Key facts
- Full name
- bet365 Stadium
- Former names
- Britannia Stadium (1997–2016)
- Location
- Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent , England , ST4 4EG
- Owner
- Stoke City
- Capacity
- 30,089
- Surface
- Desso GrassMaster
- Record attendance
- 30,027
- Field size
- 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
- Built
- 1997 ; 29 years ago ( 1997 )
- Opened
- 30 August 1997 ; 28 years ago ( 1997-08-30 )
- Expanded
- 2017 ; 9 years ago ( 2017 )
- Construction cost
- £14.8 million
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The 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. It has a capacity of 30,089 following the completion of expansion works in 2017.
The stadium was built in 1997 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. In European competitions it is known as the Stoke City Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorships.