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Tuesday 4th October 2022
Romanian club FC Arges have announced plans to build a new €100m stadium.
The club finished 4th in Liga I last season and hope that the new stadium will welcome European football when it opens in 2 years time.
The new ground will have a capacity of 15,000 and will be built to UEFA Category 4 standard, meaning it will be capable of holding international matches.
The new stadium will incorporate eco-friendly features such as solar panels on the roof and electric car charging stations as well as boxes, areas for other sports and a number of junior and training pitches close to the main stadium.
Arges are based in the city of Pitesti, around 100 miles north west of the capital, Bucharest.
Monday 3rd October 2022
The recent North London derby has set a new Women's Super League attendance record, as 47,367 fans saw Arsenal beat Spurs 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
The attendance smashed the previous high of 38,362 which was set for the corresponding fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.
Elsewhere in the WSL, a stadium record 27,574 saw Everton beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
It has been a great year for women's football in the UK, with Euro 2022 setting several new attendance records including:
Saturday 10th September 2022
FC Basel are to reduce the capacity of their stadium as part of a facelift of St Jakob Park.
The Swiss Super League side have played at the stadium since it was opened in 2001. After 20 years of use, the club has decided to spend up to £60m updating the stadium's shell and interior.
The planned work will include a new eco-friendly shell which will wrap around the stadium and be able to produce its own electricity.
Inside the ground, concourses will be widened and executive boxes refurbished.
The stadium capacity will be reduced by around 2,500 seats to just over 33,000. This should still be fine for the club who haven't averaged over 25,000 since the 2018/2019 season. It would also retain its position as the largest stadium in Switzerland.
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— Stadion+ Mee Joggeli für alli (@StadionPlus) August 29, 2022
Tuesday 30th August 2022
Aston Villa have released plans to increase the capacity of Villa Park to 50,000.
The English Premier League side has received overwhelming support from the local community with almost 93% of respondents in favour of the redevelopment.
The first phase of the plans would include a rebuild of the North Stand wrapping into the Trinity Stand. This is expected to add another 7,500 seats, taking the Villa Park capacity to over 50,000.
The club also plans to build a new standalone venue called Villa Live which would feature a museum and shop as well space for local communities.
Villa are also looking ahead to further expansion, possibly as soon as 2025. The initial phase of development is expected to cost around £100m, with a decision on planning permission due later this year. The club are currently averaging over 41,500 this season, up more than 10% on last year's average of 37,000.
Sunday 28th August 2022
Polish side Gornik Zabrze have secured the funding required to complete their stadium rebuild.
The Ekstraklasa side had originally rebuilt 3 sides of their Arena Zabrze home in 2016, before stalling on redeveloping the 4th stand.
The club has now secured the extra £20m required to complete the 4th stand, the first phase of which will be moving the TV equipment to another area of the stadium.
Once completed, the capacity will increase from 24,500 to around 31,800, making it the 8th biggest stadium in Poland.
Saturday 20th August 2022
Construction work has officially started on a new soccer (football) stadium in the US city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
The new stadium will cost in the region of £100m to build and will be home to a new team in the USL Championship with the name, branding and colours to be revealed in the near future.
The 10,500 seater stadium will be part of a larger development which will also include housing, recreation and retail spaces.
The stadium will be built close to the Seekonk River. It is hoped that it will be ready in time for the start of the 2024 USL season.
Tuesday 9th August 2022
FC Andorra have been given permission to build a new 6,000 capacity stadium.
The team is owned by Barcelona centre half Gerard Pique and currently plays in the Spanish second division, having been promoted last season.
The new stadium will cost an estimated £20m and will be built to La Liga standards, should the team perform well enough to reach the Spanish top flight.
Monday 18th July 2022
Gran Canaria is in the early stages of planning stadium upgrades to the Estadio Gran Canaria ahead of a possible World Cup bid.
Spain are likely to submit a joint bid with Portugal to host the tournament in 2030, and Gran Canaria is bidding to be a host venue.
The Estadio Gran Canaria is the largest stadium in the Canary Islands, however FIFA’s rules require a minimum capacity of 40,000 for all host stadiums - some 10,000 more than that ground’s current capacity.
Saturday 16th July 2022
Cagliari have revealed plans for a new stadium to be built on the site of the Stadio Sant’Elia.
The Italian Serie B side were relegated from the top flight last season, but are pushing ahead with their new stadium plans having played at a temporary home since 2017.
The new stadium will have a capacity of 25,000 which will be expandable to 30,000, if demand is high enough.
The club has a number of hurdles to overcome before planning permission is granted, but is hoping to play its first game in the new stadium for the start of the 2025/2026 season.
The cost of the ground is estimated to be between €125m-€130m.
Saturday 16th July 2022
Ebbsfleet United have revealed plans for a new stadium.
The National League South side are planning to build a new 8,000 capacity stadium close to Northfleet harbour.
The stadium will be part of a wider 40 acre development which will also include homes, shops, offices and community venues.
More information will be released over the summer as the club hopes to apply for planning permission by the end of the year.
No timeline or costs have yet been revealed.
Saturday 18th June 2022
16 cities have been confirmed as host venues for the 2026 World Cup. The event will be the first in FIFA's expanded 48 team competition. It will also be the first World Cup to be hosted in 3 different countries, with Canada, USA and Mexico sharing the rights.
Mexico will host matches in 3 cities, Canada in 2 cities, with the remaining 12 cities hosting games in the USA.
The host cities and stadiums have been confirmed as:
United States
Mexico
Canada
Among the places to miss out were Washington DC, meaning the capital city with host no matches. Other notable absentees include the Rose Bowl, which hosted the 1994 World Cup Final and Orlando's Citrus Bowl.
All of the stadiums chosen in the US are primarily used for American Football, as none of the soccer-specific stadiums in the States meet FIFA's 40,000 capacity requirement.
Saturday 18th June 2022
Welsh side Wrexham have unveiled plans to build a new 5,500 seater Kop stand at the Racecourse Ground.
The National League outfit revealed the plans weeks after losing in the play-offs to Grimsby.
5,000 of the new seats will be made available for general admission and season tickets, with the remaining 500 for corporate hospitality.
Once built, the new stand will make the Racecourse a 4-sided stadium again.
