Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley did not make himself many friends today when he decided to rip the St James’ Park sign off the walls of St James’ Park. Or the Sports Direct Arena, as the stadium is called these days. Last [...]
The Arena do Jacaré, which literally translates into Alligator Arena, is the home of relatively anonymous EC Democrata from the small Bazilian city of Sete Lagoas, which lies about 60 kilometres north-east of Belo Horizonte. EC Democrata has never really made it [...]
An overview of lesser-important recent stadium news, including news about Rangers' problems and Ibrox Stadium, the Tottenham new stadium deal, the Millennium Stadium and the NFL, Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw (again), and various items (and photos!) on developments in Brazil.
Swansea City saw its plans to expand the Liberty Stadium being threatened after the Swansea City Council voted in favour of a new McDonald’s fast food restaurant adjacent to the stadium. The decision came as a shock to the club as it [...]
A video taken during this weekend’s Serie B match between Bari and Sassuolo at Bari’s Stadio San Nicola. Apparently someone had forgotten to close a door, however at a height of 50 metres and nothing to prevent a deadly fall. Imagining that [...]
Houston has been one of the last MLS clubs to build a soccer-specific stadium, however it also seems to become one of the finest ones. Houston started construction of the stadium in February 2011, and has the stadium planned to be completed [...]
Just when it seemed that Bristal City’s new stadium plans had gotten hopelessly stuck, hope is glimmering again as a claimant behind a legal challenge withdrew from the case. First plans for a new Bristol City were presented in 2007, and a planning permission was granted in 2010. However, as [...]
Spanish football federation REFE has made the decision that this year’s Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Bilbao will not be played at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. It however has not taken a decision yet on where the final will be played, with three stadiums still in contention. The decision [...]
Artificial turf may be making a come-back in the English Football League any time soon. The turf, increasingly popular in the European football leagues, had been banned from the Football League in 1995, but the governing body last week announced to start a consultation round which may lead to a [...]
Last Saturday Fenerbahçe played its second match with a women and kids only crowd at the Şükrü Saracoğlu. The match is the result of a creative solution by the club after the Turkish FA initially told the club to play two matches behind closed doors as a result of fan [...]
They are only 20 stadiums in total, but we can still pull some interesting data out of them. Like how do they compare in terms of capacity and age? What are the differences between the old and new stadiums? And do the newer ones fill up easier than the old ones?
In 2009 FC Zwolle opened a brand new stadium, however fans quickly realised that this wasn’t the stadium they had dreamt of all these years, but that something had happened in the chaotic process, something that has caused these fans never really to warm up to their new stadium.
In the last few weeks we have increased our stadium database with another 70+ stadiums, and I think we can freely argue that Europe’s most important stadiums are now included (though admittedly there are still quite a few countries missing). That’s why we are now ready to start including smaller [...]
We hope you’ll enjoy what we’ve done, which basically means a complete overhaul of the site. Because the old one looked like 2002, and had not been updated for way too long of a time. So, to get started, let’s sum the basic changes [...]
With our new design live in a few days, let’s have a look at the current status of our database. So far we’ve entered the details of a total of 109 stadiums. Of these, 94 fall into the present stadiums category. England is the country with the most entries, 18 [...]
The Arena Lviv is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv and will be one of the playing venues during Euro 2012. The stadium has a capacity of 34,915 seats. The Arena Lviv replaced FC Karpaty’s old Ukrayina Stadium which got built in 1963. Construction started in 2008 and was completed [...]
Stadio Angelo Massimio, also called Stadio Cibali, is the home of Catania Calcio. The stadium is currently estimated to have a capacity of 23,420 seats. The stadium got built in 1937, and opened on the 27th of November of that year with a league match between Catania and Foggia. Since [...]
Stadion Poljud is the home of HNK Hajduk Split. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 seats. Stadion Poljud was built in 1979 to host the 1979 Mediterranean Games. The stadium, with its two arced roofs, is intended to have the shape of a seashell. The stadium could initially hold [...]
Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium Nearing Completion
Houston has been one of the last MLS clubs to build a soccer-specific stadium, however it also seems to become one of the finest ones. Houston started construction of the stadium in February 2011, and has the stadium planned to be completed in May of this year. Houston Dynamo will [...]
Bristol Rovers Confident of New Stadium Prospects
Bristol Rovers have vowed to move on with their plans to build a new stadium at the University of the West of England site, regardless of whether Bristol Rugby club will join them there. The football and rugby club currently share the Memorial Stadium, and [...]
Lyon Receives Building Permit for Grand Stade
The local council of Lyon suburb Décines has finally signed the building permit for Lyon’s proposed 58,000-seater. The signature brings a long process, that started almost five years ago, to an end, and frees up the way for the start of construction works. The stadium, which will be a prominent [...]
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 [...]
Fulham Advances with Craven Cottage Development Plans
Fulham FC has revealed further information about their plans to develop Craven Cottage, including some new drawings of the proposed Riverside Stand. The club has a long-standing desire to increase capacity and modernise 105-year-old Craven Cottage and has in the past even [...]
Atlético Madrid Presents New Stadium Plans
Last Monday Atlético Madrid unveiled their plans to build a new stadium in the east of Madrid. The stadium will have a capacity of 67,500 seats, about 12,000 more than fit in the current Estadio Vicente Calderón. Atlético had been looking for a move from the Vicente Calderón for several years, as [...]
