Proposal C looks great. I wouldn't want to go for either A or B (although they're probably more cost-efficient, as cphdude said), since they'd probably be a slightly less crappy version of the current Råsunda.

What's the motivation to build such a high scraper right next to Råsunda by the way? And will the current tall class building (I have no idea what it's called) that stand behind Råsunda remain standing, or will it get knocked down?

The whole project is called Solna city and it will be massive
http://www.solna.se/upload/bilder/STARK/Modellöversikt_k.jpg
SFF have earned a lot of money. Football has grown and become huge again, like it was on the 50s when both Råsunda and Nya Ullevi were 50.000 stadiums.

http://www.solna.se/investors/images/solnac.jpg
the 210 meter scraper.

http://www.dif.se/images/rasunda/large/103_fran.jpg
Råsunda today

lets hope for nr. C we need bigger and new stadiums, because we need to hold somehting now, right ;) :D the world cup or the euro

Thanks for the info Ringil. That glass building you see in the picture of present day Råsunda, will that be left standing when they build this Solna City?

Show me pictures of stadiums that are MEANT for SOCCER only.

None of this running track crap.

here is the Home depot Center in LA, Home to the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA both of the MLS. It's about 3 years old

http://www.meyersound.com/news/2003/home_depot/main.jpg
http://www.fussballtempel.net/concacaf/USA/Home_Depot.gif
http://www.fussballtempel.net/concacaf/USA/Home_Depot_A.jpg
http://www.gaucholocos.com/images/20042005/MSoccer/12122004CollegeCup/final05.jpg
http://www.homedepotcenter.com/seatviewer/images/soccerviews/101.jpg

LA Galaxy
http://www.usopencup.com/imgs/home/los-angeles-galaxy.jpg
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/05/89/67/image_1467895.jpg
http://deseretnews.com/photos/2193295.jpg
http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/images/2005/04/10/KqMhGoBL.jpg

Chivas USA
http://chivas.usa.mlsnet.com/cdc/imgs/about/200x250_logo.gif
http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/images/2005/04/02/J9vV56GZ.jpg
http://ar.news.yahoo.com/050327/ap/icamt10403270532.chivas_usa_osasuna_camt104.jpg

Crew Stadium, in Columbus Ohio. Home of the Columbus Crw of the MLS the stadium is about 5-7 years old

http://www.globalstadia.com/campo_columbus.jpg
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/ohio/columbus_crew.jpg
http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/images/crewstadium.jpg

Columbus Crew
http://deseretnews.com/photos/1989928.jpg
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2005/04/09/1113104187_7785.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/images/2004/06/29/lyjRkTUg.jpg

The future Home of FC Dallas of the MLS - Frisco Soccer & Entertainment Center opens in a few months

http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/images/frisco.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/images/2004/11/12/ho6ziRVI.jpg

FC Dallas
http://www.frisco-online.com/images/fc_dallas.gif
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/06/26/83/image_1483266.jpg
http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/images/2005/04/07/a8Bavsp4.jpg

Is it me or do you find the 'nicknames' of these teams absurd!

LA "Galaxy"? Columbus "Crew"?

i like the Crew name and the logo, MLS has traditional names aswell like DC United, FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake

Rice-Eccles Stadium, Home of Real Salt Lake of the MLS, also home to University football. so not a real SSS. but close enough

http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek02/tw0215/0215tw1riceeccles2w.jpg
http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/rsl/imgs/stadium/430x200_stadium.jpg

Real Salt Lake
http://www.ssur.org/news/items/2004/200410/images/RealSaltLake_PL.gif
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_kcrsl/2.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/06262005_chirsl/5.jpg

Those are all the SSS ( witht he excepting of Real) for MLS currently a few more are planned for New York, Denver and Washington. Also if toronto join the league in 2007 we will also have a SSS built

FC Dallas sounds good.... I like the Real Salt Lake... sounds great.

But some of the others are woeful, just like in Australia, some of the nicknames are attrocious.

i think the MLS names and logos are fine now as opposed to a few years ago.

Here are the rest of the teams

New England Revolution
http://www.usopencup.com/imgs/home/new-england-revolution.jpg
http://stadiumsofnfl.com/afc/cmgi730.jpg
Gillet Stadium not SSS though
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_dalne/2.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_dalne/3.jpg

DC United - the most succesful team in MLS over the Years
http://www.mencanstoprape.org/usr_img/DC%20United%20color%20Logo.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07092005_dckc/4.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07022005_clbdc/2.jpg

the next two logos and name i do hate though

San Jose Quake
http://www.piledriver.de/quake.jpg
http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/rno/xl_mp_092504001sanjose.jpg
Spartan Stadium, not SSS specific though
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07022005_fcdsj/4.jpg

Kansas City Wizard
http://www.usopencup.com/imgs/home/kansas-city-wizards.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_kcrsl/1.jpg

Colorado Rapids
http://www.footballcrests.com/ColoradoRCrest2.gif
new stadium under construction
http://www.thepostgame.com/images/Colorado-Rapids-200px.jpg
http://www.invescofieldatmilehigh.com/public/spencer_yell.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/06252005_COLDAL/2.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/06252005_COLDAL/6.jpg

NY MetroStars
http://www.hofstra.edu/images/lpp_metrostars.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_colmet/6.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_colmet/1.jpg

Chicago Fire
http://www.chicagofestivals.org/jpg/paradePartners/chicago-fire-logo.gif
http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/chf/imgs/sf_01.jpg
http://www.mlsnet.com/gallery/2005/07162005_chiclb/6.jpg

Renderings
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/db_image_aerial_north_lg.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/db_image_aerial_south_lg.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/db_image_east_view_lg.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/db_image_ne_partydeck_lg.jpg

Construction Photos
[img]http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jun_27_01.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jun_27_02.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jun_27_03.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jun_27_04.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_03.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_06.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_11.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_13.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_14.jpg
http://pizzahutpark.birdsallstudios.com/images/construction_jul_24_18.jpg


This multi-purpose facility featuring a 20,000 seat stadium, coupled with seventeen regulation-size soccer fields, is scheduled to open in April of 2005 in Frisco, and will be located a few hundred yards east of the Dallas North Tollway and Main Street intersection, just north of the new Frisco Town Square.

Frisco Town Square is a mixed-use development currently under construction and will be the future home of commercial, residential, retail and public buildings, including the new Frisco City Hall.

The FC Dallas will serve as the primary tenant of the stadium. It is anticipated this venue will host over a multitude of events annually, some of which may include:

> FC Dallas soccer
> High School football
> Concerts
> Major international soccer matches
> United State Soccer Mens' and Womens' National Team Games
> World Cup Qualifying matches
> Major League Soccer All-Star Game and MLS Cup
> Other major professional and amateur tournaments and events
Notable amenities of the stadium include:

> Video displays planned for both corners of the north side of the stadium
> Permanent stage infrastructure on the north side of the field, capable of facilitating major concert and other entertainment events
> Open-view concession stands, keeping fans closer to the game when leaving their seat to order food or drink
> Gate entrances on the north, south, east and west sides of the stadium
> A private, 6,000 square foot Stadium Club
> 18 luxury suites

The seventeen regulation sized soccer fields will be utilized year-round on a daily basis featuring a myriad of programming:

> Youth and adult amateur soccer
> Local, regional, national, and international soccer tournaments
> High school athletics
> Soccer camps, clinics, and academies
> Training camp for professional teams
> Community and corporate events
The two closest fields to the stadium will be used exclusively for partners of the facility:

> The FC Dallas training field, which will feature a natural-grass training field.
> Dr Pink Field, which will be used exclusively for various Frisco ISD athletics, and will feature an artificial turf field along with a press box and bleacher seating for six hundred fans.
Permanent tenants at the facility will include:

> Stadium and field management
> FC Dallas front office staff
> North Texas State Soccer Association management
> United States Youth Soccer Association management
The complex will feature an esplanade leading from the stadium thru the heart of the southern half of the soccer fields, ending at a pavilion area which will be located at the center of the sports park, featuring concessions, restrooms, and other anticipated amenities.

It is anticipated that additional features will be incorporated into the facility as corporate partnerships are announced.



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Is the Dallas Stadium going to be used exclusively for football?

FC Dallas is the main tenant....however, it is expected to host other events such as concerts, high school football, etc.

Old renderings of toronto SSS but the location has changed and so might have the designs. The bid and stadium still seem to be back on as the latest news suggest

http://www.canadasoccer.com/images/stadium/stadium_sky.jpg
http://www.canadasoccer.com/images/stadium/stadium_sky1.jpg

Nice looking stadium, but could do with a roof.

America certainly do have simply the best stadia on the planet.

I didn't even think they were into soccer in the USA.

What standard is the American league? Would it be rated as around English League 1 level?

San Siro, MILAN

http://www.pubbliaerfoto.it/archivio_foto/41769.jpg

http://www.evenements-et-voyages.com/images/stade_milan_san_siro.jpg

http://www.sansiro2001.de/images/sansiro.jpg

http://www.sansiro2001.de/images/sansiro.jpg

http://www.u2place.com/images/tours/vertigotour/venues/milano01.jpg

http://www.exibart.com/foto/39522.jpg

http://www.interfc.it/Campohome.jpg

http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/GiuseppeMeazza/appearance01.jpg

http://images-srv.leonardo.it/progettiweb/cieffe/foto/img_423ff36246d44_bigb.JPG

http://www.acmilan.dk/portal/san-siro/012.jpg

Stadio "San Filippo" in Messina (South Italy)
Built in 2004
Capacity 43.000

http://tinypic.com/9ru4p1.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9ru4wy.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9ru52w.jpg

Brescia in the North Italy
http://tinypic.com/9r2451.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9r25uh.jpg

Shopping center near the stadium

http://tinypic.com/9r24c3.jpg

America certainly do have simply the best stadia on the planet.

I didn't even think they were into soccer in the USA.

What standard is the American league? Would it be rated as around English League 1 level?

Well the stadiums look roughly the same size as a 2nd/maybe 3rd tier football clubs in England.

This is St Mary's Stadium a 2nd tier club (Southampton) with approx 32,000 cap
http://www.stadionfuehrer.de/england_stadion_fcsouthampton.jpg

America certainly do have simply the best stadia on the planet.

I didn't even think they were into soccer in the USA.

What standard is the American league? Would it be rated as around English League 1 level?

i would say the teams range in quality of top half of the English 1st division and bottom quarter of the premiership

This is the upgraded Members Equity Stadium, the home of My football club, Perth Glory, which is due to be complete early to mid next year. It is SSS, but they also play Rugby on it in the winter, Football is a summer sport in Australia. This is stage two of the development, stage three will see the capacity raised to 30,000 with the new eastern stand coming all the way around the ground.

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/6679/mesupgrade3im.jpg

This is what it currently looks like, the only difference is that currently there is terracing at the Kop-esque end, and that the large Eastern stand has not been built yet.

http://www.austadiums.com/news/images/membersequity2.jpg

i would say the teams range in quality of top half of the English 1st division and bottom quarter of the premiership


Umm - Maybe Top English Championship but not the premiership - The MSL Championsh would probably reach 32nd in the English Leagues with the worse teams making it not even as high as mid-table Coca Cola 3rd division.

Another 2nd tier English Team - Wolverhampton Wanderers AKA Wolves
Capacity 29,500 (Soon to be increased to 46,200)

http://www.homesoffootball.co.uk/3347_WOLVERHAMTON_WANDERERS.jpg


http://www.homesoffootball.co.uk/images/WOLVES_6756.jpg

http://www.homesoffootball.co.uk/5730_WOLVES.jpg

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/wolvair.jpg

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009XW7U.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

i would say the teams range in quality of top half of the English 1st division and bottom quarter of the premiership

Yeah I'd somewhat agree to that. The MLS teams aren't that bad and I remember they had MLS versus Europe matches and MLS did OK but they weren't playing Europe's best. America's best obviously move to Europe where the money and attention are.

Santiago Bernabéu (Real Madrid)
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ESP/Santiago_Bernabeu_A3.jpg
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/madrid/madrid_santiago_bernabeu1.jpg
http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/bernabeu.jpg
http://glycs015.ext.lycos.de/cms/cm/cmss/pireise/images/xtralarge/madrid-6.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/6758/sdfffd3gd.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/192/bengal34rx.jpg

Vicente Calderón (Atlético de Madrid)
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ESP/Vicente_Calderon_A.jpg
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ESP/Vicente_Calderon2.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/9485/atmval64tj.jpg
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8863/dsc001061ge.jpg

Nou Camp (Fútbol Club Barcelona)
http://www.soccerstadiums.homestead.com/files/barcelona_area.JPG
http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/noucamp0002.jpg
http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/Atlet.jpg
http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/madrid4.jpg
http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/madrsi3.jpg

Its not called soccer....its Football.

Umm - Maybe Top English Championship but not the premiership - The MSL Championsh would probably reach 32nd in the English Leagues with the worse teams making it not even as high as mid-table Coca Cola 3rd division.

well since you don't know the name of the league, MLS, i don't think you have seen any games and so can't judge the level of play. I did say the bottom quarter of the Premiership nd the top hlf of the Championship(1st division)

yeah the dallas scraper will stay but they're going to make it higher so it will fit in more later when the new stadium is finished

well since you don't know the name of the league, MLS, i don't think you have seen any games and so can't judge the level of play. I did say the bottom quarter of the Premiership nd the top hlf of the Championship(1st division)

MLS are not even close to bottom Premier League!
In the UEFA ranking I would rank MLS around #30 at the same level as Slovenia and Bosnia.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2006.html

@Birminghamculture. The 2nd pic you posted is the Millenium stadium, Cardiff. Naughty :nono:

None of those stadiums beat White Hart Lane well in my opinion and maybe Dazza's if he is the glory-glory Dazza that I see on that site everyday.

2005 is ginola99.

New (2004) Olympiakos stadium in Pireas, Greece.

35,000 capacity


http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/6896/karaiskakiaero63july2004wall10.jpg

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/9194/karaiskakipanorama4tc.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki1.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki6.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki11.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki14.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki21.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki9.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki28.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki29.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/amon77/27543/325838/0/Olympiakos-Veroia+010.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/amon7/27142/320773/0/Olympiakos-Liverpool+006.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/amonra777/tomthanasi/photosfromgreece009.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/amonra777/tomthanasi/foroffice030.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/amonra777/tomthanasi/foroffice027.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/amonra777/tomthanasi/foroffice026.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/amonra777/tomthanasi/foroffice019.jpg

^ nice stadium!

MLS are not even close to bottom Premier League!
In the UEFA ranking I would rank MLS around #30 at the same level as Slovenia and Bosnia.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2006.html
not that it says much but MLS teams have always had a good record against European teams. but those are only friendlies. by the way on saturday the MLS Allstars beat fulham 4-1 :). Also in the past month AC Milan beat Chicago Fire 3-1 and Real Madrid Beat LA Galaxy 2-0, both MLS teams played well againt 2 of the biggest teams in the world but they lost

Pics of Benfica's soccer stadium in Lisbon - Portugal.

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luft_01.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luz_02.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luz_16.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luz_42.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luz_43.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luz2_04.jpg

Pics of Lisbon's F.C. Sporting soccer stadium (Portugal):

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_038.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/Sporting_tato_05.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/sporting_GD_04.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/luft_01.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_004.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_010.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_021.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_015.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_032.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/alvalade_031.jpg

Riazor:

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/galicia/la_coruna_riazor1.jpg
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/galicia/la_coruna_riazor2.jpg
http://www.pro-vfb-stadion.de/images/stadienbilder/ausland/riazor-lacoruna.jpg
http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/Riazor/Deportivo_Monaco01.jpg
http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/Riazor/Deportivo_Monaco03.jpg

Sunderland AFC - The Stadium of Light - 48,353

http://www.stangers.net/images/stadium_of_light2.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/n.e.bullock/Web%20upload/Wide%20SOL%201.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/n.e.bullock/Photography/Photos/Wide%20SOL%202.jpg

Arsenal Stadium Highbury 1913 - 2006
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1056008/AFC-Villa-Warm5.jpg.jpeg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1056008/0203arsenalromaNorthBank4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/carlspannard/ArsenalvBoroFIMMgegnremur6.jpg

Real Salt Lake

That's the stupidest name I've ever heard. Do they even know why teams like Real Madrid and Real Betis are called "REAL"?

FC Dallas and so forth makes sense, but Real?! Come on!

Anyway, here's two stadiums, both build for football, that belongs to the two teams I support:

FC Copenhagen's Parken - 42000 all-seater with retractable roof:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/daenemark/parken/110.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/daenemark/parken/190.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/daenemark/parken/160.jpg

And Hamburger SV's AOL Arena - 55000, 45000 seats:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/hamburger_sv/images/kompakt_06.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/hamburger_sv/images/kompakt_01.jpg

Both stadiums host other events on occasion, but are both build, as I said, for football (soccer).

Its not called soccer....its Football.
Yeah! It's FOOTBALL!

tell that to the blokes that invented the word soccer, not us.

The word soccer has a stupid origin for those who don't know. Webster says: Etymology: by shortening & alteration from asSOCiation football
I capitalized the SOC part to make it more apparent. You would think that they would rename American Football since the only parts involving the feet are punting, kickoffs and field goals. Why not call American Football soccer and join the rest of the world in calling soccer football? Probably the same stupid reason the US hasnt converted to metric yet.

^^ higher? never seen that before...

before you jump on yourself and the rest of us, the whole world doesn't call it football.

Most of it does.

yeah higher! :D

before you jump on yourself and the rest of us, the whole world doesn't call it football.
In Europe we do. South America does so, and I bet that the rest of the world except North America does it aswell.

In Europe we do. South America does so, and I bet that the rest of the world except North America does it aswell.

Thats my logic. Im assuming perhaps certain countries in Asia and Africa might have another word.

Australia, Canada, Even some of the names of stadiums use the word soccer in many many countries. Especially in Asia is soccer commonly used.. Basically, the areas that use romantic languages, or were colonized by romantic languages use football. At the same time, the founding country of it uses soccer as well as football, which is interesting. I've been doing a lot of stadium research of the whole world for better Asian, African and South American stadium representation on this board. Especially for non-soccer stadiums. Lots of the Asian stadiums specifically use the word soccer, which was surprising. I wasn't surprised at the south Pacific/Oceana using soccer. That is big rugby territory. Perhaps Mo Rush can answer, but does South Africa use the word "soccer". I notice there is a stadium known as Soccer City. I also notice that rugby is big there like the NFL is in the US.

One of my biggest finds though is the variety of stadium designs out there no matter what the continent. This board gives a much different impression as to what is actually out there, which is probably because of the focus on a handful of stadiums. I also find that the US and Japan really have a ton a great, technological venues. There are great venues all over the world, but the sheer numbers and concentrations are simply different probably due to the wealth and lots of public financing.

One cool new thing I have become a fan of are Bullfighting rings. They deserve their own post as their are some really great ones.

Philips Stadium in Eindhoven
http://tinypic.com/9uyckj.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uycmh.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uycrm.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uycg0.jpg

Amsterdam Arena

http://tinypic.com/9uyd1d.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyerd.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyd5i.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyd86.jpg

Sant James Park (Newcastle)

http://tinypic.com/9uyfpk.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyfra.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyft3.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyfy1.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyg0o.jpg

Reebok stadium (Bolton)

http://tinypic.com/9uyi6v.jpghttp://tinypic.com/9uyio7.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyiqf.jpg

http://tinypic.com/9uyibo.jpghttp://tinypic.com/9uyie1.jpg

Luigi Ferraris (Genova)
http://tinypic.com/9uylc8.jpg
http://tinypic.com/9uyl9c.jpg

^^ any news on when they will start this? Sorry if this has already been answered...

I believe in New Råsunda when I see it! :)
Actually, what is it going to be used for except of 4-5 soccer national games per year?

^^ thats always a danger...

AIK Solna play there league matches at Rasunda !

Anything going on with Hammarby's ground? I know there were plans to expand the current Söderstadion, but haven't heard anything about it in years.

this thread is about stadium Nightshots.
Post your pics here.

I'll have a start with the Olympic Stadium in Berlin:

http://www.herthabsc.de/fileadmin/her/red/galerie/Olympiastadion2005/Olympiast._10-09-04_5.jpg

http://www.herthabsc.de/fileadmin/her/red/galerie/Olympiastadion2005/Olympiast.-10-09-04-2.jpg

not really a nightshot but still nice:

http://www.herthabsc.de/fileadmin/her/red/galerie/Olympiastadion2005/Olympiast._10-09-04_4.jpg

http://www.herthabsc.de/fileadmin/her/red/galerie/Olympiastadion2005/Olympiast.-10-09-04-1.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/images/news/berlin_19_04_2005_1.jpg


Veltins Arena:

http://www.aufschalke2006.de/media/arena_bei_nacht.jpg

San Siro

http://tinypic.com/adm0ip.jpg

http://tinypic.com/adm0qc.jpg

http://tinypic.com/adm147.jpg

San Nicola in Bari (South Italy)
http://tinypic.com/adm7hg.jpg

Reliant Stadium in Huston
http://tinypic.com/adm437.jpg

http://tinypic.com/adm7aq.gif

Telstra stadium in Sidney
http://tinypic.com/adm4gl.jpg

i posted this photos already but still....

http://www.daniilidis.gr/main/olympic/images/81fv8038.jpghttp://www.daniilidis.gr/main/olympic/images/53907.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3695/p8290078copy1tf.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6596/athens2020043bo.jpg
http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/1413/colympics20048sg.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5314/ceremonie0bc.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4391/openingceremonyathens2004firer.jpg

The photos of Athens olympic stadium are really beautiful, and the opening ceremony of olympic games it has been wonderful.

(Sorry for my english!)

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/9683/indexstock4346196mo.jpg

has anyone a picture of the allianz arena at night?

^^Have a look at the Allianz Arena thread! There are a lot. Don't want to link them again :)

City of Manchester Stadium. Home of Manchester City. Sorry for shit pics, best I could find on Google.

http://stadiony.net/pictures/england/city_of_manchester_stadium/city_of_manchester_stadium17m.jpg

http://www.groundhopping.de/mancingr1.jpg

http://www.groundhopping.de/mancingr3.jpg

From the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

http://www.welshathletics.org/news/Commonwealth%20Team%202002.jpg

http://www.squashtalk.com/photos/comm02/opening4a.jpg

http://www.hazara.net/news/haider1/CommonWealthGames2002.jpg

http://www.cgcs.org.uk/Images/M2002%20Opening%20Ceremony.jpg

http://www.fantasyfacup.com/matthew/photos/manchester/man.jpg

http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/lancashire/pc_wallpaper/games2002/gamesend2.jpg

Outside of the stadium with Britain's tallest sculpture, the 56m B Of The Bang.

http://www.bofthebang.com/weblog/images/091204/091204_04_480.jpg

has anyone a picture of the allianz arena at night?

I post them all over the place look in the various Allianz threads

The Melbourne Cricket Ground's six huge light towers can be seen from most parts of the city.




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/Hornet/Dsc02175.jpg

I am looking for one high resolution high quality image of the athens olympic stadium during the opening ceremony for my desktop background...please post one or send me a few links in a private message thanks..

crap, i have a really good one on my work computer that i found on google. ill try find it again for you. i loved it,

There isnt a stadium in the world that looks as good as Skydome at night IMO.

On the left...obviously.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/alteclang/TO_skyline.jpg

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/cardiff/images/millennium_stadium6.jpg

Seahawks Stadium or Qwest Stadium in Seattle

http://image06.webshots.com/6/1/49/89/160314989VhQclu_ph.jpg

http://image02.webshots.com/2/7/92/64/47479264xFmRZk_ph.jpg

http://www.brianduhon.com/2002-07-28/pict075.jpg

http://www.roddyscheer.com/images/pink_stadiums_rainier.jpg

http://www.seahawks.com/ConPics/Con1180/stadiumfireworks01.jpg


Yokohama International stadium
http://tinypic.com/aexmcx.jpg

http://tinypic.com/aexmh2.jpg

San Nicola in Bari (South Italy)
http://tinypic.com/adm7hg.jpg




This one looks like a UFO!!

This one looks like a UFO!!

This stadium is designed by Renzo Piano for the soccer world cup 1990.

It's one of the few decent italian stadiums.
http://www.bennyweb.it/images_X/FotoBari/StadioSN_notte.jpg
http://www.bennyweb.it/images_X/FotoBari/StadioSN_giorno.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Nicola_A2.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Nicola_A.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Nicola3.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Nicola2.jpg

http://www.baricalcio.com/images/stadio_notte.jpg

http://www.baricalcio.com/images/stadio_giorno.jpg

Louisiana Superdome
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1482/32349983ukpcbrph0th.jpg

Paul Brown
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5421/14011resize3uy.jpg

There isnt a stadium in the world that looks as good as Skydome at night IMO.

On the left...obviously.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/alteclang/TO_skyline.jpg

Allianz.

http://img298.imageshack.us/img298/9683/indexstock4346196mo.jpg

This is amazing a packed Safeco Field, that rarely happens the way the Mariners play.

Allianz Arena:
http://allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/openingbayern_310505/57.jpg
http://allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/openingbayern_310505/78.jpg
http://allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/openingbayern_310505/74.jpg
http://allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/openingbayern_310505/81.jpg
http://allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/openingbayern_310505/84.jpg

Allright this thread is about recent stadium and arena developments.
There are plenty of small and medium sized stadiums being built right now and it would be too much to open a thread for everyone of them.
First Im gonna post some construction updates from Germany.I dont have much Information about other stadiums being built somewhere else,but everyone is invited to share their pics!

So here it goes:


Stuttgart,under renovation and enlargement

http://www.stuttgart-baut.de/content/bauprojekte/134_im_63.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gottlieb_daimler_stadion/20050710/180.jpg

outside:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gottlieb_daimler_stadion/20050405/110.jpg


the VFB event Center, uc
http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/media_fast/626/vfb_eventcenter.jpg


Kaiserslautern,under renovation and enlargement

model:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/modell/110.jpg

pics:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050724/160.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050724/110.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050724/190.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050722/130.jpg

New Arena for magdeburg,uc:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/stadion_magdeburg/modell/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/stadion_magdeburg/modell/110.jpg

MSV-Arena,Duisburg,finished last year:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/msv_duisburg/images/aussen_160.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/msv_duisburg/images/blick_150.jpg

Moenchengladbach:finished last year:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/west_04.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/west_02.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/eroeffnung_02.jpg

Business lounge:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/business_10.jpg
from top:
http://www.stadion-im-borussia-park.de/images/news/luftaufnahme2_klein.jpg
http://www.stadion-im-borussia-park.de/images/borussia-park/stadion/kaltbereich/9.jpg
http://www.stadion-im-borussia-park.de/images/borussia-park/stadion/warmbereich/5.jpg
Fanshop:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/sonstige_10.jpg

New SAP-Arena in Mannheim, uc: (built for the local Icehockey Team)

http://www.saparena.de/sturm/dbdateien/bilder/1270_bild_gross.jpeg
http://www.saparena.de/sturm/dbdateien/bilder/1271_bild_gross.jpeg
http://www.saparena.de/sturm/dbdateien/bilder/1272_bild_gross.jpeg
http://www.saparena.de/sturm/dbdateien/bilder/1284_bild_gross.jpeg
outside:
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_arenen/images/news/mannheim_07_04_2005_1.jpg

New plannings for Arena in Duesseldorf:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_arenen/images/deutschland/duesseldorf_eishalle_04.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_arenen/images/deutschland/duesseldorf_eishalle_02.jpg

Amongst others Bayer Leverkusen is now considering to enlarge their stadium.At the moment the capacity is only 22.500.That means the Bayarena is the smallest stadium in the Bundesliga.Considering that Bayer Leverkusen is a international Topclub the capacity is way to small.

Since I havent seen any pictures of the stadium in this forum,Im gonna post some :)


http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/bayer_04_leverkusen/images/kompakt_11.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/bayer_04_leverkusen/images/sued_01.jpg
the built-in Mcdonalds
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/bayer_04_leverkusen/images/aussen_05.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/bayer_04_leverkusen/images/aussen_03.jpg
inside:http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/bayer_04_leverkusen/images/sonstige_01.jpg

The Westfalenstadion currently gets new seats!(Couldnt link the pictures)
Latest news are that Nike could become the new name-sponsor for the arena,since the club is highly in debt.

http://www.stadion-live.de/tempelblicke/images/luftbilder_pp_dortmund/west3.jpg

UnderConstrction right now in London is whats thought to be the largest indoor arena in the world...in size and capacity.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/9747/thedome9sv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

No construction Pics.

Look at the pic of the London Arena that has O2 on it...who is that woman...oh, but the FIERCE, Kylie Minogue!!

Nice!the O2 dome looks pretty impressive.
the capacity will be around 23.000?is that right?

On the Official site it says both 23,000 and 26,000.

23,000....3rd biggest in world
26,000....Biggest

WOW! Those stadiums up top are fantastic.

On the Official site it says both 23,000 and 26,000.

23,000....3rd biggest in world
26,000....Biggest

Perhaps depending on whether its in sport or concert mode?

One arena (rebuilding) and one Stadion just where finished lately here in Switzerland.

The Halenstadion is the largest indoor arena of switzerland it was originaly build in 1939. The interior was totally rebuild between July 2004 and August 2005, a new entrance building was added aswell:

Before rebuilding (you see the bicycle race track still in place):
http://www.zscweb.ch/fanpics/hallenstadion/tribuenelinks.jpg
http://www.zscweb.ch/fanpics/saison0304/ZSC-HCD_040304/normal_HPIM1604.JPG

After:
http://www.zscweb.ch/fanpics/hallenstadion/20050731-Umbau-Hallenstadion-Wiedereroeffnung/normal_www.ZSCweb.ch-27.jpg
http://www.zscweb.ch/fanpics/hallenstadion/20050731-Umbau-Hallenstadion-Wiedereroeffnung/normal_www.ZSCweb.ch-46.jpg
(sorry couldn't find better pics)
From outside (the left big building, the right next to it is the Expo center of Zürich (Messe Zürich):
http://www.pstarch.ch/images/_im_objekte/_im_2_intneubauten/02/hallenstad_gb.jpg
It now has a capacy of 13'000


The Stade de Suisse Wankdorf (better call it just Wankdorf) is a totally new builded Stadion, at the same place as the old (holy for my German friends) Wankdorf that has been tear down completely.
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/thun-duerrenast/fertige_bilder/sds_2004.jpg

http://homepage.swissonline.ch/thun-duerrenast/fertige_bilder/stade_maerz05.jpg

It has a capacy of 32'000 and features the biggest solar pannel on a stadion roof.

thx for that!!
I have been looking for new pics of the Hallenstadion

pics of the Hallenstadion
http://a.blick.ch/img/gen/O/3/HBO3mUpr_Pxgen_r_420xA.jpg

http://a.blick.ch/img/gen/u/B/HBuBC1S1_Pxgen_r_420xA.jpg

there is also the LTU arena in dusseldorf , if you have pics

Have anybody news about the extension of Camp Nou. In mine opinion is the lower side after the extension works the high side of the whole stadium.

Great stadiums. Very impressive!!

How is London arena with 26,000 biggest in the world? What about Pontiac Silverdome, Georgina Dome, Alamo Dome and that huge arena in New Orleans (can´t remember the name right now) to name just a few.

there is also the LTU arena in dusseldorf , if you have pics


LTU-Arena
51.500
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_01.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_04.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_06.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_07.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_09.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_11.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_12.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_13.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/ltu_arena/20041208/arena_duesseldorf_14.jpg

How is London arena with 26,000 biggest in the world? What about Pontiac Silverdome, Georgina Dome, Alamo Dome and that huge arena in New Orleans (can´t remember the name right now) to name just a few.

Arena equals an enclosed stadium with an icehokey/basketball/tennis sized playing area in the terminology most people here use.

I'm still suppized that the Germans picked Nuremberg for the World Cup with its smaller/older stadium with a running track over the much larger and more modern one in Dusseldorf.

Well stadium-wise this decision is truly stupid.
But the DFB(german football federation) wanted to spread the host cities all over Germany.
If Duesseldorf would have been picked there would have been too many cities in the RheinRhur area.
there are already Schalke/Dortmund/Cologne which are all not far from each other.

But you are right.Nuremburg really has the crapiest stadium in the lineup for the WC. plenty of other stadiums would have been a better pick.

Other proposed UK arenas -

Bristol Arena, 10,000 capacity
http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/additional/news/article-images/5-bristol-arena-artists-perspective.jpg
http://www.templequarter.com/bristol-arena/index.asp

Brighton International Arena, 8,000 (normal) 11,000 (concerts)
http://www.brightonarena.co.uk/New%20No%20Lid.jpg
http://www.brightonarena.co.uk/

Southampton Arena, 5,000 (normal) 7,000 (concerts)
Can't find any pictures
http://www.invest-in-southampton.co.uk/latest_news_view.asp?NavID=320&MnuID=8&ID=86

Leeds Arena, 13,000
See this thread (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=236033)

Isnt this UC in Liverpool at the moment?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/images/2004/12/07/kings_dock_home_203x152.jpg

I think its a 10,000+ seater

Well stadium-wise this decision is truly stupid.
But the DFB(german football federation) wanted to spread the host cities all over Germany.
If Duesseldorf would have been picked there would have been too many cities in the RheinRhur area.
there are already Schalke/Dortmund/Cologne which are all not far from each other.

But you are right.Nuremburg really has the crapiest stadium in the lineup for the WC. plenty of other stadiums would have been a better pick.


weserstadion in bremen is also crappy

Isnt this UC in Liverpool at the moment?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/images/2004/12/07/kings_dock_home_203x152.jpg

I think its a 10,000+ seater
Aye, I forgot that one. There's also another proposed arena in the London area, the Croydon Arena (http://www.sapca.org.uk/archive.asp?id=&ref=&nid=455&page=9), but I can't find out much about that. Capacity should be 12,500.

Just had a look on the Liverpool page.

at the moment they are putting the sewers in....work on the Arena iteself should start this month or next.

weserstadion in bremen is also crappy

true,but Bremen isnt a host city to the worldcup

The third tier for the St.Jakobs Park,Basel
dunno when they start with the construction.Maybe some swiss forumer can give some help here.

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2008/st_jakob_park/images/modell_01.jpg

at the moment it looks like this:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2008/st_jakob_park/images/110.jpg


And a new arena for Real Sociedad:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gipuzkoarena/modell/120.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gipuzkoarena/modell/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gipuzkoarena/modell/190.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gipuzkoarena/modell/160.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/gipuzkoarena/modell/180.jpg

Looks fantastic :cheers:

Ok,now some more regional news from Germany:

This is a new proposal for a arena for the football club Fc.Union Berlin a Fourth? league club.
And this is something we rarely see in Europe.
It's a retro building.It will bw buil in the style of the industrialisation.

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/alte_foersterei/modell/100.jpg

next is the new arena for Rot Weiss Essen a third league club.
Im quite dissapointed by this proposal because Essen is one of Germanys biggest cities and lies within the Ruhr agglomaration.
But its just another small boxy design that we see too often these days.
soon uc:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/georg_melches_stadion/modell/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/georg_melches_stadion/modell/110.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/georg_melches_stadion/modell/120.jpg

finally some pics from the new proposal for the Paragon Arena in Paderborn:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/paragon_arena/modell/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/paragon_arena/modell/101.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/paragon_arena/modell/102.jpg

The third tier for the St.Jakobs Park,Basel
dunno when they start with the construction.Maybe some swiss forumer can give some help here.

I didn't found any dates, all I know is that the enlargement will be ready for the euro 2008. If the Uefa rules for enlargements are the same as for new stadia this would mean it would be finished 2007.

Does anyone know any details as to the Real Sociedad arena? Like construction start, capacity and other such details.

I found some information,

the constructions have already started, it is not much to see yet.

It will be finished already in summer 2006 (if there are no delays)

It will have 42'500 seats after enlargment. That would be the biggest statium of switzerland.

One of the proposal for the new Valencia C.F stadium. Capability: 80,000

http://acidmind81.iespana.es/estadio.jpg

Not sure about the rules, history, or even the existance of an Ice Hockey world championships (along the lines of the football world cup). Anyway, for what it's worth I think the UK has a pretty good array of facilities and these are my suggestions for venues for a future tournament

Leeds Arena, 13,000;
http://domain522613.sites.fasthosts.com/images/01_arena_impression.jpg

Newcastle Arena, 6,500;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/950000/images/_954892_eagles300.jpg

Sheffield Arena, 12,500;
http://www.hockeyarenas.com/sheffield2.jpg

Liverpool Arena, 10,000;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/images/2004/12/07/kings_dock_home_203x152.jpg

Manchester Arena, 18,000;
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~jod/Storm/17245.gif

Nottingham National Ice Centre, 7,500;
http://www2.londonracers.com/news/london/uploads/825.jpg

Birmingham NIA, 8,500; (Alternatively NEC arena, 13,000)
http://www.bplphoto.co.uk/imagefiles/PigScan/samples/99-260.jpg

London O2 Arena, 23,000
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/Sparkynufc/dome.jpg

London Earls Court Arena, 16,000
http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/pics/ec81e.jpg

Belfast Odyssey Arena, 9,000
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/northern_ireland/belfast_odyssey2.jpg


Bristol Arena, 10,000 capacity
http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/additional/news/article-images/5-bristol-arena-artists-perspective.jpg


Brighton International Arena, 8,000
http://www.brightonarena.co.uk/New%20No%20Lid.jpg

There is a planned arena for Brooklyn, which I oppose greately.

http://www.newyorkgames.org/files/images/Barena.jpg

Its a different animal than the soccer world cup. Doesn't require a ton of venues or even a bunch of super great ones. Its pretty much been played in hockey loving nations so far. The UK facilities are aight compared to Canada and the US. But that's to be expected as basketball and ice hockey are very popular sports.

The World Cup of Ice Hockey and the Ice Hockey World Championships are actually two different competitions. The world Cup is held at venues around the world while the world Championships are held in a single country.

Britian would host a world Championships and not a world cup.

You only need 2 or 3 venues. So your list is overkill.

Here some infos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation_World_Championships

2009 in Switzerland, maybe I gonne watch a game :)

koskaar, the project hasn't been scrapped, they're just taking things very slowly.
I remember reading somewhere that they scrapped the plans for a 50k seater-söderstadion (not really sure, though)...but if that's the case, the city of stockholm has still promised hammarby a new stadium with ~25k seats.
So one thing's for sure: Hammarby won't walk away from this with empty hands.

Does anyone know any details as to the Real Sociedad arena? Like construction start, capacity and other such details.
http://www.stadiumguide.com/gipuzkoarena1.jpg
http://www.stadiumguide.com/gipuzkoarena2.jpg
Capacity: 42,500

http://www.stadiumguide.com/gipuzkoarena.htm

Also, the first picture isn't of the Leeds Arena, it's of the proposed Croydon Arena in London. If you hover your mouse over the picture on the Leeds Arena homepage, it says "Crodyon Arena shown for illustrative purposes only..."

Parken

for morush:

heres a large pic of the stadium. its not much of the stadium more of the opening its self but its big and its at night lol.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Olympic_flame_at_opening_ceremony.jpg

its 1 mb so i wont post it on the forum. just copy that url into ur browser.

Also, the first picture isn't of the Leeds Arena, it's of the proposed Croydon Arena in London. If you hover your mouse over the picture on the Leeds Arena homepage, it says "Crodyon Arena shown for illustrative purposes only..."

Yes but they plan on using the same design

that proposal for Valencia is outstanding!!
what are the chances that its going to be build like that??

I found some information,

the constructions have already started, it is not much to see yet.

It will be finished already in summer 2006 (if there are no delays)

It will have 42'500 seats after enlargment. That would be the biggest statium of switzerland.

thx for that!hope to see some construction pics soon.

that proposal for Valencia is outstanding!!
what are the chances that its going to be build like that??
That one is an Arup Associates project. I was the best rated by the club belong the designs that some architects were requested (that was two years ago). Now, Valencia C.F. has invited different architects to present some projects at the end of this year, among them: Santiago Calatrava, Arup, HOK Sports, GMP...

On the other hand, the club is dealing with Sony, Toyota (maybe Nike too) to sign a sponsorship agreement similar to the Arsenal's with Emirates.

thats some great news for Valencia.
Is it also sure that the capacity will be 80.000 or could it be less?

Mestalla (Valencia C.F. stadium) has a capability of 53.000 spectators, they pretend to have a new stadium with 70.000-80.000 seats.

on the spanish forum , there is one thread about this stadium in which the articles say valencia mayor wants an athletic track inside the stadium , with amovible seats , that would be the basic deal for giving city parcels to the club for the stadium construction .

Are there enough major Athletics meetings in the world to warrant yet another stadium being built in Europe with a track? Does it make financial sense to build another friggin athletics stadium? Just wondering like.

Mestalla (Valencia C.F. stadium) has a capability of 53.000 spectators, they pretend to have a new stadium with 70.000-80.000 seats.

thats major!thx for that info.
I had no idea that such a big stadium is currently being planned in Spain.
I just hope that they dont put an athletics track in there.wouldnt make any sense and it would spoil the atmosphere.

In some way, I don't see what is so special about having a new sports facility when it's just going to be used like the older ones.

she wants world championship 2011 , they have not had the 2009 ones ( berlin won hosting ) , i agree though with the fact that every time a football club wants to have a new stadium , the city council annoys with the usual ( and most of the time , useless ) track , sick with that , same case for turin with delle alpi and other stadiums in italy and spain .... They realize their mistake after with useless and unadapted construction , yuck .

In some way, I don't see what is so special about having a new sports facility when it's just going to be used like the older ones.
The old stadium will be demolished, it is said that some tall buildings can be built in that plot.

On the other hand, what you're talking about the athletic track... Yes, the mayoress wants to exploit the new stadium (the plot where the new stadium will be built is public) for the World Championship 2011, there seems to be different possibilities to build the track, build it temporaly and after the Championship reconvert it to fixed seats or have the track hidden by retractile seats.

Make and send your bid logos. It could be any REAL competition you want : Summer Games, Winther Games, Euro, World Cup, Asian Games, Panamerican Games, Copa America, Commonwealth Games or any else. Please describe what competition is it and in which host country/city cause not anyone can realize it from logo alone :)

here is my for Poland Ukraine Euro 2012

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/8035/soccer7fr.jpg

There isnt a stadium in the world that looks as good as Skydome at night IMO.

On the left...obviously.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/alteclang/TO_skyline.jpg

Very cool from a distance, but I would have to see a close-up pics to make a proper judgement. Nice though ;)

I don't mind new stadiums/arenas being built, but they should not use any taxes since they will be privatley, like the way my state's governor was thinking about taxing everyone for the West Side Stadium for the Jets.

http://www.westsidestadium.org/stadium650a32604.jpg

I can't find Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (Turkey) on Google Earth.

Can anyone show me where it is?

Maybe a map, or a point near it.

I only know that it stay in the west of the city. In the european side.

Help me. Thanks!

When was it built.

If its less than 4 years old It wont be on there.


Thats what I do aswell...search for stadiums.

Old Wembley still hasnt been demolised.

this stadium is now under construction because is for a cup(copa america 2007) this cup is going to be in venezuela. And i want to know what do you think about this estadium.


http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2077/stdiomrida8wz4dp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:D

Nevermind that the city of New York was going to use the Jets stadium for conventions and concerts and take the revenues. The Jets should not have paid for but what % of revenue they would be responsible for generating. Basically the public can screw teams?

look good from the outside, but if its for the Copa America, then we have a problem, because seems to have an athletic track, soo???

Capacity??

Nevermind that the city of New York was going to use the Jets stadium for conventions and concerts and take the revenues. The Jets should not have paid for but what % of revenue they would be responsible for generating. Basically the public can screw teams?

Perhaps the Jets ought to pay for their own premesis like any other business? Then they can do what they like with it.

yes i could not find ataturk and i spent an hour in instanbul searching wembley stadium is not updated and i cant seem to find the berlin olympic stadium...

this stadium is for 40.000 peoples it will has retaurants and a gym inside

this stadium is for 40.000 peoples it will has retaurants and a gym inside

Ataturk Olympic was built in 2001.... But... where? Can you tell me a reference? Airport, Highway, River?

I am listing and marking a lot of stadiums around the world.
I find all of Buenos Aires... All of Sao Paulo... all of London, except Fulham's Craven Cottage... In Istambul, only lacks to find the Ataturk Olympic.

Berlin Olympiastadion was under construction when they took the pictures.
It is in the west of the town.

It looks good in that picture, I like it. Kind of resembles the Algarve in Portugal a bit in it's design (only a little bit).

Wow. I really like the stadium.

so they did change the rotation to every 3 years.......

damnit....

oh, and i find it funny that you didn't put a ten on the poll, yet you put a zero...

http://www.ataturkolympicstadium.com/eng/images/map.gif

Berlin Olympic Stadium is there. And Allianz, which construction started about two years ago is in its early construction phase.

Berlin Olympic is easy to find. Just scroll directly direction West from the point the camera zooms in, which is the Reichstag.
Allianz is located in the North of Munich near the Highway.

fulhams craven cottage

51 28 30 N

0 13 17 W

I believe I have found Ataturk. It is at: 41 01 25.82 N 28 45 54.44 E.
The picture quality isn't good but it appears under construction in the pic.

^^yeah i think so too

http://img63.exs.cx/img63/4024/sat52gs.jpg

it looks good!!

Looks great! But a little bit confuse! 7/10

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid183/pfc2f379f22f9e2874c0143ac1cb7bca9/f2a93063.jpg

Looks like Maracana in Brazil

Looks like Maracana in Brazil
Yes the Maracana

That was what the public was claiming to both Governor George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg about the stadium.

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/5541/ge75ev.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Lords Cricket Ground.


And during a match.

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/6097/eurp2zd.png

are you sure?
because it looks like the HFF logo
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/Assocweeks/HistoryHonours/179962_MEDIUMLANDSCAPE.jpg

its ment to :yes:

i love that logo

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/3259/cape1ta.png

here is other render.the people who desing this stadium did two models this and the fist one that i put :D

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/4236/estadio8ca.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The aesthetics of it are good, 8/10

But the layout is absolutely shit.

You have the field, surrounded by a running track, surrounded by.. random grass? surrounded by another running track, then finally the stands.
That is too far from the field.


6/10

ok now after seeing the second rendering....

why are the seats so far back?

It looks like the Algarve stadium. Great stadium.

Very nice stadium, especially roof look amazing 7/10

As others have said great aesthetics but terrible layout, I thought they stopped building stadiums like that after the 50's.

Perhaps the Jets ought to pay for their own premesis like any other business? Then they can do what they like with it.

perhaps you didn't read what I said. The city of New York wants to use the place for many events and as part of their convention center. Many more than the Jets 8 games per year. So they should get this for free? I don't think so. These cities complain about the rents that the teams charge for facility use, so that's why the team's know they can get public private partnerships. Opposition groups are always trying to make it look like the public is paying for a team to play there. No the public would be playing for a facility that they NEED(this has been acknowledged by both sides) for their city as much more than just a sports facility. In Dallas we had huge public opposition to the American Airlines Center, which sees about 80 sports use days per year. The facility now sees over 100 non sports events per year, and Dallas citizens paid only 1/3 of the cost. If anyone got hosed, it was the teams, though the facility builders didn't mind because of how successful Victory has been. This is why I say each situation is different. Public Private partnerships can work, and do work when used in the right situation. Its not just teams hosing the public.

Of course I read what you'd said. m))

If the Jets paid for their own stadium they could then rent it out as often as they like to whomever they chose.

I've no doubt that many businesses would find a use for such a stadium and be hapy to pay the Jets the going rate for whatever function they are in the business of providing. Of course, we couldn't expect them all to use the full extent of such a facility in the way the Jets will. I'd guess that in NYC it'd rake in a fortune in rock concerts. I'm surprised the Jets even wanted anyone else involved.

Of course I read what you'd said. m))

If the Jets paid for their own stadium they could then rent it out as often as they like to whomever they chose.

I've no doubt that many businesses would find a use for such a stadium and be hapy to pay the Jets the going rate for whatever function they are in the business of providing. Of course, we couldn't expect them all to use the full extent of such a facility in the way the Jets will. I'd guess that in NYC it'd rake in a fortune in rock concerts. I'm surprised the Jets even wanted anyone else involved.

If you look elsewhere that seems to be the universal way in which stadium contruction is going, clubs(or even nation stadiums in wembley's case) are trying to ditch public built facilities in favour of privately funded ones from which they can reap the full profits.

The Nets arena that I showed is no different, and it goes a step further by challenging the courts on wheather it is right or wrong to spend taxes on evicting people for a private developement.

This is the proposal for the new football stadium of the club Karlsruhe SC in Germany.
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/images/news/karlsruhe_29_08_2005_1.jpg

I think it looks pretty cool. Karlsruhe is currently playing in the second league in Germany.

Which one can offer the best sport facilities?

Athens for me. The most modern sports facilities(obviously since they were built in the last 2 years). Also none have been taken apart yet like in other Olympic cities.

Athens,its obvious.

Has Sydney any big venue for athletics??????????????

Lionstar this isnt about Sydney vs. Athens but just a comparison of all the sports facilities of past and future Olympics.

Here we go again..

Yes..Sydney has a big modern venue suitable for athletics.Its called Telstra Stadium ,it seats 83,500 and if ever required again,a track can be reinstalled and the stands can be retracted backwards to suit athletics.
But whats the point,the only reason this would be done,would be a IAAF World Champs and Sydney isnt that interested in hosting one,so an athletics track in a 80,000 seat stadium in Sydney is about as useful as a 70,000 seat stadium in Athens which would never again be filled for an athletics event in our lifetime.

Totally useless.

Doeas Athen have internation standard golf courses or motor racing circuit? I think not. Therefore Sydney would have its overall measure.

Atlanta for what is currently finished.

Sydney does..

^^Thx for that Zizu I was just about to post that1

some new pics from Kaiserslautern.The roof construction has begun

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/images/news/kaiserslautern_23_08_2005_1.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050819/110.jpg
this is a good pic that shows how much the other tribune will be extended
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050819/140.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050819/180.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/fritz_walter_stadion/20050819/200.jpg

and the new Mediatowers of the Weserstadion in Bremen: (finished 2004)

http://www.weserstadion.de/images/WS-Nordtr1.jpg

http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/Umbau_Juli_2004/images/previews/preview5.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/Umbau_Juli_2004/images/previews/preview9.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/Umbau_Juli_2004/images/previews/preview13.jpg

just found some dressing room pics:
http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/impressionen/images/previews/preview2.jpg
http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/impressionen/images/previews/preview3.jpg

pic from the Business lounge:
http://www.weserstadion.de/html/bilder/galerie/impressionen/images/previews/preview7.jpg

and since it hasnt been posted yet,here are some pics of the nice mid-sized colorline-arena in Hamburg which was built for the local Icehockey club and other purposes. (finished 2002)

http://www.kulturkarte.de/impressionen/Bilder/colorline-arena.jpg

seems like its situated just next to the AOL-arena:

http://www.lueneburger-heide-attraktionen.de/__we_thumbs__/4280_1_aol-colorline-arena.jpg
http://www.hamburg-magazin.de/images/ku_colorlinearena.jpg
http://www.colorlinearena.de/news/images/news_Eislaufaktion,%20News%20181104.jpg
http://www.db.bauzeitung.de/sixcms/media.php/70/colorlinearena.jpg
http://www.hanackundpartner.de/images/Arena.jpg

heres the official website:
www.colorline-arena.com

and some pics from the Volkswagen Arena in wolfsburg: (finished 2002)

http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena1gal.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena8gal.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena_neu_04.jpg http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena_neu_02.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena7gal.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena6gal.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena5gal.jpg
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena_nacht6.jpg
restaurant:
http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/arena_raum1.jpg

:)

the volkswagen arena is nice simple classsy does its job

wonderful developments :) hope to see these infras established soon!

70,000 seat stadium in Athens which would never again be filled for an athletics event in our lifetime.

Totally useless.

Please learn the facts before you make uneducated comments. The Athens Olympic Stadium is used constantly as it is home to two top Greek league football clubs(Panathinaikos, AEK Athens) and the Stadium is filled multiple times throughout the year expecially for Champions league games, and rivalry games.

I was watching a game last sunday between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos at the Olympic Stadium and it was full.

BTW Athens is hosting the IAAF World Cup of Athletics this summer so it will fill up for athletics events again this year. So again do some research beofore posting random things you know nothing about. ;)

You have the right to think that Sydney has the most modern venues (which I disagree with) but you dont have to put Athens down in every post. It really makes you look bad. :weirdo:

ATM its between Athens and London. Athens wins for now until London Constructs the stuff for the olympics then it can shit all over Athens.

Sydney has nothing special at all. Why would it have the best? they were all built like 1997-1998

i wonder who will win this poll

Dont forget the Rally Acropolis special race which filled the Athens Olympic stadium! Its very funny for some people at the other side of the world to think that Athens Olympic stadium was empty from the time of the Olympics!!They have no idea,this stadium is every week totally full of people for the AEk and Panathinaikos football games!!! Lets see your Telstra which has not any track facilities(only if it will be reinstalled)...very bad for saying that Sydney has athletic facilities.

What about Los Angeles? there are some rather large stadia/arenas/speedways/ballparks/horse tracks etc.

Dont forget the Rally Acropolis special race which filled the Athens Olympic stadium! Its very funny for some people at the other side of the world to think that Athens Olympic stadium was empty from the time of the Olympics!!They have no idea,this stadium is every week totally full of people for the AEk and Panathinaikos football games!!! Lets see your Telstra which has not any track facilities(only if it will be reinstalled)...very bad for saying that Sydney has athletic facilities.

oh my word how many times are you still gonna mention the rally in the athens olympic stadium...oh u forgot to mention the stadium floor can fill up with water and drain away in minutes... u know just in case youre in the mood for a pool in the stadium...fantastic

^^
What are you talking about?

I was just naming times since the Olympics that the Olympic Stadium has been full and I forgot the acropolis rally and he just reminded me.

here is the Athens Sport Facilities Master Plan...

http://www.stadia.gr/2004/masterplan.jpg

Yea Mo its a unique stadium like this which can host both lakes and Rally and I will mention it as many times as I want! ! And u,lets pay a graphic dersigner to make a new logo for SA s bid......

Yeah, this looks pretty empty to me!!! (loser!)


For the race:

http://static.flickr.com/17/21306659_d00b031bc7_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/17/21306043_0601b1c620_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/17/21305378_dd9a7f76a3_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/16/21246305_12445b4f69_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/16/21246184_e487c1b043_o.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/losaad777/34595/415093/0/128-2804_IMG.JPG



For football matches:

http://www.aeknews.gr/images/laosantos.JPG

http://www.aeknews.gr/images/aekpaok9.JPG

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/olyflame/22205/357188/0/oaka.jpg

http://www.aeknews.gr/images/aekolyeisod.JPG

http://www.aeknews.gr/images/aekolyxeria.JPG

http://www.aek.com/4images/data/media/31/041107kosmos1.jpg

http://www.aek.com/4images/data/media/31/20041107_aekgay_2.jpg


http://www.aek.com/4images/data/media/31/20041107_aekgay_3.jpg

http://www.aek.com/4images/data/media/31/20041107_aekgay_4.jpg

http://www.aek.com/4images/data/media/31/20041107_aekgay_9.jpg


With the Champions League Final in 2007 and the World Cup of Athletics coming up, plus two major football teams using the stadium for domestic and UEFA competitions, it looks to me that the OAKA is getting used a lot. And it almost ALWAYS sold out.

Some people need to shut up and think before they make stupid comments.

The Olympic Stadium might be getting some use at the moment, but many other facilities used during the Athens Olympics, will be lucky to see more activity than bird droppings, since the closure of the Games. 3 of the very well built stadiums in the Hellinikon complex that hosted events such as Hockey, Softball and Baseball are standing idle, and not used since the end of the games.

The city with the best around sports facilities is none of the above it is 1956 Olympic city Melbourne.

Check this out for comparison.

MCG 100,000+ stadium.Olympic Games 1956, Commonwealth Games 2006, Australian Football,lnternational Cricket, Rugby, Soccer

Telstra Dome 56,600 roofed stadium Football ,Cricket ,mixed use.

Melbourne Park 16,000 reteactable roof tennis stadium home of the Grand Slam Australian Open,

Vodaphone Arena 10,500 retractable roof, Velodrome, Basketball, mixed sports

State Hockey Centre 8000

Aquatic Centre for international swimming and diving events, indoor and outdoor

Albert Park F1 race track home of the Australian F1 GP

Phillip Island Moto GP track

Flemington Racecourse home to the famous Melbourne Cup horse race.

How many cities can match this list?

The city with the best around sports facilities is none of the above it is 1956 Olympic city Melbourne.

Check this out for comparison.

MCG 100,000+ stadium.Olympic Games 1956, Commonwealth Games 2006, Australian Football,lnternational Cricket, Rugby, Soccer

Telstra Dome 56,600 roofed stadium Football ,Cricket ,mixed use.

Melbourne Park 16,000 reteactable roof tennis stadium home of the Grand Slam Australian Open,

Vodaphone Arena 10,500 retractable roof, Velodrome, Basketball, mixed sports

State Hockey Centre 8000

Aquatic Centre for international swimming and diving events, indoor and outdoor

Albert Park F1 race track home of the Australian F1 GP

Phillip Island Moto GP track

Flemington Racecourse home to the famous Melbourne Cup horse race.

How many cities can match this list?



This is impressive, but Athens can (and it possibly beats Melbourne). Here is why:

1) Athens Olympic Stadium:

Capacity: 66,132 (all seated) Used for Athletics, football, auto racing, and concerts.
Location: The stadium is located in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens (9 km from the city centre, 22 km from the airport). It is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (AOSC, better known from its Greek initials as OAKA).

The two giant arcs have a total span of 304m and a maximum height of 72m... the roof has a total weight of 19,000 tons... 5,000 polycarbonate panels were used for the roof, which covers an area of 25,000 sq m... the west arc was assembled 72m from its final position and the east 65m - both later slid into place... the roof is designed to withstand winds up to 120 km/h


http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks36.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks34.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaworks31.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oakaolympics1.jpg


2) Olympic Sports Hall (used for basketball, volleyball, gymnastics)

Capacity: 18,700

The Olympic Sports Hall is one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in Europe. Greeks call it (and its neighbouring Olympic Stadium) simply "OAKA" - the initials for the Olympic Sports Complex, of which it is part.

The arena features a unique roof, based only on four huge pillars (each being 35m tall and the two pairs 108m apart). It is the largest construction of this
kind in the whole world, according to the Greek Ministry of Sports. The arena is also built in such a way as to provide abundant natural sunlight all day long.


http://www.stadia.gr/oaka-b/kleisto_oaka3.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka-b/kleisto_oaka4.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka-b/kleisto_oaka5.jpg


3) Olympic Tennis Center:

Main Court Capacity: 18,000

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/tennis.jpg


4) Olympic Aquatic Center:

Capacity 12,000-15,000

http://www.stadia.gr/2004/aquatics-oaka.jpg


5) Olympic Velodrome:

Unknown Capacity, but huge nonetheless!!!

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/podilatodromiofinal.jpg


6) Karaiskaki Stadium (for football)

Capacity: 33,334 (seated)

http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki1.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki2.jpg


http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki25.jpg


7) Peace and Friendship Stadium (Basketball and Volleyball):

Capacity: 14,095 (for basketball) - 11,750 (for athletics)

The arena was designed by architects "Thymios Papagiannis and associates" at a cost of € 25 million (1983 prices). In 1991 it received the Golden Award by IAKS (International Working Group for the Construction of Sports and Leisure Facilities). Besides basketball, its multi-purpose main arena is also able to host athletics, gymnastics, volleyball, handball, ice skating etc, but also concerts, conventions and exhibitions.

http://www.stadia.gr/sef/sefnew7.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/sef/sefnew9.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/sef/sefnew10.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/sef/sefnew14.jpg


8) Ano Liossia Hall:

This brand new indoor hall will host the sports of wrestling and judo during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. It has a capacity of 9,300 spectators.

http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia8.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia5.jpg


9) Galatsi Arena (used for b-ball):

http://www.stadia.gr/galatsi/galatsinow18.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/galatsi/galatsinow17.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/galatsi/galatsinow12.jpg


10) Nikea Indoor Hall (was used for weightlifting; is now a theatre):

Apart from being the most complete sports centre for weightlifting in the world, it is also able to host conventions, concerts and similar events. The complex includes the main hall, warm-up and training halls, medical facilities, a press centre, administrative offices and a separate connecting building with guest rooms for 59 athletes, a restaurant etc.

It has a capacity of 5,191 spectators.


http://www.stadia.gr/nikaia/nikaianow8.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/nikaia/nikaianow10.jpg


11) Peristeri Indoor Hall (Boxing):

It has a capacity of 8,400.

http://www.stadia.gr/peristerinew/peristerinewworks6.jpg



12) Helliniko Arena (Basketball):

It has a capacity of about 14,500 spectators.

http://www.stadia.gr/hellinikon/hellinikon7.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/hellinikon/hellinikon9.jpg


13) Helliniko Baseball and Canoe/Kayak Center:

http://www.stadia.gr/hellinikon/canoekayak2.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/hellinikon/baseball1.jpg



14) Faliro Arena (multi use facility):

It had a capacity of 8,536 spectators, half of the seats being temporary. After the Olympics, capacity was reduced to 3,836.

http://www.stadia.gr/faliro/faliroworks6.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/faliro/faliroworks5.jpg


15) Faliro Beach Voleyball Center (currently being used for FIVA world championships):

http://www.stadia.gr/2004/beach-volleyball-faliro.jpg


16) Markopoulo Equestrian Center:

http://www.stadia.gr/2004/equestrian-markopoulo.jpg


17) Agios Kosmas Sailing Center:

http://www.stadia.gr/2004/sailing-agios-kosmas.jpg

This list excludes "older" football and b-ball arenas that exist (i.e. old Panathinakos stadium and teh stadiums of the smaller Athenian football teams)

Also, yesterday the municipal government approved a brand new football stadium for Panathinaikos seating 40,000 along with a b-ball bvenue that will seat 6,000 to 8,000 people. It is scheduled to be complete by 2008.


all pictures are courtesy of stadia.gr

Also, yesterday the municipal government approved a brand new football stadium for Panathinaikos seating 40,000 along with a b-ball bvenue that will seat 6,000 to 8,000 people. It is scheduled to be complete by 2008.

Why a new b-ball stadium for PAO what is wrong with Olympic sports hall?

Why a new b-ball stadium for PAO what is wrong with Olympic sports hall?


I know my friend, but that is what was agreed to. Sometimes these decisions confuse me as well.

let's not forget Eindhoven with the philips stadium (PSV Eindhoven, who always beat the greek teams !!) a giant indoor swim stadium (because world champion Pieter vd H was born here), Indoor sports stadium good isn't it!

let's not forget Eindhoven with the philips stadium (PSV Eindhoven, who always beat the greek teams !!)
Panathinaikos beat PSV 4-0 last year in Athens. :cheers:

This is the new stadium for the Mets if it gets built.

http://www.nynewsday.com/media/photo/2005-06/18204148.jpg

I can hardly remember the Atlanta s and Sydney s venuew which host the olympic sports..

The Olympic Stadium might be getting some use at the moment, but many other facilities used during the Athens Olympics, will be lucky to see more activity than bird droppings, since the closure of the Games. 3 of the very well built stadiums in the Hellinikon complex that hosted events such as Hockey, Softball and Baseball are standing idle, and not used since the end of the games.

Very true, however, what has the utilization of the stadiums got to do with how great they are??

People are just trying to saturate athens in such crap like this to make it lose the poll...

The question is Best sports facilities, not most utilized.

Main Court Capacity: 18,000

http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/tennis.jpg
The capacity is 8,000 for the tennis main court...

Please learn the facts before you make uneducated comments. The Athens Olympic Stadium is used constantly as it is home to two top Greek league football clubs(Panathinaikos, AEK Athens) and the Stadium is filled multiple times throughout the year expecially for Champions league games, and rivalry games.

I was watching a game last sunday between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos at the Olympic Stadium and it was full.

BTW Athens is hosting the IAAF World Cup of Athletics this summer so it will fill up for athletics events again this year. So again do some research beofore posting random things you know nothing about. ;)

You have the right to think that Sydney has the most modern venues (which I disagree with) but you dont have to put Athens down in every post. It really makes you look bad. :weirdo:

Why dont you actually READ first before you comment????

I said Athens will NEVER fill its stadium again for an athletics event in our lifetime,in response to Sydney ripping its track out.
I never said that Athens will not fill its stadium.
Considering Athens struggled to fill to the stadium for the Olympics.Considering Athens extremely poorly attended 1997 IAAF World Championships(yes...that is not forgotten),there is no chance in hell that the venue will be full for a World Cup event.

As I said,its a waste of time having an unused Athletics track in a 70,000 seat venue.

Why dont you actually READ first before you comment????

I said Athens will NEVER fill its stadium again for an athletics event in our lifetime,in response to Sydney ripping its track out.
I never said that Athens will not fill its stadium.
Considering Athens struggled to fill to the stadium for the Olympics.Considering Athens extremely poorly attended 1997 IAAF World Championships(yes...that is not forgotten),there is no chance in hell that the venue will be full for a World Cup event.

As I said,its a waste of time having an unused Athletics track in a 70,000 seat venue.

excuse me you dumb little whore but during the athletics the athens stadium was a SELLOUT on almost EVERY night of the second week!

HERES A PIC TO REFRESH SOME PEOPLES MEMORIES!

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8661/dscf03364xd.jpg

ONCE AGAIn.....GO AWAY IF YOU ARNT GOING TO DISCUSS THE BEST SPORT FACILITIES.....YOU CAN MAKE A THREAD FOR THE MOST UTILIZED IF YOU WISH

*snips another useless Athens Stadium pic*
ONCE AGAIn.....GO AWAY IF YOU ARNT GOING TO DISCUSS THE BEST SPORT FACILITIES.....YOU CAN MAKE A THREAD FOR THE MOST UTILIZED IF YOU WISH
The question was asked about Sydney's athletics track and I answered.Simple as that.

For the educated,Sydney's Olympic track was pulled up and relocated next door at the 15,000 capacity Sydney International Athletics Centre.

why make up crap like it struggled to fill up during the olympic athletics you loser.
The Athletics were selouts as i showed in the 'useless Athens stadium pic'

heres the pic i was talking about. it looks really good as a wallpaper

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5554/oakaceremony3db.jpg

The capacity is 8,000 for the tennis main court...


Yes, you are correct. My mistake. I placed the "1" in front of the"8" in my rush to complete the post.

I t does not changes anything, Athens is now the absolute metropolis of sports with venues that difficulty can beat any other city...maybe only London could in a few years.

London WILL Beat athens in a few years, as soon as the venues are complete, but Athens is currently the best your right stavros

I think London already beats Athena guys :yes:

Oh sorry if this is just about Olympic venues then Athens then obviously Beijing then London

London beats already Athens??? Show me a place for weightlifting in London and compare it whith the Athenean one. Show me a place for canoe kayak and another one for beach volley .What about judo and boxing?? London has at this time some of the best stadium ,sure, but had not yet facilities for as many sports as Athens has now.

I'm sorry but Athens venues are already deteriorating and Athens is not one of the worlds great sporting cities (even though modern sport was invented there as many of our humble Athenian posters will tell us).
London, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris et al are the great sport centres of the world with not just fantastic venues but ones that actually get used often, not just for the odd novelty event here and there.

deteriorating???From which planet u become??

I am so tired of this forum and this constant bickering.


And for the record, just so we can end this debate, I will go through all the venues in Athens and show which is used and which is not. So maybe then all of you will shut up. (both Greeks and others)

Athens Olympic Stadium - In use. (football + other sports)
Indoor Arena - In use. (Basketball - Panathinaikos)
Velodrome - Not in major use. I believe the Greek cycling team may practice there.
Tennis Centre - IN use. ( http://www.tennisacademy.gr/eng/academy.html )
Aquatic Centre - To be used as training for Greek NT. But not in major use.

All 6 football stadiums built for the games are in use.

Panathinaiko Marble Stadium - tourist attraction

Peace & Friendship Arena - In use. (Basketball - Olympiakos)
Galatsi Arean - In use. (Basketball - AEK)
Ano Liosia Arena - Not in use.
Nikea Weightlifting Hall - Not in major use. (confrences, speeches, etc)
Peristeri Indoor Hall - Not in use. (being turned into a public sports complex: http://www.stadia.gr/peristerinew/peristerinew3.jpg )
Helliniko Arena - Not in use.
Fencing Hall - Not in use.
Hockey Stadium - Not in use.
Baseball/Softball Stadiums - Not in use.
Slalom Centre - (To be converted into water theme park.)
Schinias Rowing Centre - Not in use.
Faliro Arena - Not in use.
Beach Volleyball - Not in major use. (Hosting prelimenaries at the moment and has hosted occasional shows)
Goudi Indoor Hall - Not in major use. (has hosted some plays etc)

EDIT:

26 venues left after the games, 19 with some kind of use, 7 with no activity. The whole situation with Helliniko is still pending, they are planning on making it into a big metropolitan park.

Ok?

Now stop with the stupid insults and constant bickering of the SAME FREAKING THING OVER AND OVER. This is getting way beyond rediculous. (mainly from Greeks too) Just act CIVIL. (I guess I am talking into the winds since it's the same ones over and over)

Very true, however, what has the utilization of the stadiums got to do with how great they are??

People are just trying to saturate athens in such crap like this to make it lose the poll...

The question is Best sports facilities, not most utilized.

Some would say best sports facilities are ones that are being used on a frequent basis. That's why I think you have a great Olympic Stadium, because it seems to be used very regularly. Some of the Olympic Venue's aren't though, and I'm not sure how you can measure a facility when it's not giving anything back to the community.

Not a new stadium as such but the Cape Town F1 Grand Prix in 2009 will be known as the African Grand Prix and will feature a new 17,500 seat grand stand stadium, and will be located adjacent to the Cape Town International Airport. The cost is expected to be around 400 million rand for the entire facility and will bring much investment into the sport in South Africa and increase the tourism base in Cape Town even further. Also noteworthy the Grand Prix will be launched one year before the soccer world cup kicks off in south africa in 2010. The last time South Africa hosted the F1 Grand Prix was in 1993.


It is claimed the circuit will be built on a triangular piece of ground next to Cape Town International Airport, and will have direct access from the N2 highway via a feeder road, with its own intersection.

The plan includes grand stands, parking, and all other facilities, and the original graphic- which we have enhanced for clarity - even suggests the racing lines drivers might take.

Interestingly, there are a number of water features on the site marked as "retention ponds" which critics say suggests the site may contain high levels of ground water.

The 17-corner circuit features both slow corners, and a twisty - but high speed - latter section.

The South African bidding consortium's David Gant has said a contract with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could be signed by the end of this year.


http://www.wheels24.co.za/Images/Photos/20050831110741CTF1Track-400.jpg

Tennis Centre - Not in use.


Correction, apparently starting in September 2005 this will be a training centre and have substantial use.


http://www.tennisacademy.gr/eng/academy.html

Why dont you actually READ first before you comment????

I said Athens will NEVER fill its stadium again for an athletics event in our lifetime,in response to Sydney ripping its track out.
I never said that Athens will not fill its stadium.
Considering Athens struggled to fill to the stadium for the Olympics.Considering Athens extremely poorly attended 1997 IAAF World Championships(yes...that is not forgotten),there is no chance in hell that the venue will be full for a World Cup event.

As I said,its a waste of time having an unused Athletics track in a 70,000 seat venue.

I know you want to make it seem as though every sport in the Athens games had an empty stadium but thats simply not the case. Track and Field at Olympic Stadium was sold out every night, we have tons of photos to prove it.

I believe that the World Cup will be highly attended since Athens was put on the sports map because of the success of the Athens 2004 Olympics. Athens had a surge of tourism this summer and it is expected to go on to next summer.

London wins hands down when it comes to sporting facilities. Nothing compares.

It stands to reason, they invented practically every major sport being played today.

no they didn't

London wins hands down when it comes to sporting facilities. Nothing compares.

It stands to reason, they invented practically every major sport being played today.

wow someone needs to read a history book

I'm sorry but Athens venues are already deteriorating and Athens is not one of the worlds great sporting cities (even though modern sport was invented there as many of our humble Athenian posters will tell us).
London, Sydney, Melbourne, Paris et al are the great sport centres of the world with not just fantastic venues but ones that actually get used often, not just for the odd novelty event here and there.

wtf??? how are the stadium deteriorating u fool?

and OMG Sydney is no were a great sport capital. Melbourne yes, sydney NO WAY!

how much sporting events does it actually host compared to Athens....

Athens hosts alot of Athletic events a hell of alot more than sydney

Correction, apparently starting in September 2005 this will be a training centre and have substantial use.


http://www.tennisacademy.gr/eng/academy.html

Training does not constitute a major use, because it's not like you get anything more than a few die hard fans watching their teams train.

he said Substancial...not major

Here we go again..
a 70,000 seat stadium in Athens which would never again be filled for an athletics event in our lifetime.

Totally useless.

Cheers mate my club plays in this stadium and received 60,000+ more than once last season.

Already Panathinaikos (who has move in while they wait for their new stadium) this season also has gotten 55,000 for a friendly with Real Zaragoza, and 60,000+ for a CL qualifier with Wisla Krakow.

And you can expect both clubs to probably get 60,000+ a total of about 5-6 times this season.

http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/pa/paowisla3_b.jpg
PAO-Wisla

http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/pa/pao5_2005_8_4_22_50_55_b.jpg
PAO-Zaragoza

http://sites.gwala.net/pronsen/images/aekoly03.JPG
AEK-OSFP

London beats already Athens??? Show me a place for weightlifting in London and compare it whith the Athenean one. Show me a place for canoe kayak and another one for beach volley .What about judo and boxing?? London has at this time some of the best stadium ,sure, but had not yet facilities for as many sports as Athens has now.

London has the best pure football stadia in the world.

Athens believe it or not, for a small country like Greece has amongst the best ALL around athletics stadia in the world.

^^

And I didn't even mention the 60,000 that turned out for the PAO-Olympiakos derby last weekend. This was the 1st matchday, so already, since mid August, with only 1 matchday in to the Greek season, PAO alone has filled OAKA 3 times.

http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/pa/paosfp11_b.jpg

I'm sorry but Athens venues are already deteriorating and Athens is not one of the worlds great sporting cities (even though modern sport was invented there as many of our humble Athenian posters will tell us).


Show me another European city which has had 3 clubs playing in the Champions League in the same year.

Do you know how many European basketball titles belong to Athenian clubs?

True these are only 2 sports, but these 2 sports are more popular world over than 99% of the Olympic sports combined.

Sydney Olympic Park

http://home.exetel.com.au/miliux/olympic%20park-3.jpg

The Superdome is a very busy venue. Check out the site and click event for more details.

http://www.superdome.com.au/superdome.asp

Literally at least 2 events per week.

There is a rave techno party happening at State Sports Centre tonight with 4000+ crowd. Not too crowded for comfort and space.

And for your comfort, Sydney Olympic Park is one of the largest public space in the world after Tiantemmin Square, Beijing.

http://home.exetel.com.au/miliux/Athens%20Olympic%20Park.jpg

This...is not the biggest Park in the world. It's half the size of Sydney's Bicentennial Park.

Sydney Olympic Park will get hundreds of millions of dollars worth of further investment such as apartments, commerical blocks, shopping malls, park and wildlife enrichment...

Calatrava made this part of Athens so magnificent!!!Sdney sorry...no luck..I had to add Melburne on this poll and not Sydney.

And please somebody let s put pics from London sport facilities that exists now.

http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/pa/pao5_2005_8_4_22_50_55_b.jpg
PAO-Zaragoza

Quite a way away from the pitch though. Not the most engaging viewable experience for watching football?

Cheers mate my club plays in this stadium and received 60,000+ more than once last season.

Already Panathinaikos (who has move in while they wait for their new stadium) this season also has gotten 55,000 for a friendly with Real Zaragoza, and 60,000+ for a CL qualifier with Wisla Krakow.

And you can expect both clubs to probably get 60,000+ a total of about 5-6 times this season.


Great stuff...so why do you need an athletics track around it?

Sydney's superb venues

Telstra Stadium -83,500
Sydney Cricket Ground- 45,000
Aussie Stadium - 43,000
Sydney Showground-21,000
Sydney Superdome-21,000
Parramatta Stadium -20,000
Sydney Athletic Centre-15,000
Sydney Aquatic Centre-14,000
Sydney Entertainment Centre-11,000
Sydney Tennis Centre-10,000
Dunc Gray Velodrome-6,000
State Sport Centre-5,000

National Rugby League Venues-
Brookvale Oval-24,000
Toyota Park-22,000
Penrith Stadium-21,000
Campbelltown Stadium-20,000
Leichhardt Oval-20,000
Jubilee Stadium-18,000

Motor Sports Complex
Eastern Creek Raceway-90,000
Oran Park Raceway-50,000
Western Sydney International Dragway-35,000

Racecourses-
Royal Randwick-70,000
Rosehill Racecourse-50,000
Warwick Farm-30,000