About Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Premier League club Sunderland. With seating for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the 10th largest football stadium in England. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland home matches. The stadium was named by chairman Bob Murray to reflect the coal mining heritage of the North East and the former Monkwearmouth Colliery site on which it stands. A Davy lamp monument stands at the entrance to reflect the coal mining industry that brought prosperity to the town.
49,000
seats
England
country
1
resident club
518
matches tracked
Home of (1)
Matches at Stadium of Light — 518 home games in our dataset
Biggest home wins
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-02 | Sunderland AFC vs Southampton FC | 5–0 |
| 2021-09-28 | Sunderland AFC vs Cheltenham Town | 5–0 |
| 2019-10-22 | Sunderland AFC vs Tranmere Rovers | 5–0 |
| 2021-12-07 | Sunderland AFC vs Morecambe FC | 5–0 |
| 2021-12-30 | Sunderland AFC vs Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 |
| 2022-04-23 | Sunderland AFC vs Cambridge United | 5–1 |
| 2005-03-15 | Sunderland AFC vs Plymouth Argyle | 5–1 |
| 2014-04-27 | Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City | 4–0 |
Highest-scoring matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-05 | Sunderland AFC vs Hull City | 4–5 |
| 2019-04-13 | Sunderland AFC vs Coventry City | 4–5 |
| 2023-08-08 | Sunderland AFC vs Crewe Alexandra | 3–5 |
| 2023-04-07 | Sunderland AFC vs Hull City AFC | 4–4 |
| 2013-12-04 | Sunderland AFC vs Chelsea FC | 3–4 |
| 2009-09-27 | Sunderland AFC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–2 |
| 2024-04-01 | Sunderland AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC | 1–5 |
| 2023-03-04 | Sunderland AFC vs Stoke City FC | 1–5 |
Recent matches
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Chelsea FC |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester United FC |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester United FC |
| 2026-04-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–5 | Nottingham Forest FC |
| 2026-04-24 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–5 | Nottingham Forest FC |
| 2026-04-12 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur FC |
| 2026-03-14 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 2026-02-22 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–3 | Fulham FC |
| 2026-02-11 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–1 | Liverpool FC |
| 2026-02-02 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–0 | Burnley FC |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Crystal Palace FC |
| 2026-01-01 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 0–0 | Manchester City FC |
| 2025-12-28 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Leeds United FC |
| 2025-12-14 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–0 | Newcastle United FC |
| 2025-11-29 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 3–2 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 2025-11-08 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–2 | Arsenal FC |
| 2025-11-03 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Everton FC |
| 2025-10-18 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
| 2025-09-21 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–1 | Aston Villa FC |
| 2025-08-30 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Brentford FC |
Most-hosted competitions
GB1 · 287
GB2 · 140
GB3 · 88
CGB · 3