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This article features a listing of all professional sports teams based in the United Kingdom, in addition to teams from other countries that compete in professional leagues featuring teams from the United Kingdom.
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Arsenal
London (Holloway )
Emirates Stadium
60,704
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Villa Park
42,657
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Dean Court
11,307
Brentford
London (Brentford )
Brentford Community Stadium
17,250
Brighton & Hove Albion
Falmer
Falmer Stadium
31,800
Burnley
Burnley
Turf Moor
21,944
Chelsea
London (Fulham )
Stamford Bridge
40,343
Crystal Palace
London (Selhurst )
Selhurst Park
25,486
Everton
Liverpool (Walton )
Goodison Park
39,414
Fulham
London (Fulham )
Craven Cottage
22,384
Liverpool
Liverpool (Anfield )
Anfield
53,394
Luton Town
Luton
Kenilworth Road
10,356
Manchester City
Manchester (Bradford )
City of Manchester Stadium
53,400
Manchester United
Manchester (Old Trafford )
Old Trafford
74,310
Newcastle United
Newcastle upon Tyne
St James' Park
52,305
Nottingham Forest
West Bridgford
City Ground
30,332
Sheffield United
Sheffield
Bramall Lane
32,050
Tottenham Hotspur
London (Tottenham )
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
62,850
West Ham United
London (Stratford )
London Stadium
62,500
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton
Molineux Stadium
31,750
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Birmingham City
Birmingham
St Andrew's
29,409
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
Ewood Park
31,367
Bristol City
Bristol
Ashton Gate Stadium
27,000
Cardiff City
Cardiff
Cardiff City Stadium
33,280
Coventry City
Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena
32,609
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield
Kirklees Stadium
24,121
Hull City
Kingston upon Hull
MKM Stadium
25,586
Ipswich Town
Ipswich
Portman Road
29,673
Leeds United
Leeds
Elland Road
37,608
Leicester City
Leicester
King Power Stadium
32,262
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
34,742
Millwall
London (South Bermondsey )
The Den
20,146
Norwich City
Norwich
Carrow Road
27,359
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth
Home Park
17,900
Preston North End
Preston
Deepdale
23,404
Queens Park Rangers
London (White City )
Loftus Road
18,439
Rotherham United
Rotherham
New York Stadium
12,021
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield
Hillsborough Stadium
39,732
Southampton
Southampton
St Mary's Stadium
32,384
Stoke City
Stoke-on-Trent
bet365 Stadium
30,089
Sunderland
Sunderland
Stadium of Light
49,000
Swansea City
Swansea
Swansea.com Stadium
21,088
Watford
Watford
Vicarage Road
22,200
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich
The Hawthorns
26,850
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Barnsley
Barnsley
Oakwell
23,287
Blackpool
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
17,338
Bolton Wanderers
Horwich
Toughsheet Community Stadium
28,723
Bristol Rovers
Bristol
Memorial Stadium
9,832
Burton Albion
Burton upon Trent
Pirelli Stadium
6,912
Cambridge United
Cambridge
Abbey Stadium
8,127
Carlisle United
Carlisle
Brunton Park
17,949
Charlton Athletic
London (Charlton )
The Valley
27,111
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham
Whaddon Road
7,066
Derby County
Derby
Pride Park Stadium
33,600
Exeter City
Exeter
St. James Park
8,720
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood
Highbury Stadium
5,327
Leyton Orient
London (Leyton )
Brisbane Road
9,271
Lincoln City
Lincoln
Sincil Bank
10,780
Northampton Town
Northampton
Sixfields Stadium
7,798
Oxford United
Oxford
Kassam Stadium
12,500
Peterborough United
Peterborough
London Road
15,314
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
20,620
Port Vale
Burslem
Vale Park
15,036
Reading
Reading
Madejski Stadium
24,161
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury
New Meadow
9,875
Stevenage
Stevenage
Broadhall Way
7,800
Wigan Athletic
Wigan
DW Stadium
25,138
Wycombe Wanderers
High Wycombe
Adams Park
10,137
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
Crown Ground
5,450
AFC Wimbledon
London (Wimbledon )
Plough Lane
9,369
Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness
Holker Street
5,045
Bradford City
Bradford
Valley Parade
25,126
Colchester United
Colchester
Colchester Community Stadium
10,105
Crawley Town
Crawley
Broadfield Stadium
5,996
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe
Gresty Road
10,153
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster
Keepmoat Stadium
15,231
Forest Green Rovers
Nailsworth
The New Lawn
5,147
Gillingham
Gillingham
Priestfield Stadium
11,582
Grimsby Town
Cleethorpes
Blundell Park
9,052
Harrogate Town
Harrogate
Wetherby Road
5,000
Mansfield Town
Mansfield
Field Mill
9,186
Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes
Stadium MK
32,000
Morecambe
Morecambe
Mazuma Stadium
6,476
Newport County
Newport
Rodney Parade
7,850
Notts County
Nottingham
Meadow Lane
19,588
Salford City
Salford
Moor Lane
5,108
Stockport County
Stockport
Edgeley Park
10,852
Sutton United
London (Sutton )
Gander Green Lane
5,032
Swindon Town
Swindon
County Ground
15,728
Tranmere Rovers
Birkenhead
Prenton Park
16,789
Walsall
Walsall
Bescot Stadium
11,300
Wrexham
Wrexham
Racecourse Ground
10,771
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Pittodrie Stadium
20,866
Celtic
Glasgow
Celtic Park
60,411
Dundee
Dundee
Dens Park
11,506
Heart of Midlothian
Edinburgh
Tynecastle Park
19,852
Hibernian
Edinburgh
Easter Road
20,421
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Rugby Park
17,889
Livingston
Livingston
Almondvale Stadium
8,716
Motherwell
Motherwell
Fir Park
13,677
Rangers
Glasgow
Ibrox Stadium
50,817
Ross County
Dingwall
Victoria Park
6,541
St Johnstone
Perth
McDiarmid Park
10,696
St Mirren
Paisley
St Mirren Park
8,023
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Airdrieonians
Airdrie
Excelsior Stadium
10,101
Arbroath
Arbroath
Gayfield Park
6,600
Ayr United
Ayr
Somerset Park
10,185
Dundee United
Dundee
Tannadice Park
14,223
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline
East End Park
11,480
Greenock Morton
Greenock
Cappielow
11,589
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness
Caledonian Stadium
7,750
Partick Thistle
Glasgow
Firhill Stadium
10,102
Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir
Ochilview Park
3,746
Raith Rovers
Kirkcaldy
Stark's Park
8,867
Team
Location
Ground
Capacity
Arsenal
Borehamwood
Meadow Park
4,050
Aston Villa
Walsall
Bescot Stadium
11,300
Brighton & Hove Albion
Crawley
Broadfield Stadium
5,800
Bristol City
Failand
Robins High Performance Centre
500
Chelsea
Kingston upon Thames
Kingsmeadow
4,850
Everton
Liverpool
Walton Hall Park
2,200
Leicester City
Leicester
King Power Stadium
32,212
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Prenton Park
16,547
Manchester City
Manchester
Academy Stadium
7,000
Manchester United
Leigh
Leigh Sports Village
12,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Leyton
Brisbane Road
9,271
West Ham United
Dagenham
Victoria Road
6,078
Team
Location
Ground
Capacity
Birmingham City
Birmingham
St Andrew's
29,902
Blackburn Rovers
Bamber Bridge
Sir Tom Finney Stadium
3,000
Charlton Athletic
Bexley
The Oakwood
1,180
Crystal Palace
Bromley
Hayes Lane
5,000
Durham
Durham
Maiden Castle
1,700
Lewes
Lewes
The Dripping Pan
3,000
London City Lionesses
Dartford
Princes Park
4,100
Reading
Reading
Madejski Stadium
24,161
Sheffield United
Sheffield
Bramall Lane
32,050
Southampton
Southampton
St Mary's Stadium
32,384
Sunderland
Hetton-le-Hole
Eppleton CW
2,500
Watford
Ruislip
Grosvenor Vale
4,085
Rugby Union [ edit ]
Club
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Bath
Bath
The Recreation Ground
14,509
Bristol Bears
Bristol
Ashton Gate
27,000
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter
Sandy Park
13,593
Gloucester
Gloucester
Kingsholm Stadium
16,115
Harlequins
London (Twickenham )
Twickenham Stoop
14,800
Leicester Tigers
Leicester
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
25,849
Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle upon Tyne
Kingston Park
10,200
Northampton Saints
Northampton
cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens
15,200
Sale Sharks
Salford
AJ Bell Stadium
12,000
Saracens
London (Hendon )
StoneX Stadium
10,500
7 of the 16 teams in the United Rugby Championship operate within the United Kingdom - 2 in Scotland, 4 in Wales, and 1 in Northern Ireland (although this team also represents three counties in Ireland . The remaining teams; 3 in Ireland, 2 in Italy and 4 in South Africa play away matches in the UK, but are based outside it.
Rugby League [ edit ]
1 Super League team, Catalan Dragons , play all their away fixtures in the United Kingdom, but are based in France, playing their home fixtures there.
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Castleford Tigers
Castleford
The Mend-A-Hose Jungle
13,000
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield
Kirklees Stadium
24,121
Hull FC
Kingston upon Hull
MKM Stadium
25,586
Hull Kingston Rovers
Kingston upon Hull
Hull College Craven Park Stadium
12,225
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds
Headingley
21,062
Leigh Leopards
Leigh
Leigh Sports Village
11,000
London Broncos
London
Plough Lane
9,215
Salford Red Devils
Salford
AJ Bell Stadium
12,000
St Helens
St Helens
Totally Wicked Stadium
18,000
Warrington Wolves
Warrington
Halliwell Jones Stadium
15,200
Wigan Warriors
Wigan
DW Stadium
25,133
Cricket [ edit ]
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Derbyshire
Derby
County Ground
9,500
Durham
Chester-le-Street
Riverside Ground
17,000
Essex
Chelmsford
Essex County Ground
6,500
Glamorgan
Cardiff
Sophia Gardens
16,000
Gloucestershire
Bristol
Bristol County Ground
17,500
Hampshire
Eastleigh
Rose Bowl
25,000
Kent
Canterbury
St Lawrence Ground
7,000
Lancashire
Manchester (Old Trafford )
Old Trafford
26,000
Leicestershire
Leicester
Grace Road
5,500
Middlesex
London (St John's Wood )
Lord's
30,000
Northamptonshire
Northampton
County Ground
6,500
Nottinghamshire
West Bridgford
Trent Bridge
17,500
Somerset
Taunton
County Ground
8,500
Surrey
London (Kennington )
The Oval
25,500
Sussex
Hove
County Ground
6,000
Warwickshire
Birmingham
Edgbaston
25,000
Worcestershire
Worcester
New Road
5,500
Yorkshire
Leeds
Headingley
18,350
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Derbyshire
Derby
County Ground
9,500
Durham
Chester-le-Street
Riverside Ground
17,000
Essex
Chelmsford
Essex County Ground
6,500
Glamorgan
Cardiff
Sophia Gardens
16,000
Gloucestershire
Bristol
Bristol County Ground
17,500
Hampshire
Eastleigh
Rose Bowl
25,000
Kent
Canterbury
St Lawrence Ground
7,000
Lancashire
Manchester (Old Trafford )
Old Trafford
26,000
Leicestershire
Leicester
Grace Road
5,500
Middlesex
London (St John's Wood )
Lord's
30,000
Northamptonshire
Northampton
County Ground
6,500
Nottinghamshire
West Bridgford
Trent Bridge
17,500
Somerset
Taunton
County Ground
8,500
Surrey
London (Kennington )
The Oval
25,500
Sussex
Hove
County Ground
6,000
Warwickshire
Birmingham
Edgbaston
25,000
Worcestershire
Worcester
New Road
5,500
Yorkshire
Leeds
Headingley
18,350
Team
Location
Home Stadium
Capacity
Birmingham Bears
Birmingham
Edgbaston
25,000
Derbyshire Falcons
Derby
County Ground
9,500
Durham
Chester-le-Street
Riverside Ground
17,000
Essex Eagles
Chelmsford
Essex County Ground
6,500
Glamorgan
Cardiff
Sophia Gardens
16,000
Gloucestershire
Bristol
Bristol County Ground
17,500
Hampshire Hawks
Eastleigh
Rose Bowl
25,000
Kent Spitfires
Canterbury
St Lawrence Ground
7,000
Lancashire Lightning
Manchester (Old Trafford )
Old Trafford
26,000
Leicestershire Foxes
Leicester
Grace Road
5,500
Middlesex
London (St John's Wood )
Lord's
30,000
Northants Steelbacks
Northampton
County Ground
6,500
Notts Outlaws
West Bridgford
Trent Bridge
17,500
Somerset
Taunton
County Ground
8,500
Surrey
London (Kennington )
The Oval
25,500
Sussex Sharks
Hove
County Ground
6,000
Worcestershire Rapids
Worcester
New Road
5,500
Yorkshire Vikings
Leeds
Headingley
18,350
Eight new franchises were created for the new hundred-ball format by the England and Wales Cricket board, each featuring a men's and a women's team.
Two of the four teams in the all-island Inter-Provincial Championship operate in Northern Ireland. Both teams' home grounds do not have a permanent stand but are able to host crowds of the following capacities as required:
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Ice Hockey [ edit ]
Team
Location
Home Arena
Capacity
Belfast Giants
Belfast
SSE Arena Belfast
9,000
Cardiff Devils
Cardiff
Ice Arena Wales
3,088
Coventry Blaze
Coventry
Coventry Skydome
3,000
Dundee Stars
Dundee
Dundee Ice Arena
2,300
Fife Flyers
Kirkcaldy
Fife Ice Arena
3,525
Glasgow Clan
Renfrew
Braehead Arena
4,000
Guildford Flames
Guildford
Guildford Spectrum
2,200
Manchester Storm
Altrincham
Altrincham Ice Dome
2,400
Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham
National Ice Centre
7,500
Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield
Utilita Arena Sheffield
13,600
Swimming [ edit ]
International Swimming League [ edit ]
One team from the United Kingdom, London Roar , compete in the International Swimming League
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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