Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
London, Greater London, England
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England — opened 3 April 2019, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (Premier League), primary tenant since 2019; also the NFL's primary London venue via a unique retractable pitch; no rugby league tenant.
Sourcing caveat: No rugby league Test/international match was found at this venue. Which pitch configuration (grass vs. the synthetic NFL surface) hosted the 2022 rugby league matches was not explicitly confirmed by any source, though grass is the reasonable inference given the May scheduling, outside NFL season.
Ground facts
| Opened | 3 April 2019 |
| Home club | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (Premier League), primary tenant since 2019; also the NFL's primary London venue via a unique retractable pitch; no rugby league tenant |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 51,628 |
| Capacity | 62,850 |
| Challenge Cup Finals hosted | 1 |
| Floodlights installed | a purpose-built rig of 324 LED floodlights in 54 groups of six, mounted on the roof support structure |
| Surface | GrassMaster hybrid natural/synthetic grass football pitch; a unique retractable three-section system slides the grass pitch beneath the South Stand to reveal a separate synthetic NFL-specification surface underneath |
| First rugby league match | 28 May 2022 — 2022 RFL 1895 Cup Final, Leigh Centurions beat Featherstone Rovers (exact score not found), as a curtain-raiser to the Challenge Cup Final on the same day |
| Years used | 2022 |
| Location | London, Greater London |
Name history
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — since opening in 2019 — originally intended as a placeholder pending a naming-rights sponsor, but no such deal has materialised and the name has stuck; sometimes informally called "New White Hart Lane" by fans, not an official name
Rugby league history
Rugby league came to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a one-off relocation of the sport's domestic showpiece final (plus its second-tier curtain-raiser) in 2022, driven by a Wembley scheduling clash with the EFL play-offs rather than any ongoing tenancy. The venue's primary identities are as Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League home and the NFL's flagship London venue, enabled by its unique retractable pitch — a feature not required for the rugby league fixtures, which were most likely played on the standard natural grass football pitch.
Home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (Premier League); also the NFL's primary London venue, hosting multiple NFL London Games each season under an extended partnership through 2029-30.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 28 May 2022 — Challenge Cup Final, Wigan Warriors 16-14 Huddersfield Giants (51,628, our recorded top crowd) — Wigan's 20th Challenge Cup title, won via a late match-winning try
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Challenge Cup Final | Challenge Cup Final | Wigan Warriors 16-14 Huddersfield Giants |
Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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