Which football club plays at this stadium?

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club uses this venue as their official home ground.

What other names refer to Falmer Stadium?

The ground is also known as the American Express Stadium or the Amex due to naming rights agreements.

Which railway station serves the venue?

Falmer railway station on the East Coastway Line is situated directly adjacent to the stadium.

Can passengers travel directly to London by train from the stadium?

No direct rail services run from Falmer station to London. Passengers must change trains at Brighton or Lewes.

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Brighton Community Stadium: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Residents near Falmer plan travel around matchdays, when crowds fill the coastal train line and alter traffic toward the campus.

About the place

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About the place

Set into the chalk slopes of the South Downs, the ground replaced temporary venues after years of planning disputes.

Brighton and Hove Albion spent years without a permanent venue following the sale of the Goldstone Ground. The club temporarily shared a stadium in Kent and later used an athletics ground before securing permission at Falmer. Local authorities and conservation groups raised planning inquiries over land usage in the South Downs landscape before construction could begin.

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Contractors excavated chalk directly from the hillside so the arena sits below the surface profile of the surrounding landscape. The site borders the Sussex university campus and relies on dedicated infrastructure, including a station footbridge, cycle paths, and bypass links. Trains run to the coast and neighbouring towns, requiring passengers bound for the capital to change services.

Associations

Falmer StationRail services connect to coastal towns but lack direct trains to London.
South Downs BoundaryThe hillside setting required deep excavation to fit the landscape.
Matchday CongestionSupporter crowds overwhelm the local rail platform and nearby roads.
American ExpressThe local financial firm holds the long-term venue naming rights.

Facts

The venue was constructed below ground level following extensive chalk excavation on the site.
Falmer railway station provides direct train connections to Brighton and Lewes but not to London.
The stadium borders the University of Sussex campus within the South Downs landscape.
Before settling at Falmer, the football club groundshared in Kent and used Withdean Stadium.

Updated September 21, 2026Source: Wikipedia

Brighton Community Stadium: what's nearby, how to get there and when to go · 2026

Set into the chalk slopes of the South Downs, the ground replaced temporary venues after years of planning disputes.

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