New Everton stadium capacity made official with decreased crowd size for Premier League games

New Everton stadium capacity made official with decreased crowd size for Premier League games

Everton have confirmed the official capacity of their new Hill Dickinson Stadium and why the official capacity has been changed

The Toffees are heading to their new home (Image: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images )

Everton have officially announced that the capacity of Hill Dickinson Stadium for Premier League matches and other sporting events. The figure is slightly down on the original designated capacity, proposed as part of the final design created five years ago.

It has been reduced slightly following a thorough post-construction audit and review of the seating configuration across the stadium. The Toffees are moving into their new home this summer, having departed long-time home Goodison Park.

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That initial proposed capacity of 52,888, has thus become be 52,769. Everton have clarified that factors such as segregation lines between home and away sections, as well as compliance and provision for media facilities and camera positions, have contributed to the original maximum capacity being reduced by 0.2 percent (119 seats).

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The club reassured fans that no season ticket seats have been affected by this minor reduction in capacity.

Everton will officially open the stadium later this summer. Brighton and Hove Albion will be the first Premier League visitors in the 2025-26 season, on Saturday August 23. Two weeks before they face Italian side Roma - also owned by the Friedkin Group - in a pre-season friendly, taking place on August 9 in a 3pm kick-off.

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That fixture will serve as the club's third and final test event, with a full house expected

Despite the revised capacity, Everton will still be able to play in front of the largest regular crowds in the club's history.

The Blues have only ever seen 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.

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That was one of 16 occasions that the venue attracted crowds of over 70,000 for Everton games.

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