StadiumDBNews: August 2016
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New list: These 20 clubs draw biggest crowds
Only six countries have any representation in this ranking. Here is the elite list of clubs that manage to draw 46,000 people or more every single game!
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New stadium: A ground carved in the rocks of Caracas
In the Venezuelan capital there’s a stadium you may have seen photos of, but might not know a lot about. Here’s the story of a training field that became a major league stadium.
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Croatia: Dinamo to build a stadium of their own?
Dinamo Zagreb became a regular participant of the Champions League and managed to dominate domestic competitions financially. Now they might be inclined to invest in a private stadium.
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Liverpool: Mayor reveals Everton’s new stadium site?
Using twitter banter mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson may have revealed the planned site for new Everton stadium. Is it the Bramley-Moore Dock?
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New stadium: Tucked into the Ravine of Sorrows
Canary Islands may be a paradise for tourists, but try and build a stadium in this volcanic landscape. See how they managed to do it in Santa Cruz de La Palma!
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New design: Huge, shiny and… not too likely
Even more spectacular than the last one, but the last one didn’t go anywhere. Will this $1.9-billion dome be any different? At this point there’s little evidence for that.
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Rotterdam: Draconian safety precautions by Feyenoord
Dutch Europa League contender Feyenoord announced very severe measures against its own fanbase. De Kuip capacity will be halved and nets will surround the field.
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London: Chelsea stadium threatened by bats?
Roman Abramovich's dream of a new Chelsea stadium has come up against an unlikely opponent — bats. A London Evening Standard report.
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New stadium: The royal national stadium of Bhutan
It’s a remote and troubled country, but you won’t find another stadium like their national one. Beautifully decorated and built in dramatic landscape of the capital city.
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New stadium: Glasgow’s forgotten, but still existing giant
Just a stone’s throw away from Hampden Park lies a 50,000-capacity stadium. Well, once a 50,000-capacity stadium. Now it’s a public park, but with some prospects of return to glory.
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New stadium: To think that it’s only a 2nd league stadium…
Chinese stadiums deserve far more attention than we offered them, even if their football will take long time grow into these stadiums. Here’s a truly impressive example.
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New stadium: The old-timer called Solitude
Yes, there is a stadium with that name in Belfast. More interestingly, it remembers the establishment of Irish league and was the site of the very first penalty kick. Spoiler alert: it was a miss.
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New stadium: The sporting heart of Manhattan
Sure, you think of Central Park when considering leisure in Manhattan. But there’s not one more popular amateur sports ground than Pier 40, just a mile away from World Trade Center.
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Los Angeles: LAFC stadium breaks ground!
The newest American football team is now on its way to play the first game at its new stadium in March 2018! Banc of California Stadium officially goes under construction.
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London: Wimbledon moving forward after Khan’s decision
New mayor of London sees absolutely no reason to hold the Plough Lane stadium scheme any longer. Sadiq Khan allowed AFC Wimbledon to again pursue their dream.
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New stadium: The Apartheid oddity of South Africa
Nothing about this stadium’s origin is conventional, nor is its shape. Mmabatho Stadium deservedly gets included in every ranking of the world’s most bizarre stadia!
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Poland: Śląski more expensive, but on time
Poland’s longest ongoing stadium project will cost no less than PLN 650 million, almost doubling the original planned budget. At least the deadline of July 2017 seems to be safe.
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New stadium: Crooked running track, but check out that view!
This American stadium is unique for its picturesque position, view and odd shape. Its running track is a mess and adding to all that it gets flooded after heavy rains!
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New construction: The egg in Craiova growing
The biggest ongoing stadium build in Romania is from now on available at StadiumDB. Also check the updated renderings to see what’s being delivered west of Bucharest.
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New stadium: One ground, two hemispheres
It’s the only stadium of its kind, at which each team plays on a different hemisphere. Divided in two halves by the Equator, please welcome Zerão!
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Kaliningrad: 20-meter “Aquaman” sculpture decorating World Cup stadium?
It’s a particularly controversial idea when considering how strained the World Cup funding is in Kaliningrad. Still, there is a plan of building a 20-meter sculpture near it.
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Qatar 2022: Work on Al Wakrah Stadium’s steel structure to begin soon
Main construction works at Al Wakrah Stadium are in full swing and are advancing towards the start of the superstructure phase, the site’s project manager has confirmed.
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New stadium: The ruins of Warsaw athletics
It’s one of the few European capitals not to have a decent athletics stadium. The dilapidated Skra stadium could make a horror movie set and yet it nurtured a Rio golden medalist.
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Miami: $250 million for Hard Rock Stadium naming rights
For the next 18 years the home of Miami Dolphins will be named Hard Rock Stadium. The deal is worth $250 million and will help recoup excessive cost of the now-ending reconstruction.
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Oklahoma: Sooners’ giant screen revealed
As renovations to Oklahoma's stadium progress, the Sooners displayed one of the crown jewels of the project. A DallasNews.com report.
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New stadium: Home of the Uruguayan Flintstones
The shipyard club of Montevideo may not be at its best right now, but it’s one of the country’s most important football teams and the stadium plays a big role!
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Moscow: CSKA announce opening and launch season tickets
Handed over, now officially approved for use. With a brand new name, CSKA Arena is now inviting people to its ticket offices as season ticket sale begins.
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Liverpool: Anfield preview in just a week
Before the first game is played, two test events will welcome 15,000 people inside new main stand of Anfield next Friday. Meanwhile the club reveals further details and is testing new floodlights.
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New stadium: The paradise island of Norway
This would have been a regular football field if it wasn’t one of the most uniquely located at the same time. Created in rocks, it offers stunning views whichever way you look!
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St. Petersburg: Zenit unsure, contractor without contract, taxpayers pay
Zenit Saint Petersburg raised 1,900 comments (!) regarding Zenit Arena’s future. Meanwhile Metrostroi began work without a valid contract and taxpayers are outraged by massive relocation of public spending.
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New stadium: Football officially began here
It’s the oldest existing football stadium, with first official game being played back in 1860! And sure, they played 16 players a side instead of current 11, but that only makes it more special.
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New section: Meet the world’s 20 biggest stadiums!
You’ve seen too many rankings like this? No, you haven’t, or so says your survey feedback. We decided to step up and present a permanent list of the largest football stadiums around the world!
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Poland: Płock joins the pursuit of new stadium
Latest Ekstraklasa team Wisła Płock will have a brand new stadium. Though the municipality calls its plans a “modernization”, they mean demolition and construction from scratch.
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New design and construction: Estudiantes complete their dream
This stadium has been on the agenda since 1990s and still hasn’t been delivered. But this is literally the final, only one year before Estudiantes can return from exile to their roots.
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Australia: Perth Stadium half way there
Australia’s most expensive stadium had half of its future roof and over half of the seating bowl. It will also house the southern hemisphere’s largest screens. Impressive? To us it is.
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Rome: AEG to manage Roma’s new stadium
AEG to oversee Stadium’s pre-opening activities and provide full management, programming and operational services...
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Reading: Could Madejski lose stadium name?
He’s been honoured with Reading FC stadium name ever since it opened its doors, but now Sir John Madejski may be replaced by a sponsor.
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StadiumDB.com: It started 15 years ago…
Hard to believe we’ve spent half of our lives running the site. Thankfully it’s growing as we are and now we’re also asking you to show us the direction in which we should develop.
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Brazil: Only 16 stadiums ranked above average
Brazilian sports ministry ranked 155 football stadia across the country, giving them notes of 1-5 stars. Just 16 venues were given 4-5 stars, while 88 were ranked 1-2.
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Naples: First phase of Stadio San Paolo revamp approved
€5 million will be spent on upgrades throughout Stadio San Paolo in upcoming months. That’s only 20% of all planned spending on the stadium before it hosts the 2019 Universiade.
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St. Petersburg: Contractors change, but mess prevails
Finishing Zenit Arena will cost 7.77 billion rubles. We know who will build it, but how much will the entire stadium cost and when will it be ready? In these matters it’s… chaos, as usual.
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Spain: Another team below minimum league capacity
CD Leganés are hastily expanding their stadium ahead of La Liga debut, but they won’t meet the league’s minimum anyway, just like SD Eibar couldn’t earlier on.
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New design: Malaysia going for gold
It’s already one of the best stadia across Asia, but Malaysia wants it to be the single best one. Redevelopment in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur is now 30% complete.
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Russia 2018: 90% of steel frame ready in Kaliningrad
Erection of the stands in Kaliningrad is progressing very well, according to official data. Preparations to mount the roof are now beginning.
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New stadium: Karvina’s first football experience
The town has enjoyed decent football in the past, make no mistake. But for the first time they have a proper, football-specific stadium to meet the demand.
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Germany: Fans in Jena raising a fortune to stay home
“Think we are crazy but we are going for it!”, wrote fans of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and launched an already successful crowdfunding campaing to change the shape of their future stadium.
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Russia 2018: Stands in Volgograd built in half a year!
In late 2015 they only had the foundation slab. Now, after just over 6 months, the stands able to hold 45,000 people are already in place. Time for other parts of the project to grow.
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Bursa: Crocodile skin with new paintwork
The outer membrane was pale and washy and is now receiving a more vivid green colour. Fans welcome the move with enthusiasm, though ticket demand for Bursaspor’s Timsah Arena is poor.
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Russia 2018: Milestone reached, but Samara still troubled
First of 32 immense girders already tops the stadium nicknamed Cosmos Arena. The Samara venue for 2018 World Cup will prove much more expensive than planned. And it’s 3 months delayed as of now.
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North Korea: Kim’s shrinking pride
While Kim Jong-un may be testing rockets, we tested his claims to have the world’s largest stadium. And yes, for now Pyongyang is the largest, but may be surpassed by Texas in a few years.
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Stadia Designers Cup: What should a proper Polonia stadium look like?
It was already subject to bright colourful iteration by famous Tomas Taveira and nearly megalomaniac one by Americans. But how would the Polonia Warszawa stadium look to actually fit the Polish reality?
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New stadium: The costly gem of Abuja
Stunning scale, appealing architecture and shocking lack of maintenance. Amazing stands ready for the best events, but also a tragedy in this stadium’s history. Meet the Abuja National Stadium!
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England: "Old but new" Ashton Gate now open
Promotion in 2015, now victory to begin the new chapter with. 2 goals against Wigan inaugurated the redeveloped Ashton Gate, following its largest change to date.
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Portland: Timbers hoping to expand stadium
With season ticket waiting list already 13,000-name long (!) Portland Timbers are considering adding seats to Providence Park. The plan would begin in 2018.
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Rio 2016: Meet the Olympic venues
As we’re just hours away from the opening ceremony, here are the stadiums hosting Olympic football and many more events!
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London: Successful debut of London Stadium
Less than two day before official opening sell-out crowd tested the new home of West Ham. And, perhaps surprisingly, London Stadium exceeds expectations rather than failing to live up.
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Miami: Dolphins Stadium just days from opening
With less than a month before the first game, the New Miami Stadium is almost finished. Now with fresh grass and immense canopy, it becomes a major asset for Miami Dolphins and the Hurricanes.
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Liverpool: Black Forest trees to decorate Anfield
Jürgen Klopp will remain the most famous German currently at Anfield, but the stadium just received a fresh transfer from the Black Forest: trees that will decorate the main stand’s plaza.
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Brussels: Anderlecht uncertain about stadium future
If the proposed national stadium doesn’t get built, Anderlecht will be left with old issue of where to play. Apparently, the club are far from secure in their Euro Stadium hopes.
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Wales: Wrexham fans officially in charge of stadium
Wrexham FC fans who run the club have signed a 99-year lease to take over its Racecourse stadium. A BBC report.
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New construction: Vålerenga to play there in a year
Looking at it now you may not believe it, but this stadium will be opened this time next year, giving Oslo’s Vålerenga a home they’ve been campaigning for since 2008.
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China: Lotus ready, but not opened
After numerous delays it was to be delivered this year. And it’s just inches away from being fully operable. But the immense Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium won’t open until 2017.
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