StadiumDBNews: January 2018
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London: Planners not entirely pleased with Crystal Palace design
While generally supportive of the planned Selhurst Park expansion, newly-released report by the Croydon Planning Committee voices concerns over design, traffic and housing, among other issues. Crystal Palace and KSS Group can take them into account.
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Poland: Opole to build a 13,000-seat stadium
After years of deliberations finally there's a sound plan for one of the last Polish cities still without a stadium scheme. The municipality of Opole expects to break ground on new stadium late into 2019.
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Scotland: Aberdeen stadium approved, opponents suggest further fight
Despite some controversies, the Aberdeen council voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new Kingsford Stadium. Campaigners against the stadium announce they will pursue judicial review.
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London: Tottenham (again) ask for capacity increase
Europe's most expensive private stadium is once more expected to grow. Again, this won't make much of a difference, but there is no doubt Tottenham will sell out all of the proposed 503 new seats.
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Stadium of the Year 2017: Let the vote begin!
27 stadiums from 19 countries begin the fight to become Stadium of the Year 2017. It's up to you which one will grab the title as we invite you to take part in the 8th Public Vote, the largest competition of its kind worldwide!
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New stadium: Colorado State's sandstone-covered home
After less than 2 years of construction and $220 million spent, Colorado State University has a brand new football stadium, finally back on campus after half a century of playing outside.
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New stadium: U Arena, new gem of La Défense
Almost as expensive as Stade de France, it's more a concert venue than stadium, but then again, U Arena comfortably meets all requirements for international rugby and will be one of the 2024 Paris Olympics' venues.
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New stadium: The Arena, over a dozen sports in one
Is it even possible to host so many disciplines without a running track? It is when you have an indoor-outdoor arena built into the stadium, topped by a whole complex of other facilities. Meet India's most versatile stadium!
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New design: Finally, truly football derby of Shanghai
Possibly as soon as 2019 all derby games of Shanghai will be played at football-only stadiums. This will happen if Shanghai SIPG FC manage to deliver their new stadium as soon as announced recently.
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New stadium: Malawi's (Chinese) national pride
It took far too long to deliver, it already has a disaster in its short history and yet the people of Malawi are proud of it. No wonder, there's no better stadium across this African country.
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Italy: Four options of going forward in Bari
Reconstruction or a new stadium from scratch. There are four identified ways to deal with aging Stadio San Nicola and none of them is perfect. Revamping could be more expensive than starting from scratch.
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London: Crystal Palace to relocate families before expansion
If Selhurst Park is to grow by over 8,000 seats, the Croydon football club needs to find replacement housing for 4 families and reach agreement with one more. It's just the beginning of the planning process.
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New stadium: The dancing canopy from Sakarya
It's one of the most-mentioned nominees in the 8th edition of Stadium of the Year. The new stadium in Sakarya stands out on any list, even the growing list of last year's new stadiums.
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New stadium: The apricot of Malatya
This jolly stadium is one of four (!) Turkish venues nominated in this edition of Stadium of the Year. It's also proof that you can build a 27,000-capacity stadium with a modest budget even with serious issues...
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Scotland: Planning officials recommend Aberdeen stadium for approval
The Aberdeen planning officials support the controversial Kingsford Stadium scheme. If the city council votes in favour on Monday, the project could finally proceed.
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Nizhny Novgorod: Stadium to get out of the red 7 years after World Cup?
There's no chance for recouping the construction cost, but new 2018 World Cup venue in Nizhny Novgorod could become self-sustainable financially within 5-7 years after the tournament. At least according to the governor.
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London: First tiles decorate Tottenham stadium's facade
While glazing continues, not only glass is arriving at the new Tottenham stadium, First navy blue tiles were laid. While they made headlines, there's of course far more going on in London. After all, opening is expected in roughly 7 months!
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Ghana: National stadium eaten by rust
Just 10 years after reconstruction the national stadium of Ghana is in dire condition. Known for lack of maintenance, Ghanaian authorities don't seem aware of how fast the building is deteriorating.
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New construction: The dancing stadium of Batumi breaks ground
Inspired by the khorumi war dance, the best stadium across Georgia is now officially under construction, following yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony. By late 2020 we should see one of the most captivating designs throughout the Caucasus.
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New stadiums: Welcome to Oyem and Port-Gentil
We haven't been to the 2017 Afcon, but thankfully these two missing venues are now part of StadiumDB. And rightly so, you have after all nominated new stadiums in Oyem and Port-Gentil for the title od Stadium of the Year!
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New stadium: Ion Oblemenco is now an egg
Not just any egg, the Brâncuși egg. Loose inspiration and yet the outcome is really satisfying. This Romanian stadium indeed deserves to be among your nominees for Stadium of the Year 2017!
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New stadium: Estadio Único de Villa Mercedes
It may have been cheap and built really fast, but it still ended up being one of the most distinctive stadiums in Argentina and beyond. After all, you nominated it to become Stadium of the Year 2017, must have deserved it!
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Mexico: City loses rights to León stadium
In a rare case, the Mexican supreme court has required the municipality of León to return Estadio León to a private businessman within 30 days. Taxpayers are thus left without a professional football stadium. Can another one be built?
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The best stadiums of the Germany 2006 World Cup
The World Cup of 2006 was hosted in Germany and a big reason for the now four-time winners' bid succeeding was that they already had a number of great stadiums to use for the event. This saved valuable time and money when it came to the planning stage, and the Germans were able to showcase real-life stadiums as opposed to artist impressions and models that some other countries had to use.
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Buenos Aires: Leisure instead of new Boca stadium
32,000 square meters earmarked for the new Boca Juniors stadium is now seeing construction begin. But not on the stadium itself, it's now replaced by recreation and community areas.
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South Africa: Entire roof blown off by wind
Had the roof travelled 20 meters more, it would have hit houses beside the stadium. Still, the extent of damages is surprisingly large, mainly due to constant lack of maintenance of the stadium.
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Turkey: Lighting tests in Tire, but construction not finished
One of the more bizarre stadium projects in Turkey is slowly concluding. Which would have been great news if not the deadline of July 2017, which clearly wasn't met.
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Portugal: Porto fans evacuated after cracks found in Estoril stadium
It seemed very dangerous for a few moments, but no-one has been injured in the end. Supporters of FC Porto were asked to leave the north stand in Estoril after serious cracks were found.
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London: Unanimous support for Stamford Bridge
On Monday evening the council cabinet of Hammersmith and Fulham decided to opt for compulsory purchase order of the one remaining house that could block Chelsea's new stadium.
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New design: They call it the second “bird's nest”
And, spoiler alert, there's absolutely no resemblance on the visual side. Still, you should see what's being built in Zhengzhou's new western district. Only in China can a complex of this scale remain unnoticed for so long.
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Stadium of the Year 2017: Nomination process over, thank you!
For almost two weeks we were open to learn which stadiums opened in 2017 deserve to be nominated for Stadium of the Year awards. The nomination process is now closed, the vote will begin on January 29.
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North Carolina: Kenan Stadium to become (almost) all-seater
It's quite rare to see NCAA stadiums filled with individual seats rather than traditional bleachers. That will be the sight in Chapel Hill in 2018, though, as capacity of Kenan Stadium is expected to fall by 12,000 due to new seating.
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London: Can this house stop Chelsea's stadium?
Monday is decision day for one major conflict around Chelsea's new stadium. If the Hammersmith and Fulham council decides to go forward with compulsory purchase of one house blocking Chelsea's stadium, the project can move on. If not, it might never go forward.
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Tokyo: Great progress for 2020 Olympics
After years of delays the Japanese Olympic Stadium if growing as planned, expected for timely delivery. What was delivered over the past 12 months is truly impressive!
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Milan: Tensions around San Siro as Milan drops out
AC Milan have unilaterally terminated their contract with MI Stadio, company managing San Siro. In response, FC Inter did the same thing. This only adds to heated debate about Milan's new relocation plan.
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The business of doing business at a stadium
Corporate hospitality isn't for fans, not really. It's for people who might have a number of other things to do at the stadium, be it networking, negotiating or actually buying and selling stocks live. They can do that at a long list of stadia already, but there's much more innovation on its way!
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Berlin: No future for Hertha at Olympiapark?
Nothing is decided yet, but talks are considered tough and challenging. Both the proposed conversion of Olympiastadion and a brand new stadium beside it raise very serious concerns in terms of monument protection.
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Albania: Tirana stadium around 50% ready
While the brief statement by Albanian football association has no mention of delays, it's very hard to imagine that deadline (set for September 1) could be met.
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Belarus: Minsk national stadium significantly behind schedule
It was due for delivery in December but in reality won't be ready until May or June. Over 1,000 people remain at the construction site as race against time continues.
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Spain: Second grandstand in Vigo to come in a month
By late February Celta Vigo will have two renovated stands as works at the main grandstand are nearing the finish line. However, further work is already expected to see delays and not begin until 2019.
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Saudi Arabia: First matches with women coming this week
After decades of ban, female supporters will finally be able to enjoy games of some of Saudi Arabia's most popular clubs. However, from a Western perspective, their participation is far from normal at this point.
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Amsterdam: Last portion of red seats at ArenA
Almost as planned, the last grandstand is being equipped with new, red seats. Meanwhile, the eastern expansion is reaching final phase, changing the appearance of what is now Johan Cruijff ArenA.
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Kuwait: 40 people injured at Gulf Cup final
Dozens of Oman supporters were taken to hospital after the glass barrier between them and players collapsed. The incident spoiled celebrations of cup victory, however no-one was seriously injured.
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Valencia: Gate falls onto woman with small baby
A very unfortunate accident took place in Valencia today, where large slidng gate collapsed onto a woman passing by with her baby in a stroller. The child is safe, however the mother is in hospital.
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Rio de Janeiro: Flamengo need more time to evaluate stadium site
Deadline for decision passed yesterday, but Brazil's 6-time champions need more time to decide on their potential stadium at Avenida Brasil. Will the 50,000-seater fit there?
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Las Vegas: Raiders to foot (a bit of) the infrastructure bill
Clark County Commissioners have approved a development agreement with the Oakland Raiders that spells out public safety and infrastructure improvements in and around the stadium that the team will pay for.
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Genoa: Marassi for sale, but to whom?
Sampdoria is reportedly ready to buy the famous Marassi stadium, but the city cannot accept a bid outright. Especially if they want both clubs to have equal chances in the future.
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Denver: Stadium naming removal in sight
Sports Authority branding will no longer decorate the Mile High Stadium, home to Denver Broncos. The club now owns naming rights. A Fox31 report.
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Glasgow: Could empty Hampden sink Queens Park?
If the Scottish national team leaves after 2020, the amateur club Queens Park will be left with unbearable burden of the national stadium. Could local authorities help?
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Naples: Two plots proposed for new Napoli stadium
Mayor of Melito, just outside Naples proper, has offered two major plots of land to create an entire sports city. Meanwhile, renowned architect suggests the stadium could be ready in 3 years or even less.
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Liverpool: Everton confirm cost increase
Initially expected to stand at £300 million, budget of Everton's new stadium has now “escalated significantly”, according to CEO Robert Elstone. He addressed the issue in a special letter.
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