StadiumDBNews: July 2012
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Their Euro: Michał (5)
We end this mini-series with the story of Michał who went to 6 out of 8 stadia of Euro 2012. whenever he can, he also goes around Poland with his club Śląsk. Though on a daily basis he goes everywhere on a wheelchair.
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New stadiums: Rovers and Rovers
Two clubs very important for Irish football and two stadia hardly less relevant. Both redeveloped in recent years (in fact, bigger one only opened 3 years ago), which makes them stand out in terms of standard.
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London: Police lost keys to Wembley
After safety check of the national stadium policemen realized one set of keys is missing. Search supposedly didn't help, forcing organisers to replace some locks.
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London: Olympic cauldron transported behind goal
It should be happening at this very moment in the night, to be ready by Monday morning. “Betty” the cauldron is transported to one of the endzones where it will stand until 2012 Olympics are over.
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Their Euro: Andreas (4)
Before Euro 2012 he had never been anywhere east of Germany despite being a huge enthusiast of travelling. But though he spent only 24 hours in Lviv, Andreas had a great time.
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Their Euro: Sachiko (3)
Her heart beats for FC Tokyo, but every couple of years Sachiko books flights to experience football’s largest tournaments. Completely different experience than club football, but a very likeable one, she says.
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London: Fulham given planning permission for Cottage expansion
On Thursday evening local council’s planning commission approved plans of the football side to redevelop their historical home. New Riverside Stand will raise capacity by 4,300 seats.
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London: Olympics opening countdown
Just a few hours left until the ceremony that is to start in London at 9pm (GMT). Expected to last well over 2 hours, the event… has already been seen by thousands of people.
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Poland: Investor and contractor lawyer-up in Wrocław
First lawsuit has already been filed by German contractors Max Bögl to stop the payment of bank guarantees demanded by Wrocław municipality. But in just a week court battles may start for good – “Gazeta Wyborcza” reports.
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New design: Yekaterinburg – practical instead of monumental
Initial vision was very impressive and spectacular. New one seems the very opposite. But maybe replacing fireworks with practical ideas will be the key to be selected by FIFA to host 2018 World Cup?
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Their Euro: Mladen (2)
Came from Rijeka to help Croatian supporters as a Fan Embassy volunteer. But at one point he himself needed help as police arrested him and since they didn’t speak English, explaining anything was hard. But despite that he fell in love with Gdansk and wants to come back.
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New stadiums: Luxembourg
If a country has four clubs in European competitions and their champions manage to beat Red Bull Salzburg, there’s absolutely no reason for us not to have it in our database. So, here is Luxembourg!
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Leeds: United win in High Court against police
High Court in London decided it isn’t justified to charge a football club for services delivered for the safety of the public. Obviously it is match-specific, but why should a football crowd – mostly very well behaved – be treated in a different way than the rest of the society?
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New stadiums: Vietnamese trio
Today we decided to take you on an exotic trip to Vietnam. Football is only just blooming there, but only infrastructure-wise. In terms of passion no other discipline can match this one!
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Gdańsk: PGE Arena to get out of the red in 2017
New managing team have quite a challenge as they need to both run the stadium and pay previous operator’s debts. As chairman Piotr Hymczak declares, the venue should be self-sufficient in 2017 at the latest.
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Their Euro: Joe (1)
We decided to ask people from different countries and backgrounds about their Euro 2012 experience. Everybody, please meet Joe, who came to Poland following Ireland, probably the best supported nation of the tournament.
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France: Third stadium sponsored by Allianz
After naming rights contracts in Germany and Australia the insurance giant bought another stadium name. This time in France and with quite an original name – Allianz Riviera. “L’Equipe” report.
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Sweden: Fanatics chose their sides of Tele2 Arena
Djurgården’s most vibrant supporters announced their location at the new Tele2 Arena. And since they’re sharing the venue with local rivals Hammarby, there will be two hearts for support at the ground.
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Belgium: Anderlecht gives CVDS a makeover
Not a big one so far, but all seats were changed with extra media and corporate facilities following. It cost €3m, decreased capacity, but should still allow the club to earn more, Belgian RTL Sport reveals.
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Poland: Construction in Łódź to start soon
It has to if local football side is to use the ground during initial phase of the project. General contractor hopes to launch works on pitch and floodlight relocation next week, according to Sport.pl.
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England: Bristol Rovers a step closer to relocation
City council has voted for the new stadium at University of West England with only one person against, theconstructionindex.co.uk writes. Surprisingly smaller of the Bristol clubs may get their stadium built sooner than their derby opponents.
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France: Toulouse cuts costs ahead of Euro 2016
No capacity increase for Stadium de Toulouse – maybe even a small decrease. No concert configuration. All this to save some 45% as the city runs out of resources.
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Brazil: Shame on Havelange, fans demand stadium name change
Until last week, the name Havelange referred to a football legend. But as it turned out, longstanding FIFA president João Havelange was part of a bribery scandal. Now supporters of Botafogo demand renaming of their stadium as it bears his name, Reuters informs.
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Africa: Angola to demolish former national stadium
Less than three decades of service, but quite some history. Unfortunately not much longer – giant Estadio da Cidadela will have to be demolished. Analysts indicate its structure’s lifespan is nearly over, as Angola Press informs. Thankfully, there’s a new venue to take over.
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Madrid: Fly Emirates Bernabeu? Record naming rights offer
Astonishing proposal by Dubai-based airlines is on the table. But will Real sell their stadium name for the first time? Fanbase of the club seems to be boiling after reading revelations of ABC.es.
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London: Four bidders left for Olympic Stadium. Again
Though the tender was prolonged by 8 weeks, number of interested bidders hasn’t increased. Only 4 companies expressed the will to take over, among them West Ham United, Burnley FC and Leyton Orient. 8 weeks wasted?
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Istanbul: Manless games, discussions and Blatter’s resignation (2)
There was so much going on that it’s hard to put it together. But here we go with an attempt. The below article sums up some of the most important elements of European Football Fans Congress in Istanbul.
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London: Hoardings around White Hart Lane
Not for stadium construction yet, but for Sainsbury’s supermarket, construction of which is due to start in September. First come demolition works on existing building, though.
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France: Arsonists sabotage stadium renovation in Montpellier
Ahead of the historical appearance in Champions League, Montpellier’s Stade de la Mosson is getting a facelift done for over €1,5m. Unfortunately fire set to seats will delay planned reopening, info-stades.fr informs.
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New stadium: Mersin Olimpiyat Stadı
Turkey isn't slowing down as yet another city will soon receive a new stadium. Mersin Olympic Stadium isn't really all too olympic, but this 25,000-seater will soon host large events. For now available in construction photos and renderings only.
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Istanbul: One stadium per day (1)
Trying to see all of them with such criteria would take long weeks, but we had only 3 days, so discovered barely three of the most well known clubs. Come with us for this virtual review, first part of our European Football Fans Congress 2012 coverage.
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England: Derby County next in line for safe standing
After Aston Villa, Derby County are the next to declare their support for safe standing in some areas of Pride Park. This comes after Football Supporters Federation visited the city with their campaign promoting this solution.
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Poland: Work in Bialystok to restart in 3 days
Final countdown – or at least Jagiellonia supporters hope it to be that. It seems all obstacles have been overcome and work on the new 22,000-seater is to restart this week, Sport.pl announces.
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London: Weather unkind for Olympic Stadium tiocket holders
Those who paid most for their tickets inside the London Olympic Stadium may be in for a dissapointment as meteorologists predict quite some rainfall during olympic events.
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Beijing: Bird's Nest still empty
Numbers are falling dramatically as Chinese tourists aren't that interested any more. Some even cannot afford it. While plans for large events are few and far between, NPR.org reports.
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New stadium: Stade Océane
The most blue of all French stadia is finally being opened today. First game in the evening and tomorrow sightseeing, free for all. Only with us you can get a preview before everyone else!
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London: Famous roof over Craven Cottage being changed
While no football is played currently, Fulham are making use of spare time and changing the roof over the world's oldest and maybe most iconic stand. Should be ready by next season.
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New stadiums: Romanian couple
Compared to Romania's newest arenas in Bucharest or Cluj-Napoca they're nothing special, really. But then compared to the rest of the league, not bad at all. Two stadiums with quite some character.
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Munich: Bayern sold out ahead of season. As always
This time all the seats at Allianz Arena are taken already 45 days ahead of season, the club announced. This means Bayern is sure to have 69 901 at each and every league game.
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Cardiff: Millennium Stadium repainted for the Olympics
Officially the Olympics will take part in London, but some of the events are spread throughout the UK. Cardiff will take 11 football games and for that occasion the largest venue is refreshed, WalesOnline.co.uk informs.
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Poland: Wrocław sacks contractors, demands compensation
Just days after Euro 2012 ended yet another contractor is facing legal action as municipality of Wrocław terminated Max Bögl's contract to build the stadium – Gazeta.pl reads.
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New York: New football-specific stadium announced
Though it’s the most famous metropolis In the world, NY lacks football stadium. First significant venue for MLS club Red Bulls came in 2010. Now a second one will come, this time in Queens.
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New stadiums: Incheon, Changwon, Seongnam
If you don't know these cities, no worries. All you need to know is they've got really decent stadiums. Two have a running track and one is football-specific. Oh, how specific. Real gem, this one!
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Poland: Record-breaking volleyball game for Stadion Narodowy?
With its closed roof it's among the largest arenas in the World. So why not host a volleyball game? - Polish Volleyball Association asks. They plan to do one with all revenue given to the players if Poland bring a medal from London Olympics.
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Turkey: Fans from all over Europe to unite in Istanbul
Possibly some 500 supporter representatives from 32 are meeting in Istanbul for the 5th European Football Fans’ Congress 2012, from 13-15 July 2012. Special moment for Turkish supporters as well as fans groups from Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas jointly initiated first national fans’ network meeting.
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Euro 2016: Second stadium redevelopment abandoned
No Euro 2016 games for Lens – this disturbing news has been announced at a public meeting on Wednesday. Lens is the second city after Nancy to back out, leaving France with only 9 host venues.
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FIFA: Goal-line technology given green light
No more controversies over the ball passing goal line? Possibly, as IFAB accepted technological solutions. First test during this year's Club World Cup.
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London: QPR have three plots for new stadium
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes revealed the club are looking at three potential locations for their new 40,000-seater. When all are evaluated, they'll be presented to the supporters, “The Independent” reveals.
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New stadiums: Ferencvarosi and Debreceni new homes
For years plans of building new stadia in Hungary were being presented just to be dropped months later. Now it seems at least those two are going to make it and start serving people of Budapest and Debrecen.
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France: Opening game changes in Havre
As previously planned, official opening game of the new stadium in Le Havre will take place in week, on July 12th. However hosts will play against a completely different team as Glasgow Rangers are going through most severe economical crisis in their history.
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Liverpool: Decision on stadium future delayed again
Liverpool FC didn’t meet the July deadline for decision whether they stay at Anfield or move to Stanley Park. But since no more deadlines were set, “Liverpool Echo” suggests news may come shortly.
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England: Brentford FC to build a new stadium
Yet another London-based club is planning to relocate. And it may turn out that Brentford FC will do it faster than Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Leyton Orient or QPR...
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South Africa: Trade unions eager to dismantle Cape Town Stadium
Congress of the South African Trade Unions says Cape Town’s Greenpoint stadium should be dismantled and turned into low-cost housing. Architects and engineers say it’s possible, “Business Day” reports.
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Enschede: Contractor's rush caused the tragedy?
Misconduct by the contractor has been declared main cause of last year’s tragedy which took the lives of two workers. Research Council analyzing the accident claims rush to meet deadline caused lack of safety.
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Warsaw: Narodowy reopens in two weeks, what then?
Poland’s largest stadium will remain closed until mid-July as UEFA have to pack their equipment. But what happens when they do? “Gazeta Wyborcza” reports. There are only three large events announced for this year. Way too few to get out of the red.
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Ukraine: No games at Arena Lviv
As sad as it sounds, group phase of Euro 2012 may have seen the last big games held at Arena Lviv for months. The city’s largest teams has just started to sell season tickets. For their old stadium.
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Poznan: Only football this year
As Euro 2012 ended, venue operators cross Poland and Ukraine present their plans for upcoming events. In Poznan no events apart from football games are to be hosted this year as Lech plan to make their way to Europa League and fill the calendar themselves.
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Euro 2012: All-time attendance record confirmed!
In total, Euro 2012 games were seen by some 1,440,000 people. Even keeping in mind that some sold tickets went unused, this is a very impressive figure. Euro 1996 record has been beaten by over 200,000 people.
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New stadiums: Spain, Spain, Spain, Spain!
Four goals, four stadiums, four updated presentations. And just as Spain outplayed Italy yesterday, stadiums in Palencia and Tenerife outplay their counterparts from other places in Europe!
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London: Olympic Stadium will be closed until 2015
Surprisingly the time for reconfiguration of the Olympic Stadium has been extended from mid-2014 to mid-2015, “London Evening Standard” reports. As if there wasn’t enough controversy around the venue already.
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Valencia: Work to finally restart (?)
Last major step to relaunch construction at the Nou Mestalla site has been made – declared Manuel Llorente, president of Valencia CF. This time it wasn’t about bank support, but public one.
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