page_title: Welford Road Stadium
section_title: East Stand (Mattioli Woods Stand)
hierarchical_section_title: Welford Road Stadium / Stadium / East Stand (Mattioli Woods Stand)
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Stade des Tigres de Leiceste à Leicester en Angleterre.
context_page_description: Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in Leicester, England, and is the home ground for Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892 and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre. The ground was developed in two main periods, either side of the First World War stands were built on both sides and then between 1995 and 2016 both ends were developed and the north side redeveloped. The stadium has a capacity of 25,849, making it the largest purpose-built club rugby union ground in England. It hosted five full England national team matches between 1902 and 1923, and staged a single match at each of the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.
context_section_description: Originally the Alliance and Leicester Stand, the East Stand is an all-seater and 26 executive suites stand built for £2.3m in 1995 on the East Bank of the ground. With a capacity of 2,650 seats for general admittance, it increased Welford Road's capacity to 16,815. In 2010, the Alliance and Leicester Stand was renamed to the Goldsmiths Stand after a change of sponsorship. In 2016, the stand's name was changed to the Mattioli Woods stand after a sponsorship deal with Mattioli Woods
caption: Mattioli Woods stand, previously known as the Alliance and Leicester Stand
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