This came up on one of the other threads, about the number of wheelchair spaces and how they are arranged in stadiums.
A quote from the 'FIFA Football Stadiums- Technical recommendations and requirements':
The number of wheelchair spaces required is often unclear, although it is generally accepted that there should be at least 1 wheelchair space with 1 helpers seat every 1000 other seats. Below is a full list of the numbers of wheelchair spaces in stadiums, but this it just a quick example.
British stadiums for some reason have more wheelchair spaces than most. For comparisons sake, The Liberty Stadium has 252 wheelchair spaces, 1 in every 82, Wembley has 310 wheelchair spaces, thats 1 in every 290 seats, and the Jose Alvalade in Portugal has 50, about 1 in every 1000, all relatively modern stadiums with varying amounts of disabled spaces.
They also have different ways of accommodating disabled supporters, and wheelchair space locations can vary around a stadium.
The traditional way, in England anyway, is to put supporters in wheelchairs at the front of the stands:
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This picture is from Peterboroughs London Road ground, and wheelchair spaces like this are common among smaller grounds in England.
Some stadiums build wheelchair sections into stands, in the middle of a stand section, like Wigan have at the DW stadium. These areas have entrances that only disabled spectators use, and this can be safer for all the fans.
Another common way is to put fans in small areas which come straight off a regular entrance to the stand, like the upper tier corners at Arsenals Emirates stadium, Stoke citys Britannia Stadium, or similar to Wembleys lower tier.
The Olympic Stadium in London and the City of Manchester stadium both have seating at the back of the lower tier, where other fans access the lower tier from. This is effective as it means you can have seating all the way around the pitch, providing a number of viewing options for disabled supporters.
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I will continuously update this list as I find out the numbers of wheelchair spaces of various stadia, similar to Sercans boxes thread. Although most stadiums have 1 or 2 helpers seats next to the wheelchair space, this list will only look at the actual number of wheelchair spaces.
Stadium name (City) Number of wheelchair spaces (Percentage of capacity):
Olympic Stadium London* / 394 (0.49%)
Wembley (London) / 310 (0.34%)
Liberty Stadium (Swansea) / 252 (1.22%)
Emirates Stadium (London) / 241 (0.40%)
Aviva Stadium (Dublin) / 233 (0.47%)
Hampden Park (Glasgow) / 202 (0.39%)
Etihad Stadium (Manchester) / 194 (0.40%)
Stade Velodrome (Marseille) / 185 (0.44%)
San Siro (Milan) / 176 (0.22%)
St James' Park (Newcastle) / 170 (0.32%)
Stadium: MK (Milton Keynes) / 164 (0.75%)
Olimpico (Rome) / 160 (0.23%)
Allianz Arena (Munich) / 159 (0.22%)
Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) / 156 (0.22%)
KC Stadium (Hull) / 150 (0.59%)
Celtic park (Glasgow) / 127 (0.21%)
Murrayfield (Edinburgh) / 124 (0.18%)
Old Trafford (Manchester) / 120 (0.16%)
The Boleyn Ground (London) / 111 (0.32%)
Metalist Stadium (Kharkiv) / 110 (0.28%)
Stamford Bridge (London) / 110 (0.26%)
Commerzbank Arena (Frankfurt) / 108 (0.22%)
Olympic Stadium Kiev / 105 (0.15%)
Stadion Narodowy (Warsaw) / 104 (0.18%)
GelreDome (Arnhem) / 100 (0.40%)
PGE Arena (Gdansk) / 100 (0.23%)
Anfield (Liverpool) / 100 (0.22%)
Donbass Arena (Donetsk) / 100 (0.19%)
Stadion Miejski Wrocław / 95 (0.22%)
White Hart Lane (London) / 86 (0.24%)
Villa Park (Birmingham) / 83 (0.19%)
Madejski Stadium (Reading) / 80 (0.33%)
Stade Geoffroy Guichard (Saint-Étienne) / 80 (0.30%)
Rewirpowerstadion (Bochum) / 80 (0.27%)
Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow) / 77 (0.15%)
Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund) / 72 (0.09%)
Tannadice Stadium (Dundee) / 66 (0.46%)
Broadwood Stadium (Clyde) / 58 (0.72%)
Easter Road Stadium (Edinburgh) / 55 (0.27%)
Arena Lviv (Lviv) / 54 (0.16%)
AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar) / 50 (0.29%)
Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) / 50 (0.14%)
Stadion Miejski Poznan / 50 (0.12%)
Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon) / 50 (0.10%)
Olympic Stadium Berlin / 50 (0.07%)
Vicarage Road (Watford) / 48 (0.28%)
Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) / 45 (0.18%)
Bay Arena (Leverkusen) / 40 (0.13%)
Bursa Ataturk Stadium (Bursa) / 30 (0.12%)
Trolli Arena (Ronhof) / 25 (0.16%)
Memorial Stadium (Bristol) / 16 (0.13%)
Don Valley Stadium (Sheffield) / 12 (0.05%)
London Road (Peterborough) / 10 (0.07%)
*394 for the Olympics, 568 during the Paralympics.
A quote from the 'FIFA Football Stadiums- Technical recommendations and requirements':
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"Proper provision should be made at all stadiums to accommodate spectators with disabilities in safety and comfort. This should include the provision of good, unobstructed viewing facilities and ramps for wheelchairs, toilet facilities and support services. The quality of seating positions and ticket options should be varied to allow disabled people the same opportunities as non-disabled spectators. It should be possible for wheelchair-users to gain entry to the stadium at all the entrances including the VIP, VVIP, media, broadcasting and player facilities and to their viewing positions, without undue inconvenience either to themselves or to other spectators." |
British stadiums for some reason have more wheelchair spaces than most. For comparisons sake, The Liberty Stadium has 252 wheelchair spaces, 1 in every 82, Wembley has 310 wheelchair spaces, thats 1 in every 290 seats, and the Jose Alvalade in Portugal has 50, about 1 in every 1000, all relatively modern stadiums with varying amounts of disabled spaces.
They also have different ways of accommodating disabled supporters, and wheelchair space locations can vary around a stadium.
The traditional way, in England anyway, is to put supporters in wheelchairs at the front of the stands:
This picture is from Peterboroughs London Road ground, and wheelchair spaces like this are common among smaller grounds in England.
Some stadiums build wheelchair sections into stands, in the middle of a stand section, like Wigan have at the DW stadium. These areas have entrances that only disabled spectators use, and this can be safer for all the fans.
Another common way is to put fans in small areas which come straight off a regular entrance to the stand, like the upper tier corners at Arsenals Emirates stadium, Stoke citys Britannia Stadium, or similar to Wembleys lower tier.
The Olympic Stadium in London and the City of Manchester stadium both have seating at the back of the lower tier, where other fans access the lower tier from. This is effective as it means you can have seating all the way around the pitch, providing a number of viewing options for disabled supporters.
I will continuously update this list as I find out the numbers of wheelchair spaces of various stadia, similar to Sercans boxes thread. Although most stadiums have 1 or 2 helpers seats next to the wheelchair space, this list will only look at the actual number of wheelchair spaces.
Stadium name (City) Number of wheelchair spaces (Percentage of capacity):
Olympic Stadium London* / 394 (0.49%)
Wembley (London) / 310 (0.34%)
Liberty Stadium (Swansea) / 252 (1.22%)
Emirates Stadium (London) / 241 (0.40%)
Aviva Stadium (Dublin) / 233 (0.47%)
Hampden Park (Glasgow) / 202 (0.39%)
Etihad Stadium (Manchester) / 194 (0.40%)
Stade Velodrome (Marseille) / 185 (0.44%)
San Siro (Milan) / 176 (0.22%)
St James' Park (Newcastle) / 170 (0.32%)
Stadium: MK (Milton Keynes) / 164 (0.75%)
Olimpico (Rome) / 160 (0.23%)
Allianz Arena (Munich) / 159 (0.22%)
Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) / 156 (0.22%)
KC Stadium (Hull) / 150 (0.59%)
Celtic park (Glasgow) / 127 (0.21%)
Murrayfield (Edinburgh) / 124 (0.18%)
Old Trafford (Manchester) / 120 (0.16%)
The Boleyn Ground (London) / 111 (0.32%)
Metalist Stadium (Kharkiv) / 110 (0.28%)
Stamford Bridge (London) / 110 (0.26%)
Commerzbank Arena (Frankfurt) / 108 (0.22%)
Olympic Stadium Kiev / 105 (0.15%)
Stadion Narodowy (Warsaw) / 104 (0.18%)
GelreDome (Arnhem) / 100 (0.40%)
PGE Arena (Gdansk) / 100 (0.23%)
Anfield (Liverpool) / 100 (0.22%)
Donbass Arena (Donetsk) / 100 (0.19%)
Stadion Miejski Wrocław / 95 (0.22%)
White Hart Lane (London) / 86 (0.24%)
Villa Park (Birmingham) / 83 (0.19%)
Madejski Stadium (Reading) / 80 (0.33%)
Stade Geoffroy Guichard (Saint-Étienne) / 80 (0.30%)
Rewirpowerstadion (Bochum) / 80 (0.27%)
Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow) / 77 (0.15%)
Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund) / 72 (0.09%)
Tannadice Stadium (Dundee) / 66 (0.46%)
Broadwood Stadium (Clyde) / 58 (0.72%)
Easter Road Stadium (Edinburgh) / 55 (0.27%)
Arena Lviv (Lviv) / 54 (0.16%)
AFAS Stadion (Alkmaar) / 50 (0.29%)
Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) / 50 (0.14%)
Stadion Miejski Poznan / 50 (0.12%)
Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon) / 50 (0.10%)
Olympic Stadium Berlin / 50 (0.07%)
Vicarage Road (Watford) / 48 (0.28%)
Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) / 45 (0.18%)
Bay Arena (Leverkusen) / 40 (0.13%)
Bursa Ataturk Stadium (Bursa) / 30 (0.12%)
Trolli Arena (Ronhof) / 25 (0.16%)
Memorial Stadium (Bristol) / 16 (0.13%)
Don Valley Stadium (Sheffield) / 12 (0.05%)
London Road (Peterborough) / 10 (0.07%)
*394 for the Olympics, 568 during the Paralympics.