Hill Dickinson Stadium capacity slightly reduced as Everton explain why

Hill Dickinson Stadium capacity slightly reduced as Everton explain why

Everton have explained why the official capacity for their new Hill Dickinson Stadium has changed

Everton have confirmed the official capacity of Hill Dickinson Stadium for Premier League fixtures and sporting events will be 52,769.

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The club say the initial designated capacity of 52,888, proposed as part of the final design created five years ago, has been reduced slightly following a thorough post-construction audit and review of the seating configuration across the stadium in readiness for the new season.

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Everton add that factors such as segregation lines between the home and away section and the compliance and provision for media facilities and camera positions have played a part in the original maximum capacity being reduced by 0.2% (119 seats).

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No seats purchased as season tickets have been affected by this slight reduction in capacity.

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Hill Dickinson Stadium will officially open later this summer, when Everton host Brighton and Hove Albion in the club's opening Premier League home game of the 2025/26 campaign, on Saturday 23 August. Before then, the Blues will host AS Roma – also owned by The Friedkin Group – in a pre-season friendly on Saturday 9 August (3pm kick-off), which will double as the club’s third and final test event, in front of what is expected to be a capacity crowd.

The revised capacity will still enable Everton to play in front of the biggest regular crowds in the club’s history.

The Blues have only ever enjoyed an average gate of over 50,000 once (51,603 for the 1962/63 title-winning season), although their record attendance at Goodison Park, England’s first purpose-built football ground and venue for the most top flights matches where they played for 133 years from 1892-2025 was 78,299 for a Merseyside Derby against Liverpool on 18 September 1948, one of 16 occasions that the venue attracted crowds of over 70,000 for Everton games.

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