Anfield is Anfield. History. Tradition. Feeling. Legend. It is not the biggest of stadiums; quite the opposite – it is small, soon to be made bigger. Neither has it hosted great football finals – precisely due to its small size and also because it is somewhat archaic. What is has instead of walls and modernity is magic, history, lore, legend. It has football impregnated into its four walls. From the Spion Kop, to Anfield Road, from Main Stand to Centenary Stand.

Built in 1884 with Everton as its tenant, Anfield is an area of Liverpool to the south of Stanley Park. There, 130 years ago, a stadium was built to play the all-new sport that was catching on across the British Isles. Oddly enough, the first team to rent the new stadium were Everton. In 1892, they moved over to Goodison Park and Anfield's owners created the all-new Liverpool Football Club.

The house of the 'Kopites'

Anfield is the home of the 'Kopites', as the Liverpool fans are known. There are no fountains or squares used to celebrate the club's victories. Everything is celebrated in the stadium. And everything is mourned there, too. The commemorative acts remembering the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies take place within the stadium's four walls. The players always arrive there to play or attend a ceremony immaculately dressed in suits.

'This is Anfield'

One of the most mystical places at Anfield is the tunnel from the dressing rooms leading out onto the pitch. 13 steps lead you to the legend. Just three words: 'This is Anfield'.

'The Kop', Liverpool's voice

This is the soul, the heart, the very essence of Anfield. The first of the stadium's stands that was built in 1906 and that in 1928 could hold 30,000 fans, its capacity is now 12,390 due to the installation of seats. The tradition of the 'Kopites', however, is to see the game and cheer their team on on their feet.