King Power Stadium

32273 seats
King Power Stadium
Official Stadium Name King Power Stadium
Former Names Walkers Stadium (2002-2012)
Alternative Names Filbert Way
Leicester City Stadium
Inauguration Date 04/08/2002
Opening Game Leicester City FC 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Opening Game Date 04/08/2002
Attendance Record 32242
Record Match Leicester City FC 4-2 Sunderland
Record Date 08/08/2015
Renovations
Design
Cost Leicester City
Owner Leicester City
Operator Leicester City FC
Tenants Leicester City FC (2002-present)
League
EFL Championship
Pitch Dimension 105x68 meters
Surface Desso GrassMaster

Location and Contacts

Continent Europe
Nation
City Leicester
Address Filbert Way, Leicester LE2 7FL
Coordinates 52°37′13″N - 1°8′32″W
Telephone +44 344 815 5000
Website Official Website

In-Game Details

Category Real
Weather
Sunny
Snow
Rainy
Cloudy
Shadows Moderate
UT Quality Gold Rare
Default Time 19:30
Camera Height 15
Camera Zoom 9
Customization Tifos
Stadium Themes
Home FIFA/FC Clubs Leicester City FC
FIFA/FC Editions FC 24 | FC 25 | FIFA 15 | FIFA 16 | FIFA 17 | FIFA 18 | FIFA 19 | FIFA 20 | FIFA 21 | FIFA 22 | FIFA 23

In-Game Images

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In-Game Video

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Map

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Stadium History

Leicester City player their Home games at Filbert Street for a hundred years already (from 1891), when infrastructure regulations in England started changing. The stadium, despite historical upgrades and quick renovation proved too modest for increasing interest in City games. Construction of a new venue became the most likely option in mid-1990s, even 40,000 seats were mentioned initially. But in November 2002 the club presented its vision to move just meters south of the old stadium, to a single-tiered 32,000-seater.

Work started in the summer of 2001 and the stadium was operable already within one year, in time for the 2002/03 season. Unfortunately, the move came in a difficult moment – sponsorship and transfer markets collapsed, while City weren’t only relegated from the Premier League, but also had to bear the cost of £37 million new stadium.

Club went into receivership and lost control of its new stadium, taken over by Teachers Insurance. The American company sold it in 2013 to King Power, Thai corporation who previously bought the club as well. Due to naming rights deal, the stadium had been called Walkers Stadium from 2002 to 2012, later becoming known as King Power Stadium, promoting the Asian investors. However, for many fans it’s still Filbert Way, for its address and connection to the historical roots.