StadiumDBNews: July 2015
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New designs: Is the future of Tokyo hidden in one of them?
While we await for new design competition, let’s remind some of the best works submitted in the original one. It’s highly possible some of these architects will launch a second attempt.
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England: Exclusive stadium for… beach soccer?
The sport’s popularity is growing, but England is yet to have a national stadium for beach soccer. This may change if Eddie Mitchell gets his way in the country’s most exclusive resort.
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England: Scunthorpe ready to open unfinished stadium
Scunthorpe United chairman Peter Swann has revealed when work will start on the new stadium, to be built to replace Glanford Park. Scunthorpe Telegraph report.
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New construction: World Cup stadium in Nizhny Novgorod begins to take shape
So far it’s just a large crater. A deep pit if you will. Already significantly filled with concrete, which you can see thanks to fantastic aerial photos from Slava Stepanov!
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10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 2. The Clubs)
Borussia, Barca and Man United – lovely dominant trio. But it wasn’t them who gained most fans last season. Check all 217 clubs that draw an average crowd of 10,000+!
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USA: As Boston withdraws, who will bid for 2024?
With one signature missing the Boston 2024 Olympic bid became effectively dead. Will Los Angeles be the replacement candidate?
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10+ Ranking 2015: Attendances in Europe (Part 1. The Leagues)
Numbers don’t lie: French Ligue 1 outgrew Italian Serie A as Europe’s fourth largest league. Premier League seems unlikely to catch up to Bundesliga, while Turkey, Ukraine and Scotland are down.
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New design: Old-new home for Nacional
They’ve been using this place since 1900 and apparently want to spend decades more at Gran Parque Central. Nacional de Montevideo are launching a bold project to revamp their home.
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Poland: New stadium in Lodz delivered on time
Poland’s third largest city is no longer a blank spot on the map of modern stadiums. First of three (!) new arenas was handed over on Friday and now awaits opening game.
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Milan: Rossoneri hope to buy land from Citroen
AC Milan proposes €30 million to Citroen who currently occupy half of the future stadium site. Meanwhile talks on detailed stadium project continue.
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Spain: Valencia makes third attempt at new stadium
After two schemes leaving them without the desired new stadium, a third project is to be worked on. Valencia owner Peter Lim draws an inspiring, but controversial vision.
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New stadium: Home of New Zealand’s sport is here
Auckland’s Eden Park arrives late at StadiumDB.com for its loose association with football. But since it’s such a legend in other sports, we had to have it!
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Liverpool: Anfield truss lift postponed
The scheduled work to lift the huge 650-tonne roof truss for Anfield’s new Main Stand has been postponed due to wind. Report by ThisIsAnfield.com.
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Munich: TSV want to build new home in Olympiapark
The refugees from Allianz Arena are again presenting their idea of a new stadium. And again it meets opposition in the city. Should TSV 1860 build just beside the Olympic Stadium?
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Austria: Amazing pace in Salzburg
Seeing previous updates from Austria Salzburg’s stadium we had doubts whether they can meet the deadline. Now we have no doubts whatsoever.
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Belgium: Expansion plans in Liège
No major redevelopment since Euro 2000. So about time to change that, according to Standard president Bruno Venanzi. He wants 7,000 new seats in three years.
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New design: Stadium on the 6th floor
First three levels of parking spaces, then two more with commercial outlets. Finally a stadium topping all other uses. That’s the plan in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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New design: One more proof soccer is blooming in the US
It may not be an impressive stadium itself, but the latest Texas sports field signals change in American sports. Whether sceptics like it or not.
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London: Olympic Stadium reopened after roof reconstruction
Yesterday app. 17,000 runners literally ran a test of the Olympic Stadium after its roof and stands were revamped. Having studied messageboards and social media, we consider the feedback positive.
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Iraq: ISIS destroys Al Anbar Stadium
Construction works were on hold indefinitely. Now there will be no more works as Al Anbar Stadium was entirely destroyed with explosives. ISIS reportedly confirmed the building was used by Iraqi army.
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New stadium: A long opening in Regensburg
Today marked nearly two weeks since opening events began at Continental Arena. As this marathon ends, the only sad point is that it’s only a 4th league stadium.
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Miami: Beckham back on track with MLS stadium?
David Beckham plans to start negotiations with Miami to build his desired stadium next to Marlins Park, rejecting past concerns. A Miami Herald report.
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France: Allianz Riviera replacing all seats
The Euro 2016 venue is undergoing a very rare replacement of all 36,000 seats after only two seasons. Those installed initially proved too weak to withstand football use.
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New stadium: No breakthrough for Tychy during opening
It’s the most modern and arguably best looking stadium in Upper Silesia, Polish football’s heartland. Today marked the third time GKS Tychy couldn’t beat 1. FC Köln, but that’s not the most important part.
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New design: Luxembourg’s (expensive) future
Take a look at the budget and you won’t believe it only buys a 9,595-capacity stadium. But why would Luxembourg want anything bigger?
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Tokyo: Japan scraps Olympic Stadium design!
Despite approving the horrendous budget of ¥252 billion, government in Tokyo decided to finally abandon the current stadium design for 2020 Olympics.
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Budapest: New MTK stadium in just 360 days
Less than a year should be enough time to build the brand new Nandor Hidegkuti Stadion in Budapest. Summer of 2016 should bring one more new stadium in Hungary.
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Dortmund: Borussia increase Westfalenstadion capacity
They’re already the most attended football club in Europe. Now Borussia Dortmund want to improve their stats by converting additional seats to terracing.
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New construction: Rostov catching up
Just check the difference between January and July to realise just how fast this project is growing. Rostov Arena reached 32% progress already, which we’ll now be showing you.
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New stadiums: Thai football (Part 1. Bangkok)
Don’t expect scenes from “Hangover 2”, the football side of Bangkok is not as interesting as the city’s nightlife. That said, it’s still worth looking how Thai football is developing.
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Warsaw: Narodowy signs naming rights deal with PGE
Polish energy provider PGE agreed terms with Stadion Narodowy. The new naming rights contract may be largest for any Polish stadium so far.
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Palestine: Turkey to build Palestinian national stadium in Gaza Strip
Upcoming years will see a brand new 20,000-seat stadium built in the Gaza Strip by Turkish authorities. The project was approved by president Erdogan.
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England: Amex break record on non-matchday events
When the Championship season took a break in June, Amex Stadium was as busy as ever with 64 events held throughout that month.
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Stadium & Design: History and future of Biel
They ended last season at their historic home, serving for 100 years! Now FC Biel-Bienne are moving to a new stadium, which is conjoined with two ice halls and a shopping centre. This is so Swiss!
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Samara: Foundations half-way, design alterations to come
Half of the extensive foundation works was already delivered in Samara. But as construction speeds up, the documentation of Kosmos Arena is expected to change.
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Croatia: Few clubs will have reserve ground of this class!
Whether you look in Europe or beyond, not many football clubs have a better secondary stadium than the new one in Rijeka, Croatia. About to open, this one has a double role.
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Belgium: Second phase to begin in Waregem
One new grandstand is already standing, one more may be ready as soon as September after Zulte-Waregem were given green light from the municipality.
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New stadiums: NFL now complete at StadiumDB!
One rectangular, one circular and one nearly square. Three last stadiums we lacked from the NFL are an interesting set. Please join us in visiting Cincinnati, Oakland and San Diego.
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Moscow: CSKA stadium in half a year?
By year end bulk of all works is to be completed in northern Moscow. Last tasks will be carried out in early 2016 and CSKA will be able to end their season at the long-awaited home.
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England: Reading to add arena to Madejski Stadium?
“It is no secret that most teams in the Championship don’t make money […] So we are looking to develop some projects around the stadium ”, says majority shareholder at Reading FC.
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Qatar: Al Bayt Stadium very expensive, as expected
Qatari authorities selected the contractor for Al Bayt Stadium. While it may look like a tent, the price is – as was expected from the start – far from modest: €770 million.
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New design: Giant in Puebla closed in foil
Some compared it to Allianz Arena, but that’s as loose as can be. The famous Estadio Cuauhtémoc is undergoing major change, which will enclose the building with tall foil wall.
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Moscow: Luzhniki to be worth €350 million
Works on Russia’s national stadium are constantly ahead of schedule by 2-3 months. The cost can only be estimated at this point, currently expected to be around €350 million.
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Salzburg: Little Austria living their big dream
They only have time until mid-September, but are doing everything to meet the deadline. Austria Salzburg is installing floodlights and building a second grandstand at their current stadium.
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New construction: “Field of Smile” reaches final stage
Recently this stadium appeared in Japanese media mostly as opposition to the shockingly expensive Olympic Stadium. And rightly so, because it represent quite the value for money one would expect.
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New design: Tottenham reveal their vision
They say it’s just updated, but it’s an entirely new concept of the planned new stadium. 61,000 seats is just the tip of changes done to the initial bid from 2007.
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Tokyo: Who will pay for this? Japanese want changes
8 out of 10 citizens want the stadium design for Tokyo 2020 Olympics changed. Finding money for the world’s most expensive stadium may indeed prove difficult.
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New design: Boston’s temporary giant
We’ve already seen the iconic vision of Hamburg. Now let’s check Boston’s bid to win the 2024 Olympics. First ever entirely demountable stadium would be cheap, but… not really.
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Italy: Milan’s stadium plan goes forward
After prolonged waiting Fiera Milano Foundation confirmed AC Milan as preferred bidders for their exhibition site redevelopment. This opens the road to new stadium for 48,000 people.
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Malaysia: Fortune for “iconic idea” to boost national stadium
Malaysian government offers over $260 million for an “iconic idea” to improve the national sports centre in Bukit Jalil. The main stadium is getting a renovation too.
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New stadiums: Calama and Talcahuano (Chile)
Two more stadiums proving how Chile became one of the continental leaders in sports infrastructure within just several years. This time from copper and steel industrial cities.
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Gabon: One more “Chinese” AFCON coming up
It may be an African tournament, but it’s almost entirely held in Chinese stadiums. Over the past weekend Gabon signed deals for two more venues from China.
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London: Tottenham to increase planned stadium?
Latest amendment to the Tottenham stadium scheme includes capacity increase from 56,000 upwards. How many seats will be added? This depends on local council.
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Ukraine: Kyiv officially running for 2018 CL Final
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko confirmed that the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv is officially bidding to hold the 2018 Champions League final. Will Ukraine get the much-needed event?
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London: Works around White Hart Lane ongoing
There was no official ceremony, because groundbreaking didn’t take place at White Hart Lane. Yet around the stadium it’s a different story…
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New design: Chelsea use history in stadium plan
Not only because it’s a good idea, the club was simply forced to. New Stamford Bridge will benefit from the historical layout of available land to squeeze in 60,000 people.
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Poland: Big lift ends successfully in Chorzów
After four years of delays and preparations, the last two weeks brought a major milestone at Stadion Śląski. The 55,200-capacity stadium is on its way for delivery, but not quite yet.
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Istanbul: Fenerbahçe to gain its first naming rights contract?
After nearly e decade since opening their rebuilt stadium, the famous Turkish club is about to sign a lucrative 10-year deal for its home’s name.
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USA: They had to buy tickets for their own games
University of Akron is the talking point in many American media as their football team was ranked at the very bottom of NCAA Division I in terms of crowds. They actually buy their own tickets to artificially increase attendance.
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