higher than at any time in history.
Following last season’s record-breaking attendances in the Women’s Champions League when Barcelona twice set the record with home matches against Real Madrid (91,553) and Wolfsburg (91,648), the women’s game continues to grow, gaining popularity and viewership around the world.
