Welford Road Stadium

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Location	Aylestone Road Leicester LE2 7TR
Coordinates	52°37′27″N 1°07′59″W / 52.62417°N 1.13306°W / 52.62417; -1.13306
Public transit	Leicester
Owner	Leicester Tigers
Operator	Leicester Tigers
Capacity	25,849
Surface	Eclipse Turf System Grass[1]
Scoreboard	2
Construction
Opened	10 September 1892
Expanded	1920, 1995, 2009, 2015
Tenants
Leicester Tigers

1km
0.6miles

Welford Road Stadium

  

Welford Road (currently known as Mattioli Woods Welford Road for sponsorship reasons)^[2] is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England, and is the home ground of Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892 and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre. The ground was developed in two main periods: either side of World War I stands were built on both sides, and then between 1995 and 2016 both ends were developed and the north side redeveloped. The stadium has a capacity of 25,849, making it the largest purpose-built club rugby union ground in England. It hosted five full England national team matches between 1902 and 1923, and staged a single match at both the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.