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Around the grounds

Villa Park is a football stadium in
Aston, Birmingham, England, with
a seating capacity of 42,682. It has
been the home of Aston Villa
Football Club since 1897.

Villa Park has hosted 55 FA Cup
semi finals, more than any other
stadium.

The stadium has gone through various stages of renovation and development,
resulting in the current stand configuration of the Holte End, Trinity Road Stand,
North Stand and Doug Ellis Stand.

The club has initial planning permission to redevelop the North Stand, which will
increase the capacity of Villa Park from 42,682 to about 50,000.

Villa Park has an enormous amount of history and has been home to the club
since 1897. It's hosted 55 FA Cup semi finals, more than any other ground. There
is a proposal at present to increase capacity from 42,000 up to 50,000.

This would involve filling in the corners of the North stand. Interestingly, the plan
was based around England's bid to host the World Cup. So, it'll be interesting to
see if plans are shelved as is now expected.

Away fans are allocated both the upper and lower tiers at one end of the Doug
Ellis stand.