StadiumDBNews: December 2012
Advertisement
-
StadiumDB.com: Happy New Year!
This has been our first year together. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did and hope to see you again starting tomorrow! Or the day after, if hangover doesn’t let go soon enough. Anyhow, have a great 2013!
-
Rome: New information on AS Roma stadium unveiled
During a special press conference yesterday club and contractor representatives confirmed location and estimated the time frame for a ‘stadium second to none’. Design is yet to be created.
-
Madrid: Bernabéu to become third largest stadium?
Spain’s leading newspaper Marca suggests that Real Madrid’s stadium will be smaller than only two other football venues worldwide, as soon as expansion ends. This seems a bit selective, if not untrue at all, though…
-
Chicago: Fire stadium pulling public finances down
It was supposed to bring new life to Bridgeview, one of Chicago’s suburbs. But instead, Toyota Park stadium proved an anchor and may prove to be the reason of Bridgeview sinking now. A Chicago Tribune report.
-
New stadiums: Japanese five
We’ve got stands covered with grass, a building between stands and pitch and a few more attractions. But quite frankly, these are just very decent stadia in Japan that we haven’t covered before, don’t know why…
-
England: Sunderland evicts people for standing, fans still campaign to waive rules
As the club emphasizes, its actions are determined by legislation and safety. But many argue that people standing throughout the game pose no threat whatsoever and it’s the legislation that needs changing.
-
Germany: Bundesliga stadium sponsor backs out
They’re not treated seriously and consulted in issues directly associated to their naming rights, so they seek to terminate the contract as soon as possible. This decision of Trolli is a hit for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, for whom the naming rights deal was the 2nd most valuable sponsorship.
-
New stadiums: Mattersburg and Melk
Two minor, but very interesting venues from Austria. Both built recently and both aesthetically and functionally well above average. We wouldn’t mind to see more stadia like these growing…
-
Belarus: National stadium design to be revealed in January
It won’t be bigger than current stands, but redeveloped Dinamo Stadion is to be more modern and meet new requirements. Shortlist of 5 concepts has been made from 20 competition entries and winner is to be announced in January.
-
South Africa: Scandal over national stadium naming for 2013 Afcon
It’s only three weeks before Africa’s largest football tournament kicks off and tickets for some games, including the final, cannot be printed. It’s still not clear, how should the national stadium be called…
-
London: Tender announced for Olympic Stadium revamp
Race to redevelop the centerpiece of 2012 Olympics begins despite no contract with West Ham signed yet. LLDC expects to shortlist 5 bidders and select winner that will reconstruct the stadium within 32 months.
-
Have a wonderful Christmas!
It’s only our first Christmas here at StadiumDB.com, but we’ve already received so much from you and so we hope that each and every reader or facebook fan we have will enjoy every moment of this special time!
-
Berlin: Yet another record-breaking Christmas singing
It’s almost 10 years since fans broke into the Union stadium for a Christmas reunion. Over the years this meeting has grown to the world’s largest Christmas carol singing taking place in a stadium. Yesterday saw yet another record broken.
-
Russia: Pigs chosen to detect pyrotechnics?
Issue of flares is particularly close to Zenit Saint Petersburg, so no wonder this club is the one to turn to pigs for a solution. The animals were already tested and turned out very efficient in finding pyrotechnic materials hidden under clothes, RIA Novosti claims.
-
Winnipeg: Bombers new stadium $10 million more expensive
Blue Bombers have just secured a commercial loan to increase their stadium spending by $10 million. All of it will be spent on improving the venue’s standard. Club officials expect the spending to pay back very soon.
-
Brazil: Second opening, this time in Belo Horizonte
Another opening in less than a week and just like before – it’s not actually fit for a game yet, but formally finished. This time it’s the famous Mineirão, probably most renowned stadium after Maracana.
-
Poland: Work officially starts in Lublin
First nods went into the frozen ground at what used to be Lublin’s sugar factory and will be the city’s largest football stadium. Municipality took this opportunity to publish updated renderings.
-
Houston: World’s widest screen to be installed
It makes you want to think: what next? Because the new Reliant Stadium giant screen will be just 20% shorter than the football pitch itself. Expected to be delivered within the next 8 months.
-
New design: Stadion Taman BMW
No, it has nothing to do with car manufacturing BMW, that’s just an abbreviation used by Indonesians. Otherwise the approved venue’s temporary name would be unreasonably long.
-
St. Petersburg: Good pace, construction ready in late 2015?
This is the optimistic scenario, possible only if contractors aren’t changed and don’t work slower than they do now. Then October 2015 is the expected deadline for the arena that was due in late 2009…
-
New stadiums: Schweinfurt, Kiel and twice Mannheim
One stadium is dedicated to a Nazi, causing no sympathy from Maccabi Haifa (you don’t say…). Another went through a tornado and war bombings, but is still kicking after over 100 years in play. And the two from Mannheim, well, they are. All worth a look!
-
England: New inquest into Hillsborough to begin
High Court has overturned a ruling that the death of 96 Liverpool fans in the Hillsborough disaster was accidental, and a new criminal investigation into the 1989 stadium tragedy was ordered by the government on Wednesday.
-
England: Hull owners consider leaving KC Stadium
After failed attempt to buy the stadium from municipal authorities, Hull City AFC hope to move away. One condition is reaching promotion back to the Premier League, BBC reports.
-
Cardiff: Millennium Stadium to get artificial turf?
Ever since its opening, the natural pitch has been criticised. Current model is very expensive to maintain and so a move towards fully synthetic field is considered, according to BBC.
-
Brazil: Very festive, but was this an opening?
Some 40,000 people came to opening ceremony of Brazil's first World Cup venue yesterday. And it was great – this is the message that went global. But it wasn't all that fun for locals, who were pushed out of the stadium by police forces.
-
France: LFP closes Bastia stadium indefinitely after... nothing happened
Wednesday's game against Marseille was played behind closed doors as supporters were banned from the game. They still provided quite a show for their club outside the ground and for this reason LFP decided to close Stade Armand-Cesari until further notice.
-
England: Netting suggested to secure players
After decades of removing barriers between players and fans a counter-proposition was made by PFA, footballers' organisation which fears players might not be safe enough. But members themselves don't all seem convinced.
-
Coventry: City ready to leave Ricoh Arena
Two potential stadiums are taken into account. What seems less and less probable is the team staying at the current location. They simply cannot afford it, BBC reports.
-
Italy: Away-day instant star
He's not the first of his kind, but it seems no-one before him received so much media attention. One week he's just a supporter, the other he's giving interviews to overseas TV networks. While all he did was going to a football game.
-
Germany: Controversial safety regulations approved, what now?
Yesterday 36 top clubs voted on proposed safety regulation changes with vast majority in favour. Many fans see this as clamp-down on fan culture, but others are encouraged by events of past few weeks. What's changing inside German stadia?
-
Poland: Work to begin on two 15,000-seaters
With largest stadiums already built ahead of Euro 2012, works in smaller cities are still under way to improve sports infrastructure. Lublin and Tychy are two latest addition to the process as construction is about to start in both cities.
-
Belfast: Planning application submitted as planned
After weeks of consultations, Irish Football Association filed their planning application for Windsor Park redevelopment. If things continue to go along plans, construction should start in September.
-
London: Leyton Orient fans against Olympic Stadium move
Despite having been rejected by the LLDC, Leyton Orient still hope to share Olympic Stadium with West Ham United. Their supporters apparently think the exact opposite with some 60% against, according to Leyton Orient Fans Trust.
-
Bulgaria: Plovdiv authorities seek foreign help with stadiums
The country's second largest city host some of the largest sports venues, but cannot afford to renovate them. Spanish investors were supposed to help, but didn't. Now the city offers partnership to... Qatari government and hopes for EU subsidies, Novinite.com reports.
-
New construction: Santa Clara Stadium
Simple structure, no roof and yet it's among the most expensive stadiums ever to be built. How so? Starting today we're going to show you future NFL addition, Santa Clara Stadium.
-
Rotterdam: De Kuip campaigners aren't giving up
After Feyenoord called their plans unrealistic, campaigners opting to save current De Kuip stadium worked hard on their vision and improved it. Plans is still the same, but better – with budget, sightlines and construction method detailed. It seems Feyenoord got a hard nut to crack.
-
Belgrade: Smaller club to build city's best venue?
Though Crvena Zvezda has got big plans towards Marakana, new showcase stadium in Belgrade may be built somewhere else. Third biggest club OFK Beograd presents their plan to the city.
-
New stadium: Porto Alegre is all blue
Or at least was yesterday, when blue light was shooting high in the sky, covering Porto Alegre's skyline. Blue light from a stadium that has blue roof, blue seats, blue facades, blue floors and walls...
-
Istanbul: Beşiktaş given green light to rebuild stadium
Although the club is in serious financial difficulties, it doesn't intend to wait any longer with its project. Not now, when they received approval they waited so long for. Ground breaking has already been announced for May 2013.
-
Warsaw: National Stadium set for volleyball?
First volleyball game at Poland's largest stadium was to be played in September, but didn't happen. Plans are still in place, though. It may be a World League or 2014 European Championship fixture to be Poland's first major game in this discipline played at a stadium.
-
New designs: Mystery of Minneapolis
We know the budget, groundbreaking and opening time, construction tender has just began. But despite all that we don't really know, how will this stadium look. In this case even the winning architects may completely change their vision. Or actually, they have to.
-
Moscow: Luzhniki set for demolition after all?
Though official bid to FIFA said the national stadium will only be refurbished, it seems Moscow's Luzhniki will go down completely and get modern replacement. No final decision is in place yet, but sports minister confirms this is to be accepted.
-
Euro 2020: Meet all potential cities
UEFA hasn't set any guidelines for Euro 2020 host-city selection yet. But should they follow the requirements used until 2016, it would mean a massive list of 177 stadiums throughout Europe could apply for the event.
-
UEFA: Information leak? CL finals for Berlin and Milan?
Official decision is to be announced in March, but two newspapers from Germany and Italy share the same leak – deal is already done, Berlin will host the 2015 Champions League final with Milan following in 2016.
-
UEFA: Euro 2020 goes pan-European, final at Wembley?
Executive Committee decided today that Euro 2020 will be played in major cities of many European countries instead of single or joint country hosts. English FA took the opportunity and already offered Wembley for the final.
-
England: Darlington Arena comes back to life?
The 25,000-seater that proved to be Darlington FC's doom has been abandoned this year as the club dissolved. But as it was bought by local rugby side, it's expected to start operating again soon.
-
London: West Ham chosen again, again with no certainty
Feels like deja vu, when we see LLDC select West Ham United as preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium. But again both sides need to agree on tenancy terms and to date there have been many differences.
-
Moscow: Dynamo stadium costs halved
Soon we should know the planned look of VTB Arena after design amendments. The ground will be smaller than anticipated and entire complex's cost is to fall by 50%.
-
Swansea: Planning application for 12,000 extra seats in early 2013
Great news for Swans supporters as currently their home ground is unable to cope with high demand. The club are hoping to submit their planning application in February or March 2013 and increase capacity by over 50%.
-
Canada: Fireworks damaged roof of BC Place?
Forbidden during football games, pyrotechnics at concerts are used quite commonly. And comfortably enough to be approved even in a completely covered arena like BC Place. But after they’ve hit the roof during Paul McCartney’s concert, some elements may need replacement.
-
USA: Best seats in San Jose already sold out
Construction works started just a month ago, but all skyboxes and business seats are sold out already. It seems Earthquakes will be considering expansion of the most expensive zones at their new venue before it even opens.
-
Brazil: People protest Maracanã’s privatization
The country’s most iconic stadium in Rio de Janeiro is set for privatization next year. This has caused outrage among citizens, who claim no-one should single-handedly own this venue.
-
Africa: Senegal’s national stadium closed for a year
National team will not use Senegal’s national stadium for 12 months and will also pay a hefty fine for riots that erupted in October’s fixture against Ivory Coast.
-
Greece: Panathinaikos unable to pay floodlight bills at Olympic Stadium
Most successful team in Greek history is currently struggling not to fold. Recently the stadium manager suggested ‘PAO’ should consider playing only in daytime to avoid extra costs. This is not an option, though.
Advertisement