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Leicester City Stadium

Leicester City Stadium is a multi purpose in City of Leicester, United Kingdom that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 32,259.

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Leicester City Stadium
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Key facts

Leicester City Stadium is a multi purpose in City of Leicester, United Kingdom that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 32,259. It is owned by King Power and King Power. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Walkers Stadium. Current tenants are Leicester City F.C., Leicester City W.F.C., Leicester Tigers, Leicester City F.C., 2015 Rugby World Cup, Leicester City F.C. Under-23s and Academy.

Location
City of Leicester, United Kingdom
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
32,259
Opened
2001
Status
Active
Current owner
King Power, King Power
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Hybrid grass
Location of Leicester City Stadium
Leicester City Stadium

Leicester City Stadium is at latitude 52.620278, longitude -1.142222, in City of Leicester, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Leicester City Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude52.620278
Longitude-1.142222
CityCity of Leicester
RegionCity of Leicester
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Leicester City Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHybrid grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Leicester City Stadium
200220142026Walkers Stadium (2002 to 2011)Leicester City Stadium (2015 to present)

Leicester City Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Walkers Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2011. Leicester City Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2015 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 9 years.

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Every recorded name of Leicester City Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Walkers StadiumNone2002 to 2011Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Leicester City StadiumNone2015 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Leicester City Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerKing Power2001 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerKing PowerPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Leicester City Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Leicester City F.C.Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Leicester City W.F.C.Not mapped2001 to presentCurrentSource
Leicester TigersNot mapped2001 to presentCurrentSource
Leicester City F.C.Not mapped2001 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Rugby World CupNot mapped2001 to presentCurrentSource
Leicester City F.C. Under-23s and AcademyNot mapped2001 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Leicester City Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set9482026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Leicester City Womennot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)33065not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set330652026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set330642026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set16172026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set16162026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity32261322592026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13741032792026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleKing_Power_StadiumKing Power Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set612026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLeicester City Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setWalkers Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182992026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51692026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51682026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51672026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51662026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51652026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51642026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: King Power Stadium (revision 1374103279). Wikidata item: Q620031.

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