Stadium of Light
Home of Sunderland
🏴 Sunderland, England · 🗺️ See on the map
Great away day
- 🏟️ Iconic status32/55a famous ground · opened 1997 · 48,339 capacity
- ✈️ Getting there12/13airport 24 km · light rail 6 min walk · 1 km from the centre
- 🎟️ Getting in8/12tickets around €46 · members get priority
- 🍺 Pre-match7/1010 pubs and bars within 800 m
- 🗺️ The weekend7/1094 double-header pairings · winter highs around 8°C
Next home games
🔥 Tyne-Wear derby Sunderland v Newcastle, Sat 1 May 2027
| Date | Match | Kick-off | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26 Nov 2026 | Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public sale | 20:00 local | |
| Sat 28 Nov 2026 | Sunderland v Tottenham 🟡 Rules vary | 15:00 local | |
| Sat 12 Dec 2026 | Sunderland v Nottingham Forest 🟡 Rules vary | 15:00 local | |
| Sat 19 Dec 2026 | Sunderland v Crystal Palace 🟡 Rules vary | 15:00 local | |
| Sat 2 Jan 2027 | Sunderland v Hull City 🟡 Rules vary | 15:00 local | |
| Tue 5 Jan 2027 | Sunderland v Liverpool 🟡 Rules vary | 20:15 local | |
| Sat 23 Jan 2027 | Sunderland v Coventry 🟡 Rules vary | 15:00 local | |
| Thu 28 Jan 2027 | Sunderland v Levski Sofia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public sale | 20:00 local |
League dates are provisional until the league confirms the exact day and time, usually a few weeks ahead, after TV picks. "TBC" means not confirmed yet. Updated 2026-11-15. The ticket labels show the club's usual rules: see the ticket helper.
🏆 European games: dates and times are UEFA's (read from Wikipedia); the knockout rounds appear once the draws are made. European tickets are sold differently from league ones.
Make it a double-header
Two games, one trip. Pair a game here with another ground nearby.
- 39 km apartBoth confirmedThu 26 Nov · 20:00Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public saleStadium of Light, Sunderland
- 137 km apartBoth confirmedThu 26 Nov · 20:00Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public saleStadium of Light, Sunderland
- 166 km apartBoth confirmedThu 26 Nov · 20:00Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public saleStadium of Light, Sunderland
- 168 km apartBoth confirmedThu 26 Nov · 20:00Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public saleStadium of Light, Sunderland
- 172 km apartBoth confirmedThu 26 Nov · 20:00Sunderland v Jagiellonia 🏆 Europa League ✅ Public saleStadium of Light, Sunderland
Around the ground
The ground's real outline, the nearest stops with walking times, and every pub and bar within about 10 minutes (🟠). Straight-line distances: check the route on OpenStreetMap.
Getting there
- ✈️ Newcastle International Airport (NCL) · 24 km
- ✈️ Teesside International Airport (MME) · 45 km
- ✈️ Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) · 118 km
- 🚈 St Peter's (light rail) · 468 m, about 6 min walk
- 🚈 Stadium of Light (light rail) · 530 m, about 7 min walk
- 🚈 Sunderland (light rail) · 995 m, about 12 min walk
- 🚈 Millfield (light rail) · 1,207 m, about 15 min walk
- 🏙️ 1 km from Sunderland city centre
Distances are in a straight line; walking times are a rough guide.
Pubs and bars nearby
10 pubs and bars within about a 10-minute walk. The closest:
- The Colliery Tavern · 236 m
- Taproom · 256 m
- The Wheatsheaf · 391 m
- Kings Arms · 469 m
- The Saltgrass · 481 m
From OpenStreetMap. Some pubs near grounds are home fans only on match days.
Matchday weather
Average daily high and low (°C) each month of the season, 2016-2025, Open-Meteo.
- Aug19°12°
- Sep17°10°
- Oct14°8°
- Nov10°5°
- Dec8°3°
- Jan7°2°
- Feb8°3°
- Mar10°3°
- Apr11°4°
- May15°8°
🎟️ Ticket helper
Sunderland
from €46adult, official price, standard league game
🟡 Rules vary
When: Members get a priority window or ballot (Black Cat points decide priority for big games), then any remaining tickets go on general sale, typically a few weeks before the match. A free ticketing account is needed; season tickets are nearly sold out.
Premier League 2026-27. Club's Fulham (30 Aug) priority-sale page: adults from GBP 39 (seniors from GBP 32, U22 GBP 28). Home league tickets mostly go through member ballots and restricted sales, and no category table is published; the GBP 39-54 range seen on club pages is for a Europa League game, not the league. Top league price not found.
Buy on the official Sunderland site🏆 European games ✅ Public sale
How: Season ticket holders get a pre-sale (seat reservation) first, Black Cats members can enter an opt-in ballot per game, and what is left goes on general sale open to everyone (e.g. 3pm Fri 6 Nov for Jagiellonia on 26 Nov, 3pm Tue 13 Oct for Dinamo Zagreb). The 26 Nov general sale has already happened; no date found for the 28 Jan game. The club says there are no digital tickets for Europa League games this season.
No official adult face-value price found (safc.com pages return an empty body to automated fetch; only search excerpts were available). Resale-site prices were seen but not used.
European tickets on the official Sunderland siteEuropean tickets are sold game by game, often early, in packages or only to registered fans, and many are sold out by now.
📅 When tickets probably go on sale estimate
- Sunderland v Jagiellonia (Europa League), Thu 26 Nov: general sale probably on sale already
Worked out from this club's usual pattern as it is stated above. Clubs change the dates, so treat these as a prompt to check the official page, not a promise.
📅 Add Sunderland's games and sale reminders to your calendar (a feed that updates itself).
The labels: ✅ Open sale = ordinary league games reach general sale · 🟡 Rules vary = members go first, some games reach general sale · 💳 Members only = a club card or membership is effectively needed · 🪪 = named tickets. They describe the club's usual league games, not one particular match: derbies and big games can be much harder.
Only buy from the club or its official partners. Unofficial resale sites charge far more and tickets can be cancelled at the gate. Prices are a guide and change by opponent; the club's site has the real price.
Want it all sorted?
Hospitality means a guaranteed seat with food and drink, and it's the legal way to a sure ticket for a big game.
Sunderland: official hospitality prices on the club's site, sold by the club.
Stadium tours
No game that weekend? Most big grounds run tours and museum visits most days, including the dressing rooms and the tunnel.
Tours of Stadium of LightWhere to stay
Hotels near Stadium of Light fill up and go up in price on match and concert nights, so book early.
Hotels near Stadium of LightPhotos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Les Hull (CC BY-SA 2.0); Les Hull (CC BY-SA 2.0); Mackem16_CVB (CC BY-SA 3.0); Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0).
💡 Did you know?
- Pitch: Natural grass.
From Wikidata and the site's own data.
Quick answers
How many people does Stadium of Light hold?
Stadium of Light holds about 48,339 people (Wikidata).
Which airport is closest to Stadium of Light?
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) is about 24 km away in a straight line.
Who plays at Stadium of Light?
Sunderland play their home games here.
How much are Sunderland tickets?
Official adult prices for a standard league game are roughly from €46 (season 2026-27). Big games cost more. Buy from the club's official site.
What is the nearest station to Stadium of Light?
St Peter's (light rail) is about 468 m away, roughly a 6-minute walk (OpenStreetMap).
Are there pubs near Stadium of Light?
OpenStreetMap lists 10 pubs and bars within about a 10-minute walk of the ground.
What is the weather like at Stadium of Light in winter?
From December to February, highs average about 8°C and lows about 3°C (2016-2025 averages).
When is the next game at Stadium of Light?
Sunderland v Jagiellonia on Thu 26 Nov 2026 (date provisional until confirmed by the league).
More about Stadium of Light on Wikipedia.