Construction work to build a stadium for London to host the 2012 Summer Olympics on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford began in May 2008 and was completed in March 2011.
The venue was known as the Olympic Stadium hosted its first public event in March 2012 and then played host to 80,000 visitors each day during the Olympics and Paralympics later that year.
Following those successful events, West Ham United were granted a 99-year tenancy in March 2013 and the venue was redeveloped into a UEFA Category 4 venue seating 66,000 up to spectators.
The work saw the installation of a new roof incorporating the stadium's iconic triangle-shaped floodlights, corporate areas, toilets, concessions, claret, blue and white seating, a Club store and giant West Ham shirts paying tribute to the Club's greatest players in the stadium concourse.
West Ham moved into the new venue, named London Stadium, in summer 2016 and kicked-off life at their new home with a 3-0 victory over NK Domžale of Slovenia in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 4 August. Three days later, Italian club Juventus visited for the official opening, with stands being named in honour of former England internationals and FA Cup winners Bobby Moore and Sir Trevor Brooking.
The Hammers kicked-off Premier League football at London Stadium by beating AFC Bournemouth 1-0 in front of 56,977 supporters on 21 August 2016 and have since broken the Club's home attendance record on a number of occasions.
In January 2019, the Club was granted permission to increase matchday capacity to 60,000. Two months later, in March 2019, the East Stand, which features one single tier 'Kop', was renamed in honour or and opened by two-time FA Cup-winning captain and the Club's all-time leading appearance maker Billy Bonds.
The 2021/22 season saw supporters return to form capacity crowds following a campaign marred by the COVID pandemic, and the Claret and Blue Army were able to enjoy a run to the UEFA Europa League semi-finals highlighted by a round of 16 second-leg win over Spanish visitors Sevilla.
The matchday capacity was increased again for the start of the 2022/23 season, which saw London Stadium host a number of memorable ties during the Hammers' successful UEFA Europa Conference League campaign.
Alongside West Ham and other football matches, London Stadium has hosted a number of other sporting events, including athletics, baseball, rugby union and motorsport, along with concerts performed by the likes of the Rolling Stones, Muse, Robbie Williams, Guns N' Roses and Foo Fighters.