Villa Park hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, more than any other stadium. The club hosted the League Cup Final in 1980–1981 when Liverpool beat West Ham 2–1 in a replay. In 1999, the stadium hosted the last final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in which Lazio beat Real Mallorca 2–1. During the construction of the new Wembley Stadium between 2001 and 2005, the FA Trophy Final was held at Villa Park. The 2012 Community Shield was held at Villa Park instead of Wembley due to Olympic Games at the stadium. The venue has also hosted two first-class cricket matches. The first
Villa Park, Illinois Park provides a unique skate park for skateboarders, bmx riders, rollerblading, and scooters. A Villa Park skate park committee was formed in 2007 to help fund-raise the project. The committee received multiple grants of money including one from the Tony Hawk foundation. The skate park was built January 2013 located on the property of Iowa Community center at 338 N. Iowa ave. The skate park is located closest to Addison Rd to prevent vandalism and gang activity. Motiv8 skate shop located at 415 N. Ardmore, about a two blocks from the skate park. Motiv8 made huge donations to the new