Estadio La Cartuja – construction description

The reconstruction of Estadio La Cartuja is primarily aimed at eliminating the athletics track, lowering the pitch, and bringing the stands closer to the playing field by building additional lower parts of the auditorium.

The stadium will thus gain a football-specific character, and its capacity will increase to 70,000 spectators (together with boxes, press seats, etc., it will total 75,000), making it one of the largest in the country.

Plans to rebuild the stadium came about after Spain was announced as co-host of the 2030 World Cup (Estadio La Cartuja is to be one of the venues for the tournament). Although the modernization will quite significantly change the look of the facility, its cost is surprisingly low (€15 million).

Construction work began in July 2024 and is expected to last until the end of March 2025, so that the stadium will be ready for the Copa del Rey final, which is scheduled for April 26, 2025.

More details on the Estadio La Cartuja redevelopment project can be seen on a separate subpage