Sport in Leeds

For sport lovers Leeds is a fantastic city to live in, and from your base at our luxury Leeds student accommodation you’ll be just a short hop, skip, and a jump away from participating in sport, finding new teammates, or watching some fantastic professional sport.

2019 has been one of those years where Leeds has proved once again that it is a fine sporting city. Over the course of 2019 the city will host The Cricket World Cup, the UCI Road World Championships, Tour de Yorkshire, an Ashes Test Match, the 2019 IFAF Women’s European Championship, as well as host the cities sporting teams on a regular basis.

Here is the lowdown to the top 5 for those Leeds students interested in sport whilst living and studying in this fine city.

Leeds United FC (Elland Road) – With a fine tradition dating back to 1919, Leeds United have certainly been toiling away in the Championship (and brief tenure in League One) since the glory days of the 1960s, 1970s, and Champions League semi-final form in the early 2000s. You might not see the likes of Norman Hunter, Billy Bremner, or Rio Ferdinand at Elland Road these days, but with one of the finest minds in the game in current coach Marcelo Bielsa, it is an exciting time to go and watch the boys as they attempt to get back to the promised land of the Premier League.
Rugby (Headingley) – Whether you are a fan of Rugby League or Rugby Union Headingley Stadium is home to teams from both codes of the game. Leeds Rhinos are part of the Super League and they are the third most successful rugby league club in the UK (winning 9 championships, and 3 World Club Challenge cups). Yorkshire Carnegie have the ambition to sustain a regular Premiership team in Yorkshire, and are currently in the RFU Championship.
Cycling in Leeds – The Tour de Yorkshire appears in Leeds every single year and is a must-see event for cycling fans. It has become a central part of great live cycling events in recent years, including being the starting point of the Tour de France back in 2014. It was the success of this event which led to the start of the Tour de Yorkshire, which has seen a regular increase in spectators and participants since its inception.
Cricket – Highly regarded as one of the most prestigious county cricket clubs in the entire world, Yorkshire County Cricket Club plays its games at Headingley. The venue is home to England test matches (including one of this year’s Ashes tests against Australia, as well as matches in the Cricket World Cup, and T20 matches. It has been hosting international fixtures since 1899.
Take Part in Sports – As with most big universities, if you fancy taking part in sports you can do so in this sport-mad city. From your base at your comfortable and luxury Leeds student apartment you’ll be close to some top-class sporting facilities, with the universities competing against other universities, as well as providing countless sports clubs and societies to join. Whether you wish to take part for fun, to make new friends, to keep fit, or to join a competitive team with a view to elite sport, you’ll find something for you. The famous Olympians the Brownlee brothers have left a legacy at the University of Leeds, with the Brownlee Centre the first purpose-built triathlon training centre in the country.

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