The Allianz Arena has been the home of Munich clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860 since 2005. Total capacity of the arena is 69,901, of which 13,500 standing places. At international matches this is reduced to 66,000 seats. First plans for the development of a new stadium arose in 1997, [...]
The Commerzbank-Arena is the home of Eintracht Frankfurt. The stadium has a capacity of 51,500, of which 9,300 standing places. The Commerzbank-Arena stands on the place of the old Waldstadion. The last match at the complete Waldstadion got played in 2002, after which the old stadium got gradually demolished while [...]
The Energieteam Arena is the home of SC Paderborn 07. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000, of which 9,200 standing places. SC Paderborn first announced plans for the construction of a new stadium in 2001, and building works commenced in the summer of 2005. Construction was initially estimated to [...]
The ESPRIT arena is the home stadium of Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895. It has a capacity of 54,600, of which 9,917 standing places. The stadium got built between 2002 and 2004, and replaced Fortuna’s previous home the Rheinstadion. The city had hoped that the arena would be used as a playing [...]
The rewirpowerStadion, also known as Ruhrstadion, is the home of VFL Bochum 1848. The stadium has a capacity of 29,299, of which 13,123 standing places. The roots of the Ruhrstadion go back to October 1911 when a first sports field was opened at the site of the current stadium. It [...]
Tivoli is the home stadium of Alemannia Aachen. It has a capacity of 32,960, of which 11,681 standing places, 1,348 business seats, and a further 376 places in 28 VIP lodges. Alemannia Aachen had been planning a new stadium since the early 2000s. At first a site was selected near [...]
The Trolli ARENA is the home of SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The stadium has a capacity of 15,200, of which 5,800 standing places. A few years after the inauguration of the club in 1906 it was in need of a proper stadium and therefore bought a piece of land in the [...]
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 the 14th soccer-specific stadium in the Major League [...]
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. [...]
