King Power Stadium King Power Stadium The King Power Stadium (also known as the King Prawn or Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It is the home of Leicester City, the 2015–2016 champions of the Premier League. The all-seater stadium opened in 2002 and has a capacity of 32,312, the 20th largest football ground in England. It is named after travel retail group King Power, a company owned by the club's owners. Leicester's previous stadium was at nearby Filbert Street, which had been their home since 1891.
Leicester City Centre Highfields, to the east, St Matthew's, and to the north-east, Belgrave. Leicester City Centre Leicester City Centre is Leicester's historical commercial, cultural and transport hub and is home to its central business district. Its inner core is roughly delineated by the A594, Leicester's inner ring road, although the various central campuses of the University of Leicester, De Monfort University and Leicester College are adjacent to the inner ring road and could be considered to be a continuation of the City centre. In a similar way, the Leicester Royal Infirmary precinct, the New Walk business district (Southfields), the Welford Road Stadium