St. James' Park, located in the northeast of England, is well known for hosting football matches for centuries and London 2012 Olympics will see the park stage the most awaited Olympics event.

St. James' Park

St. James' Park, situated in the northeast of England, is the oldest and sixth largest sports stadium in the UK. St. James' Park has been hosting football matches since 1880 and has been home to New Castle Football club. The stadium houses conference rooms, banquet rooms, stages, dance floors, clubs, bars, lounges and magpie room suites. It has also hosted international football tournament, Euro 96 game, charity football events, rock concerts and even been used as a set for television and films. St. James' Park has been chosen as one of the five regional venues for London Summer Olympics 2012. This sporting venue situated 300 miles away from London will host nine Olympics football matches during the tournament where world's best teams will compete to win the gold. But that isn't all. St. James' Park has also been announced as a venue for Rugby World Cup 2015. With so many sporting events lined up, St. James' Park is certainly the place to watch out for during and after the Games.

Fast Facts

Sport Events Football
Location Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north east of England
New or Existing Existing
Permanent or Temporary Permanent
Number of Events 2 Events

St. James' Park London 2012 London Olympics
Having hosted football matches for centuries, St. James' Park is now all set to host 2012 Olympic football matches. St James' Park is located close to the city centre and has four main stands. They are Gallowgate End, the Milburn stand, Leazes End and north east Corner. The steel truss cantilever roof above the Milburn and Leazes complex is the largest cantilever structure in Europe. The stadium design gives an unobstructed view of the pitch from all sides of the ground. The seating capacity of the stadium has always remained a mooted subject amongst fans and supporters of Newcastle United, being one of the largest sports stadiums in the whole of United Kingdom. St. James' Park has a maximum seating capacity of 52,387. The stadium is considered the third largest football club stadium in England after Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium and the sixth largest football stadium in the UK. As per conservative estimate, the stadium holds seating capacity of nearly 84,000. The number of events to be held at St. James' Park is 2.

During The Game
St. James' Park is set to host a total of nine matches, including a quarter-final in both the men's and women's competitions. The London Summer Olympics 2102 football tournament will be held from 26 July - 4 August 2012 at St. James' Park. There are over 504 athletes, i.e., 288 men and 216 women participating in the Olympic 2012 football matches. The Olympic 2012 football competitions consist of 16 men's teams and 12 women's teams. Nearly 2,400 footballs are expected to be used during the London 2012 Football competitions.

After The Game
As always, St James' park will continue to host Newcastle United matches.

How To Reach The Venue
St. James' Park Stadium is located outside of London in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle-upon-Tyne is well connected to National Rail from all locations around the country. Trains from London to Newcastle depart from London Kings Cross. St James' Park is 10 minutes' walk from Newcastle Central station, which has numerous buses and the city's metro feeder services. St. James is the closest metro station to the venue. St James' Park is also served by cycle lanes with limited cycle parking facilities.

St James' Park is a historic location for football matches and tournament. Being home to Newcastle Football Club, it has served as host to many international football matches and now raring to host the most awaited London Summer Olympics football tournament 2012 and also upcoming Rugby World Cup in 2015.