Back ملعب بيت 365 Arabic Британия Стейдиъм Bulgarian ब्रीटान्नीअ स्टेडियम Bihari Stadion bet365 BS Britannia Stadium Catalan Bet365 Stadium Czech Britannia Stadium Danish Britannia Stadium German Bet365 Stadium Spanish Britannia staadion Estonian
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| Full name | Bet365 Stadium |
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| Former names | Britannia Stadium (1997–2016) |
| Location | Stanley Matthews Way Stoke-on-Trent England ST4 4EG |
| Coordinates | 52°59′18″N 2°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W |
| Owner | Stoke City |
| Capacity | 30,089[2] |
| Record attendance | 30,027 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)[3] |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1997 |
| Opened | 30 August 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Stoke City (1997–present) | |
The Bet365 Stadium (stylised as 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.[4] It has a capacity of 30,089 following the completion of expansion works in 2017.[5][6]
The stadium was built in 1998 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.[7] In European competitions it is known as the Stoke City Stadium due to UEFA regulations on sponsorships.[8][9][10]
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- ^ "UEFA Europa League Rules" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Stoke City 2011/12 UEFA Europa League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.