Leicester City Stadium (Leicester)

Leicester City Stadium is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City since 2002. The stadium is also the primary home of Leicester City Women.

General information

Arena capacity: 32,312 spectators

Address: Filbert Way, Leicester LE2 7FL, UK

GPS coordinates for the navigator: 52°37′13″N 1°8′32″W

Year of construction: 2002

Construction cost: £37 million

Field: Desso GrassMaster lawn with dimensions of 105 x 68 m

Seating plan of the Leicester City Stadium

East Stand

The East Stand consists of a single tier of blue seating with the letters LEICESTER CITY spelt out in white across the upper rows.

The cantilever roof above means that there are no supporting pillars coming down, and so your view from anywhere inside is perfectly clear.

Both the northeast and southeast corners also contain blue seating that goes as far back, with perfectly clear views of the pitch from anywhere inside as well. The stadium’s enclosed design leaves every row well protected from the elements.

South Stand

The South Stand is single tiered and the same height as the adjacent East Stand.

A large fox head is made out of white seating on one side, with the letters KING POWER spelt out in white next to it. There is also a giant electronic scoreboard attached to the roof, and this is best seen from the opposite end of the stadium.

Much like the East Stand, there are no supporting pillars coming down from the cantilever roof and so your view from anywhere inside is perfectly clear. The stadium’s enclosed design leaves every row well protected from the elements.

West Stand

The West Stand follows a similar design to the East Stand opposite, although its back row is slightly higher up.

The letters LCFC are spelt out in white down towards the front of the stand, with the directors’ boxes and premium seats up above this. A row of executive boxes can be found up behind the very back row and loops round to include both the northwest and southwest corners as well.

Leicester City’s changing rooms are based inside the stand, with the tunnel and dugouts down at the front and in the very centre.

Your view from anywhere inside here is perfectly clear because of the stand’s cantilever roof, and the stadium’s enclosed design leaves every row well protected from the elements.

North Stand

The North Stand is an exact carbon-copy of the South Stand opposite. It consists of a single tier of blue seating with a large white fox head and the letters KING POWER spelt out next to it.

A giant electronic scoreboard is attached to the roof, best seen from the opposite end of the stadium, and with a cantilever roof in place at the very top, your view is perfectly clear from any seat inside. The stadium’s enclosed design leaves every row well protected from the elements.

Away Fans

Away fans are housed in the northeast corner.

Only a few blocks are given when small away crowds are expected, but larger crowds will take up the entire corner, plus one or two blocks in both the North Stand and the East Stand. Leicester City use a combination of stewards and large sheets to segregate this away seating area from the home supporters sat nearby.

You do get a great view of the action here though regardless of where you are as, like with the rest of the Filbert Way, there are absolutely no supporting pillars in your way.

Where to buy tickets?

The price of going to see a Leicester City game will vary depending on who it is that they’re playing and which competition you’re hoping to watch. A Premier League game against a team like Arsenal will likely be more expensive than an FA Cup match against Huddersfield, for example.

Unlike with a lot of clubs that simply do ‘Junior’ tickets, Leicester break down their tickets into different age groups.

You can get tickets directly through Leicester’s website. Alternatively, you can call the club’s ticket sales hotline and buy tickets over the phone. With tickets for individual games being somewhat difficult to come by, you can become a Fox Member. This will give you priority tickets, access to special offers and other discounts.

It doesn’t guarantee you a ticket to any particular match, however. There will almost certainly be people offering tickets outside of the ground but these may not be legitimate and will go against the club’s rules and regulations, so it’s recommended avoiding them.

How to get there?

Access to the Leicester City Stadium is easy and plentiful. As the stadium is about a 15-20 minute walk from the city centre, road and rail links are in close proximity to the ground itself.

By Car

Leave the M1 at Junction 21, or if coming from the Midlands, follow the M69 until the end of the motorway (which meets the M1 at Junction 21). Take the A5460 towards Leicester city centre. Continue on this road, until you go under a railway bridge. Carry on for another 200 yards and turn right at the traffic lights into Upperton Road (sign posted Royal Infirmary) and then right again into Filbert Street for the stadium.

Allow yourself a little extra time to get to the ground as traffic does tend to get quite congested near the stadium. A number of ‘Residents Only Parking’ schemes have been implemented on streets off the A5460 Narborough Road and Upperton Road, near to the ground, which means that street parking now has to be found further away from the stadium.

You can park on side streets off Narborough Road but located further back in the direction of the outskirts of Leicester that you will have travelled through, (if approaching from J21 of the M1) but this may then mean a 20+ minute walk to the Leicester City Stadium.

Alternatively, you can park at Leicester Rugby Club (£10) which is a ten minute walk away from the stadium. The Police close a number of roads around the stadium for up to 40 minutes after the final whistle to allow fans to disperse. It may be best to consider parking further away from the stadium if you want a quick exit. This official car park in Filbert Street has to be pre-booked with the Club and costs £15 per car.

Leicester Park & Ride Facility

Another possibility is to use the Council Leicester Park & Ride, which runs from Enderby (LE19 2AB) near Junction 21 of the M1. Although the service doesn’t pick up from close to the Leicester City Stadium after the match, but instead into the City Centre, it does provide an alternative. It costs £4 for a Group of up to five people, payable in cash to the bus driver.

The Park & Ride from Enderby stops at Aylestone Road, which is about a five minute walk from the ground. It terminates in the City Centre at St Nicholas Circle, from where it heads back to the Park and Ride without stopping. More information can be found on the Leicester Park & Ride website.

Post Code for Sat Nav: LE2 7FL.

By train

Leicester Railway Station is located in the City Centre, around 1.5 miles away and is walkable from the Leicester City Stadium. This should take you around 25-30 minutes. Please note that there is normally a heavy Police presence around the station.

A walking route to the stadium is signposted from across the road from the station. Come out of the station entrance and cross the road in front of you. Turn left and then go right along a pathway that runs beside and looks down on the Waterloo Way ring road. Continue straight along this pathway for around half a mile and you will reach a small park on your right (Nelson Mandela Park).

You will clearly see behind it ‘Welford Road’ the impressive looking home of Leicester Tigers Rugby Club and diagonally beyond the ground you should be able to make out the steelwork above the top of the stands of the Leicester City Stadium. Either walk around the park on your right or walk through it and on reaching the main road on the other side, cross over at the pedestrian crossing and with the rugby ground immediately in front of you turn left.

Walk past the rugby ground on your right and continue straight along this road, then taking a right turn into Almond Road. Pass the Counting House pub on your left and at the T-junction turn left into Aylestone Road. Take the next right into Raw Dykes Road and you will reach the Leicester City Stadium and away supporters entrances in front of you.

By Bus

Arriva buses and First Group both go to the stadium from the centre of Leicester. The 84, 84A and 85 stop near the stadium as well as the 302 and the 88.

By Taxi

A taxi from the city centre will take about 5 minutes, traffic dependent, and will cost you about £10.

Where to eat and sleep?

The final resting place of Richard the 3rd is bound to attract a bit of tourist attention, and the city is well equipped to deal with them too. Here are a few good options for places to stay if you a travelling a long way to catch the game.

1. The Holiday Inn Express Leicester City. Located about 0.2 miles from Leicester City Stadium the Holiday Inn Express has a restaurant, bar and conference facilities.
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2. The Star Inn. The Star Inn is about 9 miles from the ground in the nearby town of Thrussington. The rooms are above a pub that does great food and you’ll get parking, a newspaper in the lobby and internet included in the price you pay for your booking.
3. Quorn Country Hotel. Located around 8.4 miles from The Leicester City Stadium, the Quorn Country Hotel is an upmarket hotel with a restaurant, bar and internet access. Don’t be put off by the name, meat is on the menu.
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It’s obviously fair to say that you’ll be able to find a bar or two to have a drink in Leicester before the game. Here are some of our favourites:

1. The Counting House. Most pubs near to the stadium are for the home fans, but The Counting House is a rare treat in that it welcomes away fans. It serves food and shows live sport, so you’ll feel at home wherever you’ve come from
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2. The Hind. A nice little pub near to Leicester Railway Station, The Hind offers a mix of real ales and a nice atmosphere to soak up before heading off to the game.
3. Nine Bar. A more continental feel to this high street bar, but for anyone who likes an extra special drinks selection it’s a must. From beers to cocktails they do the lot, and their chilli burger is also pretty special. Plus, it’s pretty lively at night too if you fancy celebrating after the match.
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Facilities

As one of the more modern stadiums in the Premier League, Leicester City offers all of the facilities you would expect. From areas to eat and drink through to excellent disabled facilities, whatever you’re hoping to experience at Leicester City’s ground will almost certainly be available to you.

The KP also has a club shop that can be found on the corner of the North & West Stands. It is open from 9am until kick off on match days and then re-opens for about 45 minutes after the match. It is the ideal place to buy replica shirts and all sorts of club memorabilia.

Hospitality

Leicester City have 5 different hospitality options for you to consider, with each offering differing levels of experience and costing appropriately different amounts depending on what you get up to. The Gallery, The Legends Lounge, The Premier Lounge, Banks Lounge and The Fosse Club will all see you greeted by a host or hostess and each come with a match day programme and a team sheet for your perusal.

1. The Gallery. With a seating position near the corner flag, The Gallery is the only hospitality option that sees drinks included. You’ll get a three course meal and half and full time refreshments in a pitch facing restaurant.
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2. The Legends Lounge. In The Legends Lounge you’ll get a four course menu to choose from as well as half and full time refreshments. This is the only hospitality option that will allow you to witness the Man Of The Match presentation.
3. The Premier Lounge. The only hospitality option that has car parking included, The Premier Lounge offers a sandwich buffet as well as half and full time refreshments.
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4. Banks Lounge. Named after former Leicester goalkeeper and World Cup winner Gordon Banks, The Banks Lounge has a seasonal buffet and is a place you can go to for half time refreshments. You’ll meet a club legend during your time there and the seats are near the press box.
5. The Fosse Club. Featuring a two course carvery and half time refreshments, The Fosse Club members get access to The Keith Weller Lounge, The Reception Lounge and Walkers Hall.
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Private hire

The Leicester City Stadium offers all sorts of private hire options for many different functions. From weddings through to banquets and Christmas parties, there’s little that the staff at the KP don’t know how to handle.

With seven conference suites and 43 corporate hospitality boxes, The Leicester City Stadium is ideal for conferences and events for up to 650 delegates. They also offer dining facilities in either an intimate capacity or for up to 550 guests. They can cater for school proms, sports dinners, awards nights and more.

The club offer celebration packages for birthdays, engagements, weddings and so on. You can hire the 1884 Sports Bar and the package includes the room hire, bar facilities and security if you need it. A similar offer also exists for Christmas parties, should you be looking for somewhere to spend the most wonderful time of the year.

Leicester City’s ground is licensed for wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships. They have a dedicated team of wedding planners and managers who will ensure you have the best day imaginable. They also specialise in Asian weddings and can offer you a large area for 400-500 guests or a more intimate affair for around 120 guests.

Accessibility

Leicester City Football Club have continually strived to make all content on the Club website as accessible as possible to those with a range of disabilities.

Wheelchair user spaces

Each area of the ground has access for wheelchair users. Two new wheelchair accessible turnstiles have been introduced for the 2021/22 season, these are located in the West Stand at turnstiles 4 and 9.

10 spaces for wheelchair users can be found on a raised platform in the away section for away supporters. Please note that this can be extended to 17 spaces for visiting supporters but 7 of those spaces will be with home supporters which is adjacent to the visitors section.

Upper platform wheelchair spaces with carer’s seats behind in the Family Stand (Block P2), the Spion Kop (Block SK 4) and the East Stand (Block H & Block J3).

Lower platform wheelchair with carer’s seats behind in the Family Stand (Block P2), the Spion Kop (Block SK4) and the East Stand (Block L1).

For away fans there are Pitch level wheelchair spaces with carer’s seated immediately behind in the West Stand (Block A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2), East Stand (Block H, J1, J2, J3, L1 ) North Stand (Block P, P1, P2, P3) and South Stand (Block SK1, SK2, SK3 SK4)

All wheelchair spaces pitch side have seats beside the wheelchair bays to allow the companion/carer to sit bedside the supporter who needs to use a wheelchair.

Easy access and amenity seats

The Stadium provides designated seating for ambulant supporters with disabilities in Blocks SK4, H, and P2.

All entrances into the stadium have step-free access. There are easy slopes along the outer concourses block-paving surface.

Accessible toilets

Concourses have accessible toilets, with access granted via RADAR keys, obtained from stewards or a member of our corporate stewards’ team.

Audio commentary

Headsets with full descriptive commentary can be provided for visually impaired supporters. These are available from the matchday staff entrance, situated at the South Stand area of King Power Stadium, an hour-and-a-half before kick-off. They can be collected from 12.30pm until 2.30pm for 3pm a kick off, and between 5.15pm and 7.15pm for an evening kick off.

The headsets should ideally be booked in advance of match day by contacting Leicester City Football Club’s Disability Liaison Officer Jim Donnelly (details above).

Please note that supporters will be asked to leave their payment card details and should you fail to return the headsets, there will be a charge of £80 to cover the cost of replacement headsets.

Accessible services + information:

1. Assistance dogs. Facilities for assistance dogs are available. LCFC have a dedicated team of Accessible Support Stewards to assist disabled supporters.
2. Hearing loops. Hearing loops are fitted and clearly signed at various locations around King Power Stadium including the ticket office, Foxes Fanstore, main reception and catering outlets.
3. Club shop. Foxes Fanstore at King Power Stadium is located on the corner of the North and West Stands, providing level access on entry. On a matchday, the Foxes Fanstore is extremely busy. Although a managed queuing system is in place at all times. Within the Foxes Fanstore, there is a level surface throughout, with aisles generally wide. The main sales counter is 90cm high, without a lowered section. The ticket counters are 101cm high and has one lowered counter. All points of sale have a fixed hearing assistance loop. There is level access to the changing rooms, with the largest changing room being 160cm x 300cm. Accessibility queue and easy-access changing rooms are also provided.
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4. Club hospitality. Entry to hospitality areas is obtained through the Hospitality Entrance, located to the right of Reception. Access to the Hospitality Reception is granted via double doors which pull outwards, providing an opening gap of 5ft 3in. The doors are manned on a matchday. From the Hospitality Reception, access to all levels of hospitality can be gained via a lift which is 3ft 7in x 3ft 11in, with a clear door width of 2ft 7in.There is a fixed hearing loop.
5. Food concession stands. Available in every stand throughout King Power Stadium, fitted with lower level counters. Stewards can assist with ordering and transporting food and drink to the designated seating areas.
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6. Total number of parking spaces. There are 68 bays in total which are allocated for Blue Badge holders. As parking spaces are limited, they must be arranged in advance by contacting the club’s Disability Liaison Officer (details above). Spaces are finalised on a first-come, first-served basis to home or away supporters.

Exterior

If you’re coming along Raw Dykes Road from off Aylestone Road (A426), you’ll first arrive at the northeast corner, and heading clockwise from here brings you to the East Stand.

The exterior here consists of a sandy-coloured brickwork base and a cantilever roof coming down from the top. Square sheets join together to form one continuous blue strip that runs around the northern, eastern and southern sides of the Leicester City Stadium. This strip has the letters LCFC, the Leicester City Stadium logo, as well as Leicester City’s Club Badge printed on it.

Behind his blue strip is the underside of the seating area and you can clearly see it as you head closer to the turnstiles, which are spread evenly across the brickwork base.

The South Stand follows a very similar design to the adjacent East Stand.

It has a bright brickwork base with a cantilever roof and the same blue strip running along towards the top.

Turnstiles are once again spread evenly across the stand’s exterior and you can see the underside of the seating area when you get close.

A large amount of the stadium’s car parking spaces are out beyond both the South Stand and the southeast corner.

The West Stand encompasses both the northwest and southwest corners, using a different exterior design to the rest of Filbert Way.

It is made up mostly of large glass panels, creating a really nice façade that gleams brightly in the sunlight. You can find the Players’ Entrance, Reception Entrance, Hospitality Entrance and the Keith Weller Lounge Entrance all in and around the centre of the West Stand, with a few turnstiles also close by.

Both the northwest and southwest corners are made up of large blue panels. There isn’t too much of interest in the southwest corner, but the northwest corner holds the Matchday Ticket Office, Matchday Ticket Collections Point, and the official Leicester City Club Shop. You can also find the entrance to the 1884 Sports Bar in this corner of the stadium.

A Holiday Inn Hotel is separate from Filbert Way, but only a short distance away from the northwest corner.

The North Stand follows the exterior design of both the East and South Stands, using a bright brickwork base with a cantilever roof. The underside is once again visible behind that large blue strip which has LCFC, the Leicester City Stadium logo, and the Leicester City Club Badge printed on it.

Turnstiles are spread evenly across the stand’s base, including the northeast corner.

History

The Leicester City Stadium opened in 2002 and has hosted Leicester City’s football matches ever since. It has been used as the location for numerous rugby matches and in 2015 the KP was a venue for the Rugby World Cup, hosting three pool matches. Most Foxes fans would have loved the club to have stayed at Filbert Street, their old ground. The growth in demand for tickets to see Leicester play combined with the fact that the old place was falling apart somewhat meant this wasn’t possible, however.