The planning committee of the City of York Council has approved York City’s Community Stadium plans in a 11-4 vote. The vote comes as great news for the club, who also secured promotion to the Football League last Sunday by beating Luton [...]
The London US Embassy has stated not to have any problems with Chelsea building a new stadium at the Battersea Power Station site. Earlier, The Sun had reported that diplomats thought the idea of thousands of people walking by the planned new [...]
Johan Cruijff is increasingly leaving his mark on Mexican club Club Deportivo Guadalajara, more commonly known as Chivas. The Dutch legend was hired in February to serve as the sports adviser of the club, and, after first changing the coaching staff, has [...]
Whereas most Dutch clubs are already playing in new or redeveloped stadiums, there is still some activity in the east of Holland. Twente’s Grolsch Veste got expanded, Heracles Almelo is planning a new stadium, and De Graafschap long played with the idea [...]
Following up on the first monthly construction update we published last month, we again take a look at a series of stadiums that are currently under construction. You can find last month’s update here. We start with the all but completed Grand [...]
Over ten years ago Brescia Calcio presented their first plans for the construction of a new stadium. Now, ten years later, most fans have long ago detached themselves from their dream and accepted that a new stadium will never come. Others, though, [...]
On Saturday the Houston Dynamo’s new stadium, the BBVA Compass Stadium, officially opened with a match between the Dynamo and DC United. The Dynamo celebrated the opening with a 1-0 win over the visitors from Washington DC. The BBVA Compass Stadium is [...]
We have collected some recent stadium news that did not warrant their own post, but are of interest anyway. Included are Bristol City’s Ashton Vale project, Liverpool’s and Chelsea’s stadium plans, Napoli’s ambitious major De Magistris, and a Danish stadium study.
Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici has confirmed that the club is currently looking into the options of building a new stadium. The president did this in a radio interview while in Spain looking for investors in the club. He right away went into further detail [...]
Last Saturday Houston Dynamo’s new BBVA Compass Stadium for the first time opened its doors for the players, media and fans. About 2,000 Dynamo supporters showed up for a training session of the team that was accompanied by a ribbon cutting and various speeches. The training session was a prelude [...]
No matches were played in Ligue 1 last Saturday. Instead the league commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Furiani stadium disaster which took the lives of 18 fans and injured hundreds more. The lead up to the disaster starts on the 22nd of April 1992. SC Bastia, from the football-mad [...]
Building a new football stadium is no easy task. It usually starts with an ambitious chairman enthusiastically announcing the plans, but all too often ends in frustration and sometimes resignation. Though in the end most stadium proposals manage to overcome [...]
There are less than 40 days to go before the start of Euro 2012, but instead of looking ahead, we are taking the opportunity to look back. Because when on the 8th of June Poland and Greece kick-off the tournament, most people will have all but forgotten about what went [...]
Estádio Independência, home of América Futebol Clube, is likely not a football stadium that will ring a bell among many football fans. And even in its own city of Belo Horizonte, a good 400 kilometres north of Rio de Janeiro, it gets eclipsed by the larger and more famous Mineirão. [...]
This attendance report will be the next-to-last of the season. After all, there are only a few more matches to play in most major leagues. We will then dedicate a few articles to some in-depth analyses of the attendances around Europe this season. But first, let’s have a look at [...]
This week’s attendance report has come out slightly later than normal as we decided to include both the weekend’s and the mid-week’s playing. We’ve also decided to make the attendance report a biweekly feature (i.e. once every two weeks), which means that the next one come out in a week-and-a-half. [...]
It’s almost that time of the season again. The end is nearing which also means that Europe’s domestic cup competitions are coming to a conclusion. Belgian’s cup final has already been played and this weekend it’s the turn of the Dutch. Though other tournaments are still in the semi-final or [...]
From now on we will provide you every Monday evening with a report of the attendances of Europe’s major leagues (and soon the Major League Soccer). This report will generally be published on Monday evening, depending on what matches are still to be played. Here’s our first, discussing this weekend’s [...]
Columbus Crew Stadium is the home of the Columbus Crew. The stadium has a capacity of 20,145 seats. Columbus Crew Stadium was the first soccer-specific stadium of the Major League Soccer. It opened on the 15th of May 1999 with a match between the Columbus Crew and New England Revolution. [...]
Alfheim Stadion is the home of Tromsø IL. The stadium has a capacity of 6,859, of which 200 standing places. Alfheim Stadion opened on the 18th of July 1987. The stadium consists of two covered stands at both long ends and one small uncovered stand at one of the short [...]
The Borås Arena is the home of IF Elfsborg and lower-league team Norrby IF. The stadium has a capacity of 16,284, of which about 6,000 standing places. Construction of the Borås Arena began in December 2003 and lasted until early 2005. The stadium officially opened on the 17th of April [...]
The Nissan Stadium, also known as International Stadium Yokohama, is the largest stadium of Japan and the home of Yokohama F. Marinos. The stadium has a capacity of 72,327 seats divided over two tiers. Plans for the construction of the stadium were made in the early 1990s and construction began [...]
Houston Celebrate Opening of BBVA Compass Stadium
On Saturday the Houston Dynamo’s new stadium, the BBVA Compass Stadium, officially opened with a match between the Dynamo and DC United. The Dynamo celebrated the opening with a 1-0 win over the visitors from Washington DC. The BBVA Compass Stadium is [...]
Boca Juniors Wants to Build a New Stadium
Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici has confirmed that the club is currently looking into the options of building a new stadium. The president did this in a radio interview while in Spain looking for investors in the club. He right away went into further detail [...]
Chelsea Submit Bid for Battersea Station Site
Chelsea’s interest in the Battersea Power Station site as a potential location for a future new stadium has been no secret, but the club has now officially submitted a bid for the iconic site. From the press release on its official website: [...]
Work Behind the Scenes on New AS Roma Stadium
A recently tweeted photo by AS Roma CEO Mark Pannes has confirmed that the club is currently working hard on realising a new stadium. The photo shows three men looking at a wall full of stadium photos and was accompanied by the following [...]
New Barcelona Stadium Back on the Table
FC Barcelona is again looking into the possibilities of either building a new stadium, or extensively renovating Camp Nou. This reports Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo based on a strategic report the club will internally discuss in the upcoming weeks. The strategic report calls for the return of [...]
Liverpool FC took a step back and forwards at the same time when it decided to proceed with its 9-year-old plans for a new stadium, reports the Telegraph. Even though current American owners Fenway Sports Group had earlier indicated to prefer a redevelopment of Anfield, they now [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Twenty Years Ago: The Bastia Stadium Disaster
No matches were played in Ligue 1 last Saturday. Instead the league commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Furiani stadium disaster which took the lives of 18 fans and injured hundreds more. The lead up to the disaster starts on the 22nd of April 1992. SC Bastia, from the football-mad [...]
The Stadiums that Could Have Been
Building a new football stadium is no easy task. It usually starts with an ambitious chairman enthusiastically announcing the plans, but all too often ends in frustration and sometimes resignation. Though in the end most stadium proposals manage to overcome [...]
Five Reasons Why Poland and Ukraine Won’t Be Another Portugal
With the European Championships still three months away, there is already plenty of talk about the legacy of the tournament. That is, experts are warning that Poland and the Ukraine might become the next Portugal. Or South Africa, speaking in World Cup terms. [...]
