For over 60 years AFC Ajax played its home matches at stadium De Meer. It opened on the 9th of December 1934 with a match between Ajax and Stade Francais (5-1), and had an initial capacity of 22,000. This later increased to a maximum of 29,500, but in its latter [...]
The Oosterenk Stadion was the home of FC Zwolle until 2007, when the stadium was demolished and replaced by a new one. A first sports complex was built at the site of the Oosterenk Stadion as early as 1934, however no professional football was played until PEC Zwolle, precursor of [...]
Stadion Oosterpark was the home of FC Groningen until the club moved to Stadion Euroborg in 2006. First sports were played at the site of Stadion Oosterpark in 1933, however the site back then only consisted of one football pitch and three pitches for field hockey. The football pitch did [...]
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 [...]
