England · England Premier League
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace FC
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Founded
1905
Years standing
121
Home ground
Selhurst Park
Capacity
25,194 seats
Reasons To Adopt
Crystal Palace are not a spare club. They are England Premier League, Selhurst Park, and 121 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
The calendar you inherit
England Premier League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1905 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Nothing won, everything to play for
No major honours on record, which means every cup run is uncharted territory and every promotion feels like a coronation.
Proper ground
Selhurst Park takes roughly 25,194, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Selhurst Park. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
London City Airport (LCY)
13 km / 8 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Crystal Palace railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Selhurst Park
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Selhurst Park
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
