StadiumDBNews: September 2012
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Russia: FIFA drops two cities ahead of 2018 World Cup
Yesterday complete list of 11 host cities was presented. Without Krasnodar and Yaroslavl that were dropped despite advancing with their stadium projects. Another venue lost chances in Moscow.
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USA: Council supports Farmers Field
Worth $1 billion, new stadium for Los Angeles is one step closer to being built. City Council voted unamously in support of the project yesterday, as Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
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New design: Rock Stadium
Massive stand laying on a mountain slope and three other hidden in a sunken bowl – this way Al Ain's large 40,000-seater will be almost symbiotically integrated into Jabel Hafeet mountain.
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France: Lens stadium renamed
Built almost 80 years ago, Stade Bollaert has just received its second patron, recently deceased mayor André Delelis. From now on it will be known as Stade Bollaert – Delelis.
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Ukraine: Two Euro 2012 stadiums for sale?
Quite an unusual offer may soon be on the table with new privatization law to be voted on. If it passes, numerous public companies will go on sale, among them the arenas in Kyiv and Lviv, as Kommersant-Ukraina reports.
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New design: Udinese given green light to reconstruct their stadium
Plans to build three new stands at Stadio Friuli just received approval from both football and Olympic governing bodies. And after Udinese has already claimed 99-year lease of the ground from the city, works are to start within months.
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Scotland: Aberdeen trying to relocate their new stadium project
Despite statements that the design had been ‘killed off’, there still seems to be a chance for Aberdeen FC’s new stadium. Not at Loirston Loch, but a number of other locations will be examined, according to AFC official website.
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New countries: Bangladesh and Nepal
Today we visit two of the poorest countries worldwide and show their national stadiums. But poor or not, these have a lot of history behind them and deserve a visit, even if only online.
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Russia: St Petersburg’s stadium even more expensive?
Quite a long time to go with at least two years of construction works and Zenit’s future stadium is again estimated to cost well more than expected. It’s already among most expensive ones in history.
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New country: India (2)
Yesterday we presented three of India’s most impressive venues. Today we do the opposite and show some of the scariest (we actually find this word legitimate) stadia that are still used for major fixtures, despite their desperate cry for renovations.
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New country: India (1)
On our way to country no. 120 we stop in India, this time for two days. During day one we will only show you stadia that exceeded the 100,000 mark in attendance. Among them currently the largest venue in the world...
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England: Norwich examining, but not expanding stadium just yet
Norwich City commissioned a study from the University of East Anglia. They now know that expanding Carrow Road by 7,000 is viable, but not necessarily now, when the team have to establish themselves in the Premier League. BBC report.
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Italy: Cagliari with new stadium false-start
They already experienced trouble in late August with their new ground not being prepared for home games. Now Cagliari allowed their fans inside the ground despite negative opinions from local authorities. Game was called off and AS Roma given a walkover.
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Spain: Rayo-Real derby sabotaged
The galactic rival was coming to fight Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, but both sides witnessed a very unusual sight as part of floodlights weren’t working. Despite last-gasp attempts the game had to be postponed.
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Slovakia: New national stadium to finally get built?
Authorities in Bratislava have proven helpless in providing a new national stadium since 2008. This is when works were to start initially. Will the venue get built now, with private partners?
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England: Liverpool to announce Anfield revamp?
Rebuilding two stands to get 60,000 seats will cost some £150 million and this option is to be confirmed by Liverpool FC soon, Mail on Sunday reveals. New stadium would cost almost three times more.
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Poland: The boy who ran on pyrotechnics and chants
Dawid Zapisek became famous worldwide as Iker Cassilas bade farewell to his young fan last week. Dawid passed away on Tuesday and his funeral was like his life – full of pyrotechnics and chants about his beloved club. In the age of 14 he is perhaps the most quoted supporter in Poland.
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Wales: Swansea City start work on “hall of fame”
Though sounds rather impressive, it is to be quite modest in reality. Names of 100 club legends are to be put on one external piece of wall for public viewing, BBC writes.
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Barcelona: Referendum about Camp Nou future approved
But still quite distant with vote opening scheduled for 2014 at the earliest. Why so? Before any works start, “Blaugrana” need to reduce their debt. Their spending on a new venue may be in excess of €600 million.
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Poland: Lódź Project collapses before starting
This was to be Poland’s first public-private partnership to build a stadium. We now know it’s not happening as all three bidders withdrew their interest. Football club Widzew blames the city, city blames economy…
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France: “Geoffroy” will grow further
As the south stand is being slowly dismantled, mayor was able to convince councilors to approve his plan of increasing capacity in this part of Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. A modest increase, but an important one, too.
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New countries: Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Despite their considerable size, these two countries are somewhat unknown to people around the world. We cannot change this completely, but we can introduce some of their stadiums to our readers. Here they come. And worth mentioning – we now have 100 countries in Stadium DataBase!
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Valencia: Plans to restart works on hold (again)
Financial plan for further works fell apart – EFE press agency reports. Sources in Bankia, the project’s creditor, say requirements outlined by city authorities haven’t been met.
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UK: Fans appeal to stop using tragedies in chants
Whether it’s Munich, Heysel, Hillsborough or Irish famine, each of these tragedies have had reference in football chants. Enough is enough – sound both authorities and supporters as they appeal not to use someone’s tragedy as part of football banter.
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England: Coventry City owners buy half their stadium
It seems the Sky Blues may finally get out of the red with all debts paid off and finally having a share in the stadium they play in. Apparently not being part of the profits was among main reasons for the club losing money, Coventry Telegraph suggests.
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New country: Northern Ireland
Despite long and proud traditions, stadium in Belfast are in desperate need for renovations. And since they are to get some soon, checking out their current state me proof to be a good idea.
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London: Contractor chosen for chase one of Tottenham’s dream
McLaren Construction is to build new supermarket with additional space above it. This development is to precede Tottenham’s new stadium and should be finished by late 2013 or early 2014, The Construction Index reads.
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New country: Iceland
Italy lost 0:2 here in front of an overcrowded stadium packed with 20,000 people. But Iceland has a whole lot to show – magnificent volcanic landscapes, vocal supporters, funny goal celebrations and yes, some interesting stadia!
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London: LLDC and West Ham differ on Olympic Stadium vision
Could this harm negotiations over the future of Olympic Stadium? West Ham prefer to leave the existing roof, while London Legacy Development Company already outlined a different scheme. Telegraph reports.
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Poland: Almost half a century from record-breaking game
To date there were very few matches that drew larger crowds in Europe. And even fewer that would see the stake so low as the qualifying game between Górnik Zabrze and Austria Wien, watched by some 120,000 people.
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Marseille: Megacrawlers arriving at Vélodrome
There are Just a few of those in Europe. Two will soon start installing the roof of Marseille’s largest stadium. Each weighs 29 tons and can lift up to 1,250 tons of load, investor informs.
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StadiumDB.com: Discovering new lands!
We can’t afford trips around the World, but thankfully other people have already seen the places we would. Thanks to their photos and information upcoming weeks will see unprecedented pace in adding new countries to our database.
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Sweden: No new punishments against supporters for now
Swedish Attorney General dismissed all proposals submitted by former police commissioner that called for stricter legislation against hooliganism, DagensJuridik.se informs. Sweden retains its rather liberal approach.
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London: Olympic Stadium to host Rugby World Cup in 2015?
If a tenant is finally chosen for the ground’s legacy, this seems very likely. Rugby World Cup organisers are turning to venues that don’t host rugby day-to-day as only four rugby stadiums expressed interest in hosting the event, with 10-12 needed.
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Pakistan: President announces new world-class stadium for Islamabad
After not bringing even one medal from London Olympics authorities in Pakistan plan on developing sport infrastructure across the country. With a top-notch stadium built in the capital.
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Nigeria: How to ruin the most expensive stadium? That’s easy
Built almost a decade back for almost insane amount of money, Nigerian national stadium has been recently dominated by weeds and wild animals. And that’s no environmental project, that’s extreme negligence.
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Hillsborough: Families demand new inquest
Relatives of 96 victims met yesterday to discuss further steps in the wake of last week’s shocking report on the disaster. Today their lawyers officially requested a new inquest to bring those responsible to justice.
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Saint-Etienne: Hot opening of Kop Nord
For over a year it was closed for redevelopment. But when finally opened, the stands seems to have dismissed fears that it may lose its atmosphere. Loud chanting, massive displays and quite some… controversies.
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Athens: Backup plan for Panathinaikos stadium ready?
Excavation works started in Spring 2009 and ended just after first foundations were laid. Since then the project has been deadlocked with no funding source. But according to Prasinanea.gr, there seems to be a way out.
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Singapore: Event plans for new national stadium revealed
Focus is on regular, annual events instead of one-off gigs. Football, rugby, cricket, concerts – wide variety planned and presented to corporate clients as skybox sale is launched for the venue.
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New design: For Manchester City youth
Hundreds of clubs in England alone would die for a stadium like that. Meanwhile at Manchester City this will only be the youth stadium. To be built by mid-2014 next to the older and bigger Etihad Stadium, where older and bigger boys play…
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Poland: National Stadium subject to multiple lawsuits
Just over two months after Euro 2012 the situation around Stadion Narodowy, or National Stadium, is getting more and more intense. Investors are working on lawsuits against contractors. Construction companies already filed theirs, while beneficiaries of former owner try to reclaim ground underneath the stadium…
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New: One and a half stadium in Essen
Three new stands and two old ones for an unusual pentagonal venue until the older ones are torn down and replaced by new fourth stand. That may sound more boring, but will be more modern as well.
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France: Name your stand in Nice
Naming rights deal for the Euro 2016 stadium in Nice caused mixed reactions. In an attempt for citizens to feel more connection to the venue, authorities ask everyone to submit propositions for patrons of each stand.
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10+ Ranking: Europe’s top attendances (2012 edition)
How many football clubs in Europe have crowds of over 10,000 per game? How does the top ten look? And how many clubs from your country are listed? You’ll find answers for all of these questions below!
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Poland: Top clubs support safe standing and legal pyrotechnics
During last meeting of all 16 Ekstraklasa clubs on Monday, officials decided to support safe standing and legal pyrotechnics inside Polish stadiums. This unexpected step comes in response to police offensive after Euro 2012.
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England: Hillsborough “chaos” was covered up by police
Shocking proof of systematic failures of the police is revealed as victim families gain access to unpublished documents. Newly released records show how facts were manipulated to push the blame from police to Liverpool supporters.
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London: QPR appoint Populous to create unique training complex
As a proof of Rangers’ great ambitions the club has chosen one of global leaders in stadium design to create “an unparalleled centre of excellence” for the club in Ealing, west London.
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New stadiums: 2006 World Cup training venues and penalty record holder
Two of today’s additions to StadiumDB.com were used by Ghana and Mexico for training in June 2006. Third one was the scene of a stunning number of 25 penalty shots in one game!
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England: Wembley name up for sale?
Like a boomerang discussion about potential naming rights for Wembley Stadium returns. Despite officials claiming it’s not an option, “The Telegraph” tells a different story.
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Romania: Second biggest stadium planned in Galaţi
Only the national one in Bucharest will be bigger if plans revealed by mayor of Galaţi come to fruition. Completely new 40,000-seats stadium is to be built by the bank of Danube, according to onlinesport.ro.
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Russia: New restrictions for fans ahead of 2018 World Cup
New bill regulating behavior of supporters is being prepared in Russia. Supposed to be based on English, German and Polish legislation it puts new restrictions on fans, but is also discussed with them, “Vestnik Kavkaza” reports.
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New stadiums: Fresh wood delivery from Sweden
Both of them were either built or renovated this year. And both these operations included lots and lots of wood, surely more than in regular stadiums we see nowadays. Enjoy a taste of Sweden!
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London: West Ham legend hoping to convince fans to Olympic move
Sir Geoff Hurst claims during an interview for BBC Radio 5 that there is no better solution for “The Hammers” than to move up the street. He hopes to reach supporters with his message.
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Poland: A much unexpected Europa League Final proposition
Polish FA has just offered Poznań to become the next bid from this country to host Europa League Final. Choosing this city over Gdansk and Warsaw is seen by some commentators as politically driven.
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New construction: Express replacement in Fürth
Today we present a special redevelopment as it started after one season and ended before the next one. And it’s quite a challenge to remove 4,500 places and replace them with 7,500 new ones. Seven new galleries by Andreas Ruemler present the progress.
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Argentina: Unique stadium awarded
Some of our readers suggested it looks like two squeezed… breasts. Well, we don’t know whether specialists saw the same, but Estadio Ciudad de La Plata has just received “2012 Outstanding Structure Award”.
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Rotterdam: To build or to rebuild De Kuip?
That is the question Feyenoord is facing as architects and supporters attempt to put pressure for redevelopment of De Kuip, while “Pride of the South’ would most likely relocate to a plot nearby. Check out the independent proposition of preserving the unique Feijenoord Stadion.
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Germany: Fighting pyrotechnics with an… appeal
Clubs of all three national leagues in Germany received a short statement that was due to be addressed to supporters before last weekend’s games. Controversial thing about it is putting pyrotechnics alongside racism, discrimination and violence. Still, only one club didn’t apply to the instruction.
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Naming rights: One more deal for Allianz?
Insurance giant already bought rights for three stadiums in Germany, France and Australia. Will Poland deliver their fourth arena? Municipality of Zabrze hope so as they negotiate with Allianz, Sport.pl writes.
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Barcelona: Referendum about Camp Nou’s future?
International design competition from 2007 ended with nothing. Announcements from March that a completely new stadium seems to be the best option are also outdated. According to new plans, all shareholders are to have their say before any decision is made, FCB website informs.
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Iraq: Yet another new stadium within 30 months
Thinking of Iraq many people get the image of battlefields and war damage. But few realize that now it’s actually one of the World’s largest stadium construction sites and news of new venues being under way come nearly every month.
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Munich: Allianz Arena’s capacity grew again - to 71,137!
Finally – some fans might say. Those few who actually got the extra 2,000 tickets. Munich authorities accepted the application for capacity increase and so last row of seating was extended.
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Russia: Gazprom CEO questions Saint Petersburg authorities’ honor
Alexey Miller, Gazprom CEO, is another one to express very harsh criticism over Saint Petersburg’s new stadium project. In his opinion finishing the venue is a matter of honor and it should come before any other public spending.
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Qatar: Living facade in Education City
Bleeding red when red card is given, flickering vortex after goal celebration – the façades of Education City Stadium, one of Qatar’s 2022 venues, are to live during games. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be boring for non-matchdays.
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New design: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park
Plans from a few years back have been scrapped, but that doesn’t mean Northern Ireland isn’t getting a new national venue. Or almost new as one of the Windsor Park stands is to be left untouched.
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USA: Two fans dead in a tragic season opening
New season of American football is just beginning, but not in the way anyone was hoping for. One after another, two accidents took lives of 25- and 20-year-old men who fell down at Reliant Field and Georgia Dome.
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Russia: No more money for Saint Petersburg?
The most shameful project of 2018 World Cup won’t get any more money from the federal budget – prime minister Medvedev announced. He slams the construction pace and cost, calling Gazprom-Arena a disgrace.
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England: Sheffield United rename stand after Jessica Ennis
With a simple reason behind the decision – the golden medalist is a United supporter. The new “Jessica Ennis Stand” was first revealed today, during the Bournemouth game, insidethegames.biz informs.
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