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Full name | Kassam Stadium |
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Location | Grenoble Road, Littlemore, Oxford, England, OX4 4XP |
Coordinates | 51°42′59″N 1°12′29″W / 51.71639°N 1.20806°W |
Owner | Firoka Group |
Operator | Oxford United F.C. |
Capacity | 12,500 |
Field size | 112 × 78 yards |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1997 |
Opened | 2001 |
Construction cost | £15m |
Architect | ACP Architecture Ltd |
Tenants | |
Oxford United (2001–present) London Welsh (2012–2015) | |
Website | |
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The Kassam Stadium (also known as Grenoble Road) is the home of Oxford United F.C., and is named after the ground's owner and former chairman of the football club, Firoz Kassam.
The Kassam Stadium was built whilst Oxford United played in Division Two (third tier); however, Oxford were relegated to Division Three (fourth tier) the season before the new stadium was built and were further relegated to the Conference National (fifth tier) in 2005–06. The club was previously based at The Manor Ground from 1925 until the opening of the Kassam Stadium in 2001. Following Oxford's promotion from League One at the end of the 2023–24 season, the stadium will host Championship (second-tier) games for the first time in its history.