Nou Mestalla – construction description

At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, Valencia CF, thanks to its excellent results, ranked not only among Spain's, but also Europe's top football clubs. On the wave of success, a decision was made to build a new stadium to replace the highly deserved Estadio Mestalla.

Construction of the “best stadium in Europe”, as the club's then president Juan Soler called it, began in August 2007, but then a financial crisis struck, leading to a halt in work in February 2009.

By then, the reinforced concrete skeleton of the stadium was almost fully completed. The abandoned construction site with the unfinished structure bogged down in such a state for years, and work was not resumed until early 2025. According to the new schedule, the facility should be ready in the summer of 2027.

For cost-saving reasons, the project has been trimmed from the original version. Still, the Nou Mestalla will be an impressive facility, and with a capacity of just over 70,000 spectators, it will also rank among the largest in Spain.

Although the Nou Mestalla was not included in the list of stadiums for the 2030 World Cup, after its construction resumed, Spanish officials still hope the venue will join the event.

For more details on Valencia CF's new stadium, see the presentation of the Nou Mestalla design