King Power Stadium is the record attendance for the stadium. (This number is unlikely to be equalled for a football match, unless the stadium is expanded due to crowd segregation requirements.) With the expansion of Welford Road under way, it is likely the only rugby games to be played at the King Power Stadium in future will be European Cup semi-finals when Leicester Tigers are drawn at "home," which enables them to propose a suitable English venue away from their home ground. It also hosted an exhibition match between World XV and South Africa XV on 3 December 2006 to mark the centenary
Leicester Stadium Leicester Stadium Leicester Stadium was a sports stadium on Parker Drive in Leicester. The stadium was initially used for greyhound racing with motorcycle speedway starting there five years later. It was also a venue for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. In 1923 the site chosen for Leicester Stadium was an area of land in north Leicester near the Blackbird Road. The exact location was on the north side of where the Parkers Drive met Somerset Avenue. Greyhound racing became extremely popular in the county of Leicestershire with tracks at Aylestone Road in south Leicester and the nearby town of Coalville