StadiumDBNews: January 2021
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New design: Universidad Católica plans stadium reconstruction
Universidad Católica, together with Cruzados SADP, announced plans to revamp the stadium. The works are to begin in 2022 and be completed by the end of 2023. The total investment will amount to $ 30 million.
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France: OGC Nice extents their stadium naming rights deal with Allianz
Despite difficult times for football in France, OGC Nice has just confirmed a new sponsorship deal. One more time the club from Ligue 1 sold stadium naming rights to a global insurance giant Allianz.
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New design: Santos FC brings us a new project from Brazil
Later today Santos will face regional rivals Palmeiras to compete for victory in Copa Libertadores. Palmeiras already have their new home, will Santos follow suit? Here’s what they’re planning to build.
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Madrid: The amazing sliding field of Real
We’ve seen a fair few retractable fields over the years but this one will be unique. For the first time ever the field will be stored vertically, in a cave beneath the stadium. Here are the details.
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Germany: Rainbow stadiums to commemorate Holocaust
This weekend German stadiums might be more colourful than usually. Illuminations, corner flag, captains’ armbands – these are some of the means to commemorate LGBT people as part of this year’s Remembrance Day in German Football.
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New stadium: The red heart of Çorum
The red doesn’t stand for love in this case, local football club was the actual inspiration for this design. The compact stadium is interesting but the story of its construction became subject of ridicule nationwide.
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New stadium: The hazelnut stadium of Giresun officially opened
It’s one of Turkey’s best medium-sized stadiums, even if opened significantly later than anticipated. The biggest controversy is the future name: new one or inherited from the old Atatürk stadium.
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New design: Qingdao's sea-inspired stadium coming up
Construction has already been going on for half a year and will take almost two more years. At the end of 2022, the Chinese will present another spectacular stadium to the world. The style of the venue will refer to the waves carried by the sea breeze.
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Spain: La Línea Council begins tender to build new Municipal Stadium
The City Council of La Línea has put out to tender the first phase of the construction of the new Municipal Soccer Stadium. Only the current pitch will remain and the new structure for 8,000 spectators will be built, in at least three phases.
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Scotland: Aberdeen’s new stadium by the beach?!
After nearly two decades of trying to build outside city limits, Aberdeen FC might end up much closer to their home ground after all. New proposal would see a new stadium within earshot from Pittodrie, by the beach.
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New stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, the desert dune
A week from now it will be the star of FIFA’s Club World Cup, so high time we added the new stadium in Al Rayyan to StadiumDB.com! It’s worth the look, especially when lit up at night.
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Stadium of the Year 2020: Time for You to nominate!
Late January is traditionally the time for us to ask you, which stadiums deserve recognition after the past 12 months. But, since 2020 was an exceptional year, this time we’re changing one criterion. You probably already know which one...
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England: Cutting losses in London thanks to the pandemic
Canceling events does not always bring bad news for the stadiums. According to the last annual report, lack of events at London Stadium helps saving £7.4 million. It still costs London taxpayers a lot on a daily basis.
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Belgium: Good news for Club Brugge, Cercle less enthusiastic
On Friday the Flemish government has approved a new spatial plan for the future stadium of Cercle Brugge. And yet this became good news mostly for their derby rivals, why?
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Helsinki: Olympiastadion is great but the price isn’t
Recent audit into Finland’s largest stadium operation leaves no doubt: Helsingin Olympiastadion’s budget had swollen by over 70% compared to original estimates!
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Alkmaar: Roof behind schedule, ready by end of the season?
The mega truss is still sleeping on the ground, waiting to be lifted into place. It's uncertain whether the new cover would be ready by end of season. But along comes a new render and further details confirming our off-the-record information.
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Ukraine: Stadium for next to nothing? Investigation ongoing
Another major stadium was auctioned and this time the price tag is ridiculous. Once a source of national pride, now the Sumy stadium is under investigation. Who will play here now? Wish we knew for sure...
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Turkey: The hazelnut stadium in Giresun opens soon
Hazelnut in the club's crest, a city famous for the cultivation of nuts, the stadium will also be nutty. On January 24, the inauguration of Çotanak Stadyumu will take place, named after the husked hazelnut grown in this part of Turkey.
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StadiumDB.com: Are you on Instagram? So are we!
The best stadium photos from around the web, current news and developments of major projects, at least once every day – that's our Instagram account, which is growing far beyond our expectations already!
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Austria: Another stadium in Linz soon under construction
LASK recently announced the creation of a new stadium, now it's time for Blau-Weiß. On January 21, the cornerstone will be laid for the construction of the venue, which will be built right next to the Danube River.
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The sponsors of stadiums and clubs in European football
It is no secret that the top football clubs in Europe are dependent on the many massive companies that are sponsoring them. We see the businesses' logos on our favourite teams' jerseys and the names of the impressive stadiums around Europe. In this article, we will take a closer look at a few of the most commonly spotted industries backing various clubs and putting their names on their stadiums.
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New design: Stade Nemausus inspired by antiquity
Stade Nemausus is the working name of the new stadium for the Ligue 1 Nimes Olympique. The new facility will replace Stade des Costieres, which will be demolished. The planned relocation of "Les Crocodiles" to the new venue is scheduled for 2025.
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Cambodia: National stadium 85% ready, delayed again
As seats begin to arrive, first matches are being planned. South-East Asia is about to get a new stadium gem, although its delivery has slipped further away and progress suggests it could slip again.
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Budapest: National Athletics Stadium from contractors of Puskás Aréna
The new athletics stadium will seat 40,000 spectators and will host the 2023 World Athletics Championships. The Hungarian government will allocate approximately HUF 204 billion (currently € 560 million) to the investment.
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USA: One-year extension of naming rights at Heinz Field
Pittsburgh based NFL stadium will keep its name through the 2021 season. A 20-year naming rights deal with Kraft Heinz Company has been just extended. But only for one year.
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Italy: Billionaire willing to help build stadium in Pisa
Perhaps this year the construction of a new stadium in Pisa will start. Optimism of the fans of the Tuscan club is associated with the person of Alexander Knaster, a potential investor who intends to rebuild the well-worn Garibaldi Arena.
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The MLS stadium which will include a sports betting lounge
Although the USA has traditionally taken a hostile view to sports betting, it has made forward strides in this area in recent years. In 2018, the Supreme Court made the decision to legalize the practice, leading to a marked rise in the number of people using online sites in order to lay wagers on their favorite sports teams.
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Qatar 2022: Lusail as the cherry on top, final stadium coming
Qatar's largest stadium and the golden stadium of the 2022 World Cup is expected to be delivered in September. Opening could take place in December, should all go well. By then, all stadia of the tournament will be ready.
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Portugal: Estádio do Dragão to become color-blind friendly
The Portuguese stadium will soon become the world's first to include special signage explaining colors to color-blind people. Because the problem is particularly a male issue, it seems very fitting to introduce the signage at a stadium.
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England: York's stadium ready for the first match
In December we found out that the venue in York was finally completed after a cumulative of 8 years of delays. Now we know when York City FC will play their first home game at the newly built LNER Community Stadium.
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New stadium: Meet the cut corners of Lausanne’s Tuilière
At the beginning it was supposed to open in 2019, then in mid-2020. None of these dates was met, because the inauguration of the stadium with cut corners took place in the last days of November.
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New stadium & design: New stadium to be built in Nyíregyháza
Public procedure for the construction of the new stadium in Nyíregyháza was successfully completed. Look at the design of the future home of Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. We’ve added the current one, too.
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Italy: New facts about the new stadium of Cagliari
Beautiful at the very first sight. So, happy to get a little bit more about the new home for Cagliari Calcio. It is predicted the final design and a tender will be announced in 2021.
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New design: Stade de la Meinau covered with airplane fuselages
On January 5th, the authorities of RC Strasbourg announced the winning design for the revamp of Stade de la Meinau. The Populous concept was chosen, the most important goal is to increase the capacity of the stadium to 32,000 seats.
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Madrid: Progress in construction of new Santiago Bernabéu
The summer of 2022 is the planned date for the completion of the most important modernization works of Santiago Bernabéu. The stadium will change beyond recognition, and the total investment will probably amount to € 570 million.
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Ohio: West End Stadium's turf delivered
It's only the second hybrid field across America's association football league. The Cincinnati stadium will also depend on grow lights because of significant shade from the roof.
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New design: “Serbian Wembley”, Vučić's grand vision
When a president announces during the pandemic that a national stadium is urgently needed, it's bound to cause a stir. But despite opposition the €250-million giant outside Belgrade will be built. Or... it won't.
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Montpellier: We know the location of the future MHSC stadium
A crucial step for the new stadium in Montpellier. After four years of twists and turns its new location was revealed. MHSC’s new venue will be located in place of Ode à la Mer, in Pérols.
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Afghanistan: President approves land for Afghanistan's 'state-of-the-art' cricket stadium in Kabul
Afghanistan will get a new international cricket stadium. According to the decree set by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan it will be built at 120,000 square meters in Kabul. The 'state-of-the-art’ venue will host up to 35,000 spectators.
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Spain: El Sadar faces final works on site
The new stadium of the CA Osasuna has recently witnessed a serious progress on the site. Works on the El Sadar Stadium are entering their final phase with the necessary roof finishing. The venue is expected to be completed in January.
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Mexico: New Cruz Azul stadium in 2024?
The Mexican municipality of Tlalnepantla has announced changes to the spatial plan. They will allow for the implementation of the Punta Azul project, part of which is the construction of a stadium with 50,000 seats. The new venue may be hosted by Cruz Azul.
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England: Sunderland stadium footbridge moves forward
Sunderland Council has approved its preferred design for the foot and cycle bridge close to the Stadium of Light. The plan includes £31m (€33.6m) investment with the main aim of improving the safety for the supporters reaching the venue on matchdays.
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