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| Full name | Bet365 Stadium |
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| Former names | Britannia Stadium (1997–2016) |
| Location | Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent England ST4 4EG |
| Coordinates | 52°59′18″N 2°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W |
| Owner | Stoke City |
| Capacity | 30,089[2] |
| Record attendance | 30,027 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)[3] |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1997 |
| Opened | 30 August 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Stoke City (1997–present) | |
The Bet365 Stadium (stylised as bet365 Stadium) is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and the home of EFL Championship club Stoke City. The stadium was previously called the Britannia Stadium but was renamed on 1 June 2016 when the club entered into a new stadium-naming-rights agreement with its parent company, Bet365.[4] It has a capacity of 30,089 following the completion of expansion works in 2017.[5][6]
The stadium was built in 1998 at a cost of £14.8 million as a replacement for the Victoria Ground. Former player Sir Stanley Matthews' ashes were buried beneath the centre circle of the pitch following his death in February 2000; he had officially opened the stadium on 30 August 1997.[7] In European competitions it is known as the Stoke City Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorships.[8][9][10]
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