King Power Stadium of the Springboks' first game abroad. South Africa won 32–7. The stadium hosted matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, hosting three pool matches: Argentina–Tonga, Argentina–Namibia and Canada–Romania. 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
King Power Stadium East Stand. The North and South stands have original names dating back to when the stadium was built. The North Stand called the Lineker Stand, after club legend Gary Lineker, and the South Stand named as the Fosse Stand, after Leicester's original club name Leicester Fosse. The first game at the new stadium was a friendly against Spanish team Athletic Bilbao, on 4 August 2002. The game finished 1–1, with Tiko scoring the first goal at the stadium, and Jordan Stewart scoring Leicester's first goal. During their absence from Wembley Stadium, the England national football team played a home friendly