StadiumDBNews: July 2026
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England: Brisbane Road gets a safe standing area. A “real cauldron” is coming to east London
Leyton Orient is introducing a safe standing area at Brisbane Road. Ahead of the 2026/27 season, special rail seats have been installed in part of the Tommy Johnston South Stand.
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Germany: LVM-Preußenstadion will produce more energy than it consumes
Preußenstadion is undergoing not only a sporting modernization, but also an energy-focused transformation. Almost 2,200 photovoltaic modules will be installed on the roofs of the stands, and in the future they are expected to fully cover the stadium’s electricity needs.
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Spain: Real Madrid loses before the Supreme Court. Bernabéu parking project definitively blocked
Real Madrid has definitively lost the legal battle over the construction of new car parks next to Santiago Bernabéu. Spain’s Supreme Court rejected the club’s cassation appeal, upholding earlier rulings that annulled the tender and blocked the project in its current form.
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Austria: Football and ski jumping in one stadium. An unfulfilled idea returns
One of Europe’s most unusual stadium concepts is back on the table in Austria. The “Arena Austria” project would combine a football stadium with a ski jumping hill, and the renewed debate over the country’s future national stadium could give the idea its first real chance of becoming reality.
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Best Stadium Experience by StadiumDB opens for applications at the WFS Awards 2026
Applications are now open for the Best Stadium Experience by StadiumDB at the WFS Awards 2026, recognising stadiums, clubs and organisations that are transforming matchday through atmosphere, innovation, accessibility and fan-first thinking, with submissions accepted until 17 July 2026 online.
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Argentina: Excavation works at Mâs Monumental. Stadium capacity to exceed 100,000
The first visible preparatory works around San Siro have begun ahead of the planned new stadium for Inter and Milan. The demolition of a historic ticket office and the closure of Parco dei Capitani, however, coincide with another stage of legal disputes over the sale of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and the surrounding land.
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Italy: Historic ticket office demolished. Preparations for the new San Siro
The first visible preparatory works around San Siro have begun ahead of the planned new stadium for Inter and Milan. The demolition of a historic ticket office and the closure of Parco dei Capitani, however, coincide with another stage of legal disputes over the sale of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and the surrounding land.
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