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| Location | Aylestone Road Leicester LE2 7TR |
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| Coordinates | 52°37′27″N 1°07′59″W / 52.62417°N 1.13306°W |
| 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 |
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| Leicester Tigers | |
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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.
- ^ "New playing surface for Welford Road" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 18 August 2016.
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