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Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston , Birmingham , England , with a seating capacity of 42,682 .. Birmingham. Birmingham. football. association football. stadium. stadium. Aston. Aston. seating capacity. seating capacity. It has been the home of Aston Villa Football Club since 1897 .. Aston. Aston. Aston Villa Football Club. Aston Villa F.C.. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations and has hosted sixteen England internationals at senior level , the first in 1899 and the most recent in 2005 .. Aston. Aston. Witton. Witton railway station. England internationals. England national football team. Villa Park has hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals , more than any other stadium .. stadium. stadium. FA Cup. Football Association Challenge Cup. In 1897 , Aston Villa moved into the Aston Lower Grounds , a sports ground in a Victorian amusement park in the former grounds of Aston Hall , a Jacobean stately home .. Aston. Aston. Victorian. Victorian era. amusement park. amusement park. Aston Hall. Aston Hall. Jacobean. Jacobean architecture. The stadium has gone through various stages of renovation and development , resulting in the current stand configuration of the Holte End , Trinity Road Stand , North Stand and Doug Ellis Stand .. stadium. stadium. The club has initial planning permission to redevelop the North Stand , which will increase the capacity of Villa Park from 42,682 to about 50,000 .. planning permission. planning permission. Before 1914 , a cycling track ran around the perimeter of the pitch where regular cycling meetings were hosted as well as athletic events .. pitch. football pitch. athletic events. sport of athletics. Aside from football-related uses , the stadium has seen various concerts staged along with other sporting events including boxing matches and international rugby league and rugby union matches .. football. association football. stadium. stadium. other sporting events. multi-purpose stadium. rugby league. rugby league. rugby union. rugby union. In 1999 , the last ever final of the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup took place at Villa Park .. Villa Park also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield , as Wembley Stadium was in use for the final of the Olympic football tournament .. football. association football. 2012 FA Community Shield. 2012 FA Community Shield. Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium. Olympic football tournament. Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics