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Wednesday 17th July 2019
FC Cincinnati are the latest US team to announce plans to build a new stadium.
The MLS Eastern Conference side currently play at Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati. The club now plan to spend a cool $250m constructing a brand new 26,000 capacity venue.
Hot on the heels of LA Galaxy, the new ground will also include 3,100 “safe standing†seats. The stands will be built at a steep 34 degree angle to give great views and ensure that no seat will be further than 130ft from the pitch.
West End stadium will also feature 513 “vertical fins†which will contain LED lights allowing the ground to display messages and light shows on its exterior.
It is hoped that the new stadium will be ready for the start of the 2021 MLS season.
The new home of @fccincinnati. Coming in 2021.#IgniteUnite #FCCincy pic.twitter.com/i1alOvxxJd
— West End Stadium (@WestEndStadium) July 16, 2019
Wednesday 17th July 2019
LA Galaxy are to introduce a safe standing section in the North Stand at Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly known as the StubHub Centre).
The MLS Western Conference side are trying to “further enhance the fan experience†at the stadium, with the hope that safe standing will help to improve the match day atmosphere.
The club will also install new bars in the North Stand and have recently opened a “tailgate†area just outside the stadium. This is where Americans congregate with their big trucks before kick-off and cook beans on the barbecue (as far as I can tell)... not quite sure what’s wrong with going to the pub, to be honest!
It is hoped the LA’s new safe standing section will be open in time for the start of the 2020 season in March next year.
The #LAGalaxy to create safe-standing supporters' section at @dignityhealthsp in 2020. pic.twitter.com/wYnZZPkwzT
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) July 11, 2019
Wednesday 17th July 2019
The club, which currently plays in the ladies 4th division are eyeing up a 2,500 capacity stadium located to the east of the town centre.
The development would cost in the region of £5m and would be funded through grants and private investment.
Barnsley are aiming to become a top 20 team in the near future - they’re 2 promotions away from that aim at the moment. It is hoped that the new stadium will help them achieve that goal.
If the club’s planning application is granted, the stadium should be completed by the end of next year.
Thursday 11th July 2019
Scunthorpe United have been granted planning permission for a new stadium on the site of Glanford Park.
The club are planning to spend £30m transforming Glanford Park into an 11,000 capacity venue which will also be able to host concerts and other non-sporting events.
The work will be carried one stand at a time “over the next few seasons†which will allow the club to continue playing at the stadium whilst the ground is rebuilt.
Scunny will start with the east stand (away end) first, before working their way around the stadium. Other improvements include better food and drink facilities as well as cantilever roofs, meaning unrestricted views from every seat.
The League 2 side originally submitted a planning application last year after a proposed new stadium at the nearby Lincolnshire Lakes project fell through.
A separate planning application for 160 apartments next to the ground has not yet been approved.
Sunday 7th July 2019
French side Nimes Olympique have outlined plans to demolish and completely rebuild their Stade de Costieres.
The news comes after the Ligue 1 club agreed a price of €8m to buy the ground from the local council. The current stadium will be demolished somewhere around 2022/2023 with the new 15,000 capacity replacement venue ready sometime around 2025.
The project will cost and estimated €230m and also include shops and hotels. The club’s owner has confirmed that the stadium won’t be named after a sponsor saying: "There will be no naming. I hate that. A stadium is not a brand".
Nimes will be forced to play at a temporarily stadium during the construction works.
Sunday 7th July 2019
Italian side Brescia have revealed plans to modernise their Stadio Mario Riganonti.
The club were promoted back to the Italian top flight after winning Serie B last season. The modernisation plans are aimed at bringing the stadium into the 21st Century and will also see the overall capacity increased from 16,000 to 19,500 as well as bringing fans closer to the pitch.
The club had originally explored building a brand new stadium with a 25,000 seater arena with retractable room previously on the cards. However, it seems the club has now abandoned those plans in favour of redeveloping their current stadium.
Sunday 7th July 2019
Spanish side Sevilla have announced plans to expand its Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium from 44,000 to 60,000 capacity.
This will be done by adding a third tier to the existing stands which will make the stadium the 5th biggest in Spain - and put it on a par with local rivals Real Betis’ Benito Villamarin.
Sevilla’s average attendance last season was just over 36,000 however more than half of their home matches sold out.
The club are in the very early planning stages with no artists’ impressions available yet. There’s no timescale for when the world will be completed, but construction will be difficult due to tight working area around the stadium and the fact that the club plans to build whilst still playing games there.
Interesting fact about the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan: the Spanish national side have never lost there. In 25 games, they’ve won 20 and drawn 5.
Sunday 7th July 2019
German side SC Paderborn have announced plans to increase the capacity of their Benteler Arena stadium to 17,700.
The club were promoted back to the Bundesliga last season and will spend the next 2 years renovating their ground. The work will be done in phases with the corporate/VIP area expanded this season.
Phase 2 will see a second tier of 2,700 seats added next season which will increase the capacity from 15,000 to 17,700. The project is expected to cost a total of €5.5m.
Paderborn’s stadium is by far the smallest in the Bundesliga, where average attendances last season topped 43,000, making it the best supported professional league in the world. This will be Paderborn’s second ever season in the German top flight.
Sunday 7th July 2019
Portuguese top flight side SC Braga are in the early stages of planning a new stadium.
The club are looking to relative away from their current unique Estadio Municipal de Braga. The ground was built for the 2004 European Championships and is famously 2 sided and built into the side of a mountain.
Braga have already identified a new site - the centrally located Estadio 1 de Maio, home of local non-League side Grupo Uniao Sport de Montemor. Braga plans to build a new 20,000 seater stadium there.
However, there’s plenty of red tape to go through before any work starts including a council decision whether or not to sell the Estadio Municipal de Braga.
Sunday 7th July 2019
French Championnat National (3rd Division) side Red Star are to build a new stadium, taking “inspiration†from English football grounds.
The project is part of a wider development which will include shops, offices, bars, restaurants and a concert hall.
The stadium itself will have a capacity in the region of 10,000-15,000 and will be located on the site of the existing Stade Bauer. It is hoped that the stadium will be completed in 2023, in time to be considered as a host venue for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be €180m.
Sunday 7th July 2019
North Carolina FC have become the latest in a long line of US football teams to announce a new stadium project.
The team plays in the United States Soccer League Championship Eastern Conference (one step below the MLS) and plans to spend $180m on a new 20,000 seater stadium in downtown Raleigh.
The stadium will be part of a much bigger development aimed to regenerate the local area - over $2 billion is being invested in a project which will also include retail space, office space and housing.
The club’s current stadium (WakeMed Soccer Park) holds 10,000 whilst this season’s average attendance is just 4,500. The new 20,000 seater venue will also be used for concerts, festivals and other events.
Tuesday 25th June 2019
Inter and AC Milan are to leave the San Siro. Club officials have confirmed plans for a new stadium to be built on land adjacent to the current ground.
It’s no secret that the Milan giants were looking to leave due to the San Siro’s relatively poor facilities for fans. Officials in Italy estimate that the old ground (official name: Giuseppe Meazza Stadium) will close at the end of the 2021/2022 season… that seems a little quick given the fact that we haven’t seen any designs for the new stadium, and planning permission hasn’t even been applied for yet, never mind been granted.
The San Siro is our most popular ground in Italy - more than 10,000 footballgroundmap.com members have ticked it off. That's almost twice as many as Italy's 2nd most popular stadium (the Stadio Olimpico in Rome)
Whilst we don’t have any renderings, we do know that the new stadium will be built on the San Siro’s current car parks, meaning that the old ground will remain open throughout the construction work. The new ground will also be set below street level and will be modeled on Atlanta United's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the USA, according to reports.
Reports also estimate the cost to be around £690m and capacity will be reduced to just 60,000 - 20,000 less than the current San Siro.
