Anfield:
stands, tiers
and where to sit

What kind of ground this is

Anfield stands in the district of the same name in the north of Liverpool and opened in 1884. Everton played here first, and only after they left in 1892 did Liverpool move in. Capacity today is 61,276, the fifth largest in the Premier League.

The thing to understand about Anfield is that it is an old ground rebuilt not all at once but piece by piece, stand by stand. The Main Stand was raised between 2014 and 2016, opening in September 2016 and adding around 8,500 seats. The Anfield Road End was expanded between 2021 and 2024. As a result the four stands differ markedly in height, age and comfort, and choosing a seat at Anfield means choosing a stand first and a tier second. The club has no plans for further expansion.

Four stands: Main Stand, the Kop, Anfield Road and Kenny Dalglish

The Main Stand is the tallest at the ground: three tiers, the dugouts, the boxes and the press. It is the only stand at Anfield with three tiers, and its upper tier is the highest point in the stadium. Opposite it stands the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, a two-tier side stand formerly known as the Centenary Stand.

Behind the goals are two stands of opposite character. The Kop is the famous one, 12,390 seats, and it is a single tier. Almost nothing like it is left at grounds of this size: an end is normally split into two or three tiers, and here it is one unbroken wall of supporters from the first row to the last. It is the Kop that sets the sound at Anfield. The Anfield Road End opposite has two tiers and, after the expansion, holds 15,967; this is also where the club puts away supporters.

Why the stand matters more than the tier at Anfield

At grounds built in one go, a tier means roughly the same thing all the way round: lower at the pitch, upper under the roof. At Anfield that does not hold. Only the Main Stand has three tiers, two stands have two, and the Kop has one. So the phrase 'upper tier' means nothing here without the name of a stand: the upper tier of the Main Stand is a height from which the whole pitch is visible, while the back rows of the Kop are still the same single tier that begins at the pitch.

A second quirk follows from how tight the site is. Anfield is hemmed in by terraced housing, the stands sit close to the pitch and the rake is steep. Sound does not disperse here as it does at spacious modern arenas; it stays in the bowl, and you feel that from any seat.

Where the view is best at Anfield

The general rule holds: nearer the halfway line and play reads more evenly, higher up and the shape of the teams is clearer. But at Anfield, because the stands differ in height, the choice comes down to three clear options.

The middle and upper tiers of the Main Stand towards the centre give the best view in the ground: it is the newest stand, the tallest, with a proper rake and the full pitch in view. The Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand opposite runs along the touchline too and gives a similar angle from lower down. The lower tiers along the touchline give closeness and sound, but the bowl is tight here and from the front rows the far corner falls away at a sharper angle than at more spacious grounds. The Kop is not taken for the view: the game is seen down the length of the pitch, but for ninety minutes you are inside the loudest stand in England.

How the categories map onto Anfield

We work with categories and stands rather than individual seats. At Anfield they map out like this. VIP is hospitality: a seat in a side stand plus a lounge or a box with catering before the match, at half-time and after the whistle; almost all of the ground's hospitality sits in the Main Stand. Premium is the central sections of the side stands, the best view without a separate area or catering. Category 1 is the side stands further from the centre and the second tiers. Category 2 is the stands behind the goals.

How the categories work at any stadium is explained in our article on football ticket categories. What a hospitality package includes and how it differs from an ordinary ticket is covered in the article on hospitality.

Why we confirm a section, not a seat

Anfield is one of the harder grounds in England to get into: season tickets are held for decades, the waiting list is long, and very little reaches open sale. The club releases the seating closer to the match, so no honest seller can quote you a row and a seat a month ahead. We confirm the category and the stand at booking; the section and the row are fixed when the club releases the seating. What else is worth checking before you pay is set out in our article on how to check a ticket reseller.

How to choose a seat at Anfield

• You want the best view: the middle or upper tier of the Main Stand, towards the halfway line.
• You want the same angle for less: the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand along the touchline.
• Closeness and sound matter more: the lower tiers of the side stands.
• For atmosphere rather than the view: the Kop, a single-tier wall of 12,390.
• Your first match at Anfield: take a side stand and look at the Kop from across the pitch, where it makes the greater impression.

We arrange tickets for Liverpool's home matches through the Premier League hub: Manchester City on 11 October 2026, Arsenal on 1 November 2026, Manchester United on 21 November 2026 and Chelsea on 1 May 2027. Name the match, the number of guests and what matters more, the view or the atmosphere, and your concierge confirms which sections are open for that date.