The Allianz Arena has been the home of Munich clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860 since 2005. Total capacity of the arena is 69,901, of which 13,500 standing places. At international matches this is reduced to 66,000 seats. First plans for the development of a new stadium arose in 1997, [...]
The AWD Arena, until 2002 called Niedersachsenstadion, is the home stadium of Hannover 96. The stadium has a capacity of 49,000, of which 8,000 standing places. At international matches the stadium counts with a total of 45,000 seats. The stadium furthermore holds 1,241 business seats and 29 VIP boxes. The [...]
The Imtech Arena is the home ground of Hamburger SV. The stadium, which replaced HSV’s old Volksparkstadion, has a capacity of 57,000, of which 10,000 standing places and 4,300 business seats. The stadium got built on the site of the Volksparkstadion, however with the pitch turned 90 degrees. Building started [...]
The Olympiastadion in Berlin is Germany’s second largest stadium, venue of the 2006 World Cup final, and the home stadium of Hertha BSC. It has a total capacity of 74,064 seats and furthermore counts with 4,226 business seats, 63 VIP lodges and 13 sky boxes. The Olympiastadion got built between [...]
The RheinEnergieStadion, which opened in 2004, was developed to provide the city of Cologne with a stadium that could host matches at the 2006 World Cup. It’s the home of 1. FC Köln. The stadium was built at the site of the former Müngersdorfer stadium and has a capacity of [...]
Signal Iduna Park, before 2005 called Westfalenstadion, is the largest stadium of Germany with a capacity of 80,720, of which 25,000 standing places. Borussia Dortmund plays its home matches at the stadium, which has also been host to a large number of international matches. The stadium has the largest stand [...]
The Veltins Arena, before 2005 known as the Arena auf Schalke, is the home of FC Schalke 04. It replaced Schalke’s previous Parkstadion. The stadium has a capacity of 61,673, of which around 16,000 standing places. The capacity is reduced for international matches to 54,142 all-seats. Total costs of the [...]
Valencia Stadium Works Resumed in 2012
Works on the Nuevo Mestalla stadium will resume at the beginning of 2012, according to an announcement of the mayor of Valencia and the club’s president last Tuesday. Construction of the stadium, which began in August 2007, was halted early 2009 with little indication during the last [...]
Queens Park Rangers have confirmed that they are currently looking at sites in west London for a possible new stadium. Any plans are still in a very premature state, but with the rise of the club to the Premier League, and finding itself limited with the smallest ground in the league and few expansion possibilities, the [...]
Newcastle United Announce Stadium Name Change
Newcastle United FC announced today that St James’ Park will change its name into Sports Direct Arena as per direct. The name change is part of a decision to licence the full naming rights of the stadium as part of a sponsorship deal. The name change to Sports Direct Arena, Sports Direct being the company of [...]
Chelsea Looking into Battersea Stadium Move
Chelsea FC have appointed a developer to investigate the possibilities of a move to the site of the Battersea power station. The move is pre-emptive, as no concrete decisions have been made yet about moving to a different site and Chelsea will first need to buy back a freehold fans have over the land Stamford Bridge [...]
Spurs Pushing Ahead with NDP Stadium Project
Tottenham Hotspur has further committed itself to the execution of the Northumberland Development project which it presented three years ago. The project entails the construction of a 55,000-seater stadium, built adjacent to Tottenham’s current ground White Hart Lane, along with a [...]
Fulham Advances with Craven Cottage Development Plans
Fulham FC has revealed further information about their plans to develop Craven Cottage, including some new drawings of the proposed Riverside Stand. The club has a long-standing desire to increase capacity and modernise 105-year-old Craven Cottage and has in the past even [...]
Atlético Madrid Presents New Stadium Plans
Last Monday Atlético Madrid unveiled their plans to build a new stadium in the east of Madrid. The stadium will have a capacity of 67,500 seats, about 12,000 more than fit in the current Estadio Vicente Calderón. Atlético had been looking for a move from the Vicente Calderón for several years, as [...]
