West Ham's London Stadium shortlisted for 'Stadium of the Year'

West Ham's London Stadium home has been included on the 10-strong shortlist for 'Stadium of the Year' by StadiumDB.

The Hammers new home is up against the likes of Besiktas' new Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Udinese's Dacia Arena and the Hard Rock Stadium, which is home to NFL franchise Miami Dolphins, after the initial list of nominees was narrowed down from 29.

Every nominated venue is ranked in three categories - visual impact, relation with surroundings and innovation, with the winner announced on March 6.

The Hammers moved from Upton Park into the converted 2012 Olympic Stadium for the start of the 2016/17 season.

However, there were initial problems over seating allocation and also crowd disturbances during some Premier League fixtures, including when Watford and Middlesbrough visited, as well as trouble during a high-profile EFL Cup tie against London rivals Chelsea in October.

Late last year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan ordered an investigation into the £51 million rise to some £323m in tax-payers' money being used to make the stadium a 60,000-seat multi-purpose venue following the Olympics, while the chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation David Edmonds resigned.

Despite the issues, the London Stadium, where West Ham hold a 99-year lease, has been heralded by an international panel of architects as one of the leading new stadia from around the world to have opened in the past 12 months.