The home of West Ham United has reached the final ten nominees for the Stadium of the Year award 2016

The winner will be decided by five-man panel of industry professionals on 6 March

You can also choose London Stadium as your Stadium of the Year in the public vote!

London Stadium has progressed to the final stage of Stadium of the Year, a competition that determines the best new stadia from around the world to have opened in the past twelve months.



West Ham United’s home has been nominated in the final ten from a longlist of 29 modern stadia. The winner will be revealed on the day of our home match with Chelsea, on 6 March, by a panel of five accomplished architects from around the world.

The stadium is the only UK-based arena that makes the final 10, however Bristol’s Ashton Gate Arena and Belfast’s redeveloped Windsor Park were in the 29-long shortlist.

Since re-opening in its current design, London Stadium has hosted Rugby League, Rugby Union World Cup fixtures, athletics and motor racing, as well as 13 Premier League and five cup football matches.

The stadium is quickly developing its own history and has already played host to a number of impressive West Ham United displays, including a night few will forget when the Hammers beat Chelsea 2-1 to seal the West-London club’s exit from this season’s EFL Cup.

Not only that, but Andy Carroll scored one of the greatest Premier League goals of all time on the turf of London Stadium when West Ham United beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on January 14.

Competition for the award is tough though, and there is a total of nine football stadiums up for the 2016 prize as well as the Hard Rock Stadium – home of American Football outfit, Miami Dolphins. Besiktas’ new Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Stadion FK Krasnodar in Krasnodar and Udinese’s Dacia Arena are all expected to be in strong contention of claiming the award.

As well as the panellists decision, a public vote is now open and you can choose London Stadium as your Stadium of the Year here.