London football clubs: Map & facts on all 16 stadiums

Believe it or not, London is home to 16 professional football clubs across the top five tiers of the English pyramid. For visiting fans, a (long) football weekend in the capital often means the chance to catch three or even four matches, with fixtures spread across Friday to Monday. To help with planning, check out our map of every London club.

Which city has the most football clubs?

Prague, Belgrade and Athens may boast plenty of top-flight teams, but no European capital can match London when it comes to sheer numbers.

In the 2025/26 season, seven London sides are playing in the Premier League: Arsenal, Brentford, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. And if you’re in town on a Monday night, don’t miss the famous Monday Night Football – a proper cult fixture in London, often featured in our “Match of the Week” reports.

How many football stadiums are there in London?

According to stadiumguide.com, the capital has 22 stadiums in total, five of which hold more than 60,000 fans. On average, London grounds have a capacity of 23,878.

What’s the biggest stadium in London?

Wembley is in a league of its own. With a capacity of 90,000, the national stadium dwarfs every other ground in the city.

Next in line is Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62,850), followed by Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium (60,000) and the London Stadium (62,500), originally built for the 2012 Olympics and now home to West Ham United.

Which club plays at Wembley?

None. Wembley is reserved as the home of the England national team, as well as the stage for FA Cup and EFL Cup finals and the annual play-off deciders.

That said, both Arsenal and Spurs have temporarily called Wembley home. Arsenal played their 1998 Champions League group stage matches there, while Tottenham moved in between 2017 and 2019 during the rebuild of White Hart Lane. Results were mixed: Arsenal managed just one win in a group with Dynamo Kyiv, Panathinaikos and French champions Lens. Spurs fared better in 2017/18, reaching the last 16, but they also made unwanted history in 2016/17 – becoming the first English side to lose a European home game at Wembley against German opposition, going down 0–1 to Bayer Leverkusen.

Premier League clubs in London 2025/26

Club	Nickname	Stadium
Arsenal FC	The Gunners	Emirates Stadium
Chelsea FC	The Blues	Stamford Bridge Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur	The Spurs	Tottenham Stadium
West Ham United	The Hammers	London Stadium
Crystal Palace	The Eagles	Selhurst Park
Brentford FC	The Bees	Brentford Community Stadium
Fulham FC	The Cottagers	Craven Cottage

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Arsenal FC

It’s ironic that Arsenal FC was originally founded south of the Thames, but it’s their base in North London that they are best known for. Despite the move, it hasn’t stopped the Gunners from becoming one of the most successful teams in English football history—and without question the most successful of London’s clubs. Dominant times under Herbert Chapman in the 1930s laid the foundation for later successes, best remembered around the turn of the millennium when they won 3 Premier League titles, including the famous “Invincibles” season in 2003/04 where they went unbeaten all season.

The most successful London club in the history of English football – Arsenal FC

Arsenal are also national cup champions and the most successful club in the FA Cup with no fewer than 14 trophies, the latest in 2020. Despite a lack of major honours and several runner-up finishes (most recently in 2025), they remain undoubtedly the biggest football club in London. So it’s certain that more trophies will arrive at the N5 postcode of the Emirates Stadium in the future.

 

FC Chelsea

The flagship of West London has a long and storied tradition in English football, but it’s undoubtedly its success under Roman Abramovich that steals the headlines. Since the Russian oligarch took over in 2003, Chelsea FC developed into one of Europe's top teams, boasting many iconic names while collecting trophies left, right, and centre. Before the takeover, Chelsea had won only one league trophy; in the last 20 years, they’ve secured five Premier League titles, with players like Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, and John Terry becoming club icons.

Alongside domestic success, the Blues shone in Europe with two Europa League titles, plus the famous Champions League victory in 2012 against hosts Bayern Munich, and the Champions League title in 2021.

Following the takeover by US billionaire Todd Boehly in 2022, Chelsea continued to invest in big names. The result: 2025 was the first truly major year under Boehly—first Club World Cup in the USA and with a 4–1 win in the Conference League final in Wrocław against Betis Sevilla becoming the first club to win all four major European trophies. Well done, Blues!

Tottenham Hotspur

As one of the top teams in North London, there’s little the Tottenham Hotspur haven’t achieved since their founding in 1882. Though they haven’t won the league since 1961, Tottenham have had many successes in domestic cups, winning the FA Cup eight times and the League Cup thrice—with their 2008 victory their most recent. A 17-year title drought ended in 2025 in Bilbao: in an all-English Europa League final, the Londoners defeated Manchester United by the narrowest of margins—1–0. Over the years, the Spurs have nurtured some of England’s brightest talents—Glenn Hoddle, Harry Kane, Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne—all seen on White Hart Lane.

West Ham United

Known as the irrepressible team from the East End, West Ham United has a long history of cup success. The Hammers are best known for their form in the late 1960s and 1970s with Trevor Brooking and Bobby Moore leading a successful team that won three FA Cups (1964, 1975, and 1980) and the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1965. Aside from this, their rivalry with Millwall is one of the fiercest in European football and has inspired numerous hooligan films. After 116 years, West Ham moved in 2016 from their beloved Boleyn Ground in Upton Park to the London Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympics. They became European trophy winners again in 2023—Conference League champions with a 2–1 victory over AC Fiorentina in the Prague final. 

Crystal Palace

Named after the famous exhibition building of the late 1860s, Crystal Palace has enjoyed most of its recent glory. The Eagles are perhaps best known for their early‑1990s success when Ian Wright led them to third in the top English division in 1990/91. They’ve since cemented their Premier League status and reached the FA Cup final in 2016. And: on May 17, 2025, Crystal Palace broke their trophy drought by winning their first-ever honour—the FA Cup—against Manchester City (1–0) at Wembley. 

Brentford FC

Brentford FC, also known as “The Bees”, achieved what most football experts thought impossible by earning promotion to the Premier League in the 2021/22 season. The West London club has held their own in the league and proved many doubters wrong. 

The Brentford Community Stadium became the club’s new home, replacing Griffin Park in 2020. Brentford has enjoyed FA Cup success, reaching the quarter‑finals four times.

Fulham FC

The capital’s oldest club, Fulham FC, has been a fixture in English football since its founding in 1879—almost 150 years ago. While they’ve never been particularly successful in the top tier, the Cottagers won the Southern League twice in the early 20th century. A memorable run to the Europa League final in 2010 underlines their status as one of London’s major clubs. The stands at Craven Cottage on the north bank of the Thames testify to the club’s long heritage.

EFL Championship clubs in London

Club	Nickname	Stadium
Charlton Athletic	The Addicks	The Valley
Queens Park Rangers	Rangers/The Hoops	Loftus Road Stadium
Millwall FC	The Lions	The Den

Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic from Southeast London has a varied history behind it.

After the stadium fire at Bradford in 1985, the club from the Borough of Greenwich had to play at Selhurst Park alongside local rivals Crystal Palace for over seven years (“The exiled years”). From 1998 to 2007, Charlton played continuously in the Premier League and delivered one of the most epic playoff finals in 1998 against Sunderland (7–6 on penalties after 4–4 after extra time). 

Relegated to League One in 2010, the club only stabilized in 2023 under SE7 Partners’ ownership and, following a 1–0 win in the League One playoff final against Leyton Orient on May 25, 2025, now play in the Championship again. 

 

Queens Park Rangers (QPR)

Queens Park Rangers, or QPR for short, is located in White City in West Central London. QPR are a classic “yo-yo” club, regularly bouncing between the Premier League and the EFL Championship. Their most successful periods were in the 1970s and mid‑1990s, finishing second in the top flight in 1975/76 and winning the League Cup in 1967. The Hoops play at Loftus Road Stadium.

Millwall FC

Millwall FC, nicknamed “The Lions”, currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Their home ground is The Den. In 2004, they reached the FA Cup final and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Millwall’s fans have often been associated with hooliganism in the media, and several films have fictionalized their notoriety. The fans are known for their terrace chant “No one likes us, we don’t care.” Millwall has a long-standing rivalry with West Ham United. See also our news feature London Derby – All Rivalries by Carsten Germann. 

EFL League One clubs in London

Club	Nickname	Stadium
AFC Wimbledon	The Dons/The Wombles	Plough Lane
Leyton Orient	The O’s	Brisbane Road

AFC Wimbledon

AFC Wimbledon was founded in 2002 by fans of the former FC Wimbledon. In that sense, the club has had a turbulent history—after the original club’s owner relocated the team to Milton Keynes, 100 miles north of London, leaving a destroyed club behind in South London. AFC has since climbed nine leagues and now plays in League One (the third tier). Their new home is Plough Lane. For more on AFC Wimbledon, see our England feature “Who is the real FC Wimbledon?"

Leyton Orient