StadiumDBNews: April 2020
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England: 341 games in five “regional hubs”?
In case not all stadiums are available to host games of Championship, League One and League Two, the EFL is considering using stadium clusters to hold the 341 remaining league games of 2019/20.
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Poland: Widzew aiming at 22,000-23,000
With record-setting crowds, the third-league club are hopeful that their stadium could be expanded sooner than later. First an addition of 500 seats is planned, later up to 4,500.
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New design: Hungarian palace in Transylvania
Just like the Spanish inquisition, nobody expected that. Renderings of the stadium came after nearly a year of its construction and seemed to surprise even local media, at least in terms of what they present.
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Manchester: United secure safe standing section for Old Trafford
Today the club have informed that their application to install 1,500 safe standing places has been approved by the council. The section should be implemented before fans return to Old Trafford.
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Germany: Schalke and Veltins pump beer out of Veltins Arena
With no matches in sight, thousands of litres of beer are going begging. Nearly two months since lockdown began Veltins and Schalke are pumping out beer from the stadium.
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Liverpool: Anfield expansion on 12-month hold
As both the football and construction markets are shaken with uncertainty, Liverpool FC are announcing at least a year-long delay in their Anfield Road expansion scheme.
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Poland: Krakow fixes one mistake, could make another one
After over a decade the city of Krakow has bought the copyright to its largest stadium. Finally, repairs and upgrades can be made without risking lawsuit from the architects. But it could hardly come at a worse time.
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Premier League to play multiple games at Wembley every day to conclude the season?
Plans for the English Premier League to play up to 2 games each day at Wembley to conclude the 2019/20 season is underway.
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London: Stands manufactured, replacement schedule uncertain
This summer West Ham United were due to replace the curved end stands with new, rectangular seating sections. While the structure is ready, the coronavirus pandemic caused timing disruptions.
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Scotland: Aberdeen postpones new stadium indefinitely
With the coronavirus pandemic already costing them millions, Aberdeen FC have decided to put their largest project on hold. The new 20,000-seater might not come soon or even have that number of seats.
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Qatar 2022: Lusail pressing forward, but opening delayed
Though the coronavirus pandemic didn't stop construction of Qatar's stadiums, the largest one will not come as initially hoped. Instead of 2020, it will open in 2021. It doesn't change much, though.
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Poland: Opole stadium on hold until after the pandemic
While construction works already ongoing haven't been stopped, one of the next modern stadia in Poland is brought to a screeching halt. Instead of groundbreaking later this year, it might be 2021 or even later.
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California: Sacramento Republic's stadium still on schedule
Despite the coronavirus crisis growing by the day, the new MLS stadium in Sacramento is sill on track for its scheduled completion in early 2022. Construction should begin in the summer.
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Legendary football stadiums and their effect on team’s betting odds
The world is currently caught in a crisis by the Covid-19 – a new virus that is spreading across the planet excessively. All games have been stopped as we await news from UEFA. Several options are in play, with the three most popular being that the season can be played out during the summer, ending the season at this point or cancelling it.
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Esports Stadium Arlington - The Largest Esports Stadium in the World
The desire to build a local esports community gave birth to this 100,000-sq.-ft. facility. The 10,000 square-foot facility costing $10 million is known as the Esports Stadium Arlington and was launched in November 2019, and it stood as the biggest effort by any municipality towards the development of esports.
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Can football survive if even Premier League is hanging in the balance?
In early weeks of the pandemic it was suggested that wealthier clubs would show financial solidarity towards the smaller and less affluent ones. Now the entire model of football as we know it is in question.
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New design: Plan B for Feyenoord, though not official
With dark clouds thickening over Feyenoord City, the €1 billion project could theoretically collapse over the ongoing pandemic. Should that happen, there's a new proposal of how the old De Kuip could be reinvented.
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Germany: Construction in Karlsruhe in line with schedule
Pandemic or not, construction work on the new Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe is progressing as expected. Its first new grandstand should be delivered in September. It's the further phases that may be challenged.
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Los Angeles: Opening of SoFi Stadium slips after all
It may not be delayed in terms of construction work, but opening of the world's most expensive stadium will not take place as scheduled. Taylor Swift concerts have been rescheduled for 2021.
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How difficult is playing in an empty stadium?
With the coronavirus outbreak gripping the entire footballing world, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the beautiful game right now. Some clubs have played behind closed doors before the outbreak took full effect, while others may be forced into playing games behind closed doors should football return. But what is it like for players, how difficult is playing in an empty stadium?
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Milan: Inter and Milan pushing forward despite pandemic
While Lombardy continues to struggle with the ongoing pandemic, both Serie A giants are continuing their work on a new stadium. With investment of up to €1.2 billion, it could provide a great stimulus once recovery begins.
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New design: The monstruous flower of Guangzhou
It's supposed to resemble a lotus flower. It's supposed to impress and leave people in awe with its scale. But the renders caused some criticism, too, mainly because of the crude symbolism.
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Barcelona: Camp Nou redevelopment on hold (again)
Though preparatory works began last year, planned groundbreaking on Camp Nou's largest reconstruction will not happen as planned. Once more, the massive project is pushed to the side.
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The Netherlands: Final report on AZ Alkmaar roof collapse
Royal HaskoningDHV have concluded their months-long investigation into the August 10 collapse of the roof at AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar. Their final conclusion: a mixture of poor welding, design errors and corrosion.
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Las Vegas: Only the governor could challenge opening
Allegiant Stadium construction is going as planned and both the investor and contractor are ready for potential delays. One thing that could threaten timely opening is the governor's power to shutter all of Nevada's construction industry.
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Luxembourg: No official games until 2021?
Speaking to RTL Radio the president of Luxembourg's football federation suggested it would be “almost impossible” to see games played before early 2021. This signifies another delay of the national stadium project.
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London: All 92 Premier League games at Wembley?
With dozens of games left to play, finishing Premier League season could require holding as many as four a day. This way, in a format similar to TV mega events like the World Cup, the FA would like to salvage what is left of the campaign.
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London: Tottenham's immense stadium burden
Each year Spurs will have to put aside £30 million to cover the cost of their new stadium. That would have been manageable in normal circumstances, but 'normal' is no longer here...
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England: Brighton put stadium expansion on hold
Despite the latest planning application having been registered only in late March, it won't matter how soon the city approves it. For now Brighton and Hove Albion have to focus on other issues.
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Los Angeles & Las Vegas: Despite coronavirus, both giants as planned
Though further workers have tested positive over the last 24 hours, both SoFi Stadium and Allegiant Stadium are progressing as planned. Construction should finish early into the summer.
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Who will take London Stadium this summer?
With COVID-19 messing up everyone's plans, this summer might prove just too packed with events for London Stadium to fit them all in. Especially with the events requiring at least 3 different seating configurations.
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France: Bordeaux stadium too big, time for reduction
It was supposed to be a means to join the European elite. But instead, Girondins are stuck in limbo, with stands half-empty. So a reduction of 7,000 is expected.
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Scottish stadia bookie-free?
While sports betting can be marketed across Britain, Scotland is particularly dotted with logos of betting operators. An SNP member of parliament wants to end that, calling on all professional football clubs to cut ties with operators.
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Players earning from sports betting? It's a new thing
In just a few year NFL players might directly benefit from sports betting within the league's 32 stadiums. But don't worry, benefitting from specific bets would still be prohibited.
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London: Brentford FC relocation on hold
Construction of the new Brentford Community Stadium was supposed to take 2 years and they nearly made it. But just before the finish line work had to slow down due to the coronavirus.
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Funding for new SDSU Stadium in Mission Valley approved
Though more expensive than initially planned, the new 35,000-capacity stadium for San Diego State University is going forward. There's only one obstacle left. Oh, and the pandemic, too.
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Mexico: New stadium for León put on hold
With COVID-19 still far from its peak in Mexico, the situation is very unstable. The currency plummeted, causing concern over new projects. Club León have confirmed their stadium would not go forward until the situation gets stable again.
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Germany: Construction in Freiburg along schedule, but...
There are no indications that the new stadium for SC Freiburg would come later than anticipated. However, workers from various construction sites in the city are complaining about lack of basic protective equipment.
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StadiumDB Newsletter: Issue 95 - From #StadiumOfTheYear to #COVID19
What a turbulent time it's been. Most of the world went on lockdown since we last wrote our newsletter, including us being quarantined. But that didn't stop a whole lot from happening, here's what's been on our agenda recently.
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England: Grimsby uncertain regarding new stadium
With financial instability hitting all levels of football and uncertainty over available funds in the near future, Grimsby Town have announced they would 're-evaluate' their stadium plans.
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England: Good day in Southend
It's far from a happy end just yet, but Southend United have reached an agreement with the city council that might lead them to a new home. Finally, after 13 planning applications already...
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Frankfurt: Commerzbank replaced by Deutsche Bank
We thought it's April Fools' at first, but Eintracht Frankfurt were actually serious. They did in fact reach an agreement with Deutsche Bank to claim naming rights for at least 7 years.
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Munich: Ismaik still wants to build a new stadium
Jordanian investor of TSV 1860 still claims he could deliver a brand new stadium for the club. What he needs is not money, it's approval of the club and agreement with the city.
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COVID-19 crisis: Stadiums shelter the homeless
While in many countries living on the street leaves people with nowhere to self-isolate, some cases from Latin America – particularly in Brazil – could prove inspiring for strategies in other countries.
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