Kingsmeadow

Kingsmeadow
	Kingsmeadow
	The Fans' Stadium
	; Kingsmeadow
Full name	The Cherry Red Records Stadium
Location	Kingston upon Thames, England
Built	1989
Opened	1989
Tenants	Kingstonian F.C. (1989–2017); AFC Wimbledon (2002–2020); Chelsea Women (2017–); Chelsea U23 (2020–)
Capacity	4,850 (2,265 seated)
Field dimensions	110 x 75 yards
Surface	Grass

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Kingsmeadow is a football stadium in Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, London, which is used for home matches by Chelsea Women and Chelsea U23s. It was formerly the home of Kingstonian F.C. and AFC Wimbledon and has a capacity of 4,850, with 2,265 seats.

The freehold of the site is owned by Kingston Council. The leasehold, which safeguards the site for the borough's football team, was originally held by Kingstonian FC. After Kingstonian entered administration to avoid bankruptcy and lost the Kingsmeadow lease in October 2001, it was assigned in April 2002 by the administrators to a property developer, Rajesh Khosla, who was also by then owner of the club. In June 2003 he sold the lease to AFC Wimbledon, who at the time were already sub-tenants at the ground. Kingstonian secured a 25-year sub-tenancy agreement with AFC Wimbledon, with customary break clauses. The two clubs then operated a ground-sharing arrangement until 2017, with Kingstonian receiving preferentially cheap rental terms. The ground underwent various structural improvements and expansion during this period.

The ground is currently owned by Chelsea FC, having purchased it from AFC Wimbledon in 2015, in order to use it for their women's and youth sides. Chelsea Women moved in for the start of the 2017–18 FA WSL 1 season.

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