24,184 (Reading v. Everton; 17 November 2012) 23,709 (London Irish v. London Wasps; 16 March 2008)
Field size
105m x 68m (football) [3]
Surface
SIS Grass
Construction
Opened
22 August 1998
Construction cost
£50m (£111m in 2023)
Tenants
Football Reading (1998–present) Reading Women (2020–present) Rugby Union London Irish (2000–2020) Richmond (1998–1999)
The Madejski Stadium (/məˈdeɪski/), currently named the Select Car Leasing Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Reading. It is the home of Reading Football Club, who play in EFL League One. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon. It is an all-seater bowl stadium with a capacity of 24,161 and is located close to the M4 motorway and Reading Green Park railway station. The West Stand contains the Voco Reading Hotel.
The stadium was opened on 22 August 1998 and replaced Elm Park as Reading's home ground. It was named after John Madejski, who was chairman of Reading FC and provided most of the funding.
^Low, Jonathan (23 September 2016). "Reading FC: Plans to expand Madejski Stadium are still on the agenda". getreading. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^"Select Car Leasing Stadium information". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^"Stadium pitch has been lengthened". readingfc.co.uk. 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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Reading Green Park (1.5 km (0.9 mi))