MARSEILLE - Stade Vélodrome (60,031 -> 67,054) - EURO 2016

Mekky II · February 22nd, 2006, 05:35 PM

Olympique de Marseille

9x League:
1937, 1948, 1971, 1972, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 2010

10x Cup: (record)
1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1938,
1943, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989

3x League Cup: (record)
2010, 2011, 2012

3x Supercup:
1971, 2010, 2011

1x UEFA Champions League:
1993

Tenant: Olympique de Marseille
Extension: 60,013 --> 67/68,000 seats (6,000 VIP seats)
Opening: 2014
Architects: SCAU, Atelier 9, jointly with Bouygues (construction)
Cost: €273M, stadium + real estate program (Public–Private Partnership: Local authorities & Bouygues)
Renewable energy (photovoltaic cells)
Rainwater collection system

(Euro 2016 candidate City)

Here are the first official renderings & pics of the refurbished Vélodrome....

Copyright@ MIR

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Facts of the possible upgrate :

Architect : Christophe Gulizzi (Italy)
Time : Upgrate to be finished by 2010
Capacity : 80 000 all seated and a roof.
Additions : 3000 m2 of lodges. Saloons, restaurants, an amphitheater, retail zone, offices for a total of 43 200 m2.
Cost : 140 millions euros from private funds

Actual news : agreement of the first investor of the football club, private funds money estimated around 100 millions euros, 40 millions more to find, favor of the city mayor and council. more news to come

Actual Velodrome Stadium :

Rendering after the upgrate :

manicants2004 · February 22nd, 2006, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekky II

Facts of the possible upgrate :

Architect : Christophe Gulizzi (Italy)
Time : Upgrate to be finished by 2010
Capacity : 80 000 all seated and a roof.
Additions : 3000 m2 of lodges. Saloons, restaurants, an amphitheater, retail zone, offices for a total of 43 200 m2.
Cost : 140 millions euros from private funds

Actual news : agreement of the first investor of the football club, private funds money estimated around 100 millions euros, 40 millions more to find, favor of the city mayor and council. more news to come

Actual Velodrome Stadium :

Rendering after the upgrate :

Mekky, I love that model you have of the stadium.

Martuh · February 22nd, 2006, 08:01 PM

Nice one.

The Hunted · February 22nd, 2006, 09:43 PM

Nice design

antigr12 · February 22nd, 2006, 10:32 PM

gaudin (mayor) said yesterday that it was not for before 2012 because of the long process , that the project will be chosen by concourse ( not strengthly the one of gulizzi ) , and that 80000 increasing was maybe a little too much , several thousands of seats being useful though .

***eddyk*** · February 23rd, 2006, 12:12 AM

Good,

This stadium needs an upgrade fast...I hope it happens.

NavyBlue · February 23rd, 2006, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mekky II

Capacity : 80 000 all seated and a roof.

Rendering after the upgrate :

Where's the roof???

Different but nice design though.

CharlieP · February 23rd, 2006, 10:37 AM

Shame they couldn't have upgraded the stadium in time for the Rugby World Cup next year...

unfrequented · February 23rd, 2006, 02:41 PM

bubomb · February 23rd, 2006, 02:47 PM

This has got 'not going to happen' written all over it!!

Zorba · February 23rd, 2006, 09:47 PM

Ugly. People might like it now but they will hate it in 20 years.

vivayo · February 24th, 2006, 12:58 AM

does Velodrome needs 80,000 seats. what are the actual attendences?

JimB · February 24th, 2006, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivayo

does Velodrome needs 80,000 seats. what are the actual attendences?

Maybe 80,000 would be too much but OM are a very well supported club. By far the best supported in France. They currently average just under 50,000 with a stadium capacity of about 58,000.

I'd have thought that an increase to no more than 70,000 would be about right.

CorliCorso · February 24th, 2006, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unfrequented

Those pictures don't show for some reason

Here's the link -
http://www.stadiumguide.com/marseillenew.htm

Reese · February 24th, 2006, 02:29 PM

as soon as they have a competitive team again, 80.000 seats will appear not to be enough. I think they under-estimate the possible attendances, especially concerning the european champion's league. Marseille is THE city of football (soccer) in France. By the way, I never liked the current design. It's windy and looks fragile from the outside. I'd have preferred a San Siro-like structure. But as long as it hasn't been decided yet, I keep hoping for such a huge structure and capacity.
check renderings here

Tommy139 · February 28th, 2006, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddyk

Good,

This stadium needs an upgrade fast...I hope it happens.

This stadium definately needs upgrading, I was there last week as an away fan and from an away fans point of view it was an awful experience.

The visiting fans are only allocated a small corner of the main open side, surrounded by a 25ft fence, no-one sits in there as many of the seats in this all seated area are missing so everyone stands to try and gain a sight of the pitch.

This may not be so much of a problem in the rest of the ground but personally I found that the ground may look nice on TV, but being there is a completely different experience.

One thing I should add is that if this stadium does get a roof those home fans will be incredibly noisy, they are really vociferous without a roof so just imagine how they would be under cover.

Vilak · October 19th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Olympique de Marseille

8x League:
1937, 1948, 1971, 1972, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992

10x Cup (record):
1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1938,
1943, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989

1x UEFA Champions League:

now :

80.500 seats project (some pix without the roof for inside view):

Hard to believe it is the same place isn't it?
Should became reality after the rugby world cup (fall 07).

Neda Say · October 20th, 2006, 01:10 AM

Vilak you had to open this one, hey!?
I have to admit it's really a nice design!
And after all let's go crazy this project good be a little boost for the city!
If they go any further, that is!

I wonder how much this one would cost?

Vilak · October 20th, 2006, 01:25 AM

I Couldn't resist....

The team, the city and the people living here need and deserve this stadium.

It Would cost around 140 millions €.

The stadium as it is now make me vomit. It's a shame :
- horrible look
- terrible accoustic (fans chants are lost in the sky)
- windy
This horror cost 391.9 millions francs (that make around 60 millions €) in 97 and, believe me, people even the die hard fans of OM hate it!!!

Neda Say · October 20th, 2006, 01:54 AM

Oh I know, I do hate it too!
I always though they deserved a roof... it looked good one season after the world cup. But it's still nice under the perfect sun and when PSG is getting is ass whopped by OM once every now and then.

Today it looks like ...crap, the coffin would be nice. But a 140 for 20000 seats and a roof that has to be world record for simple expansion! Nowadays a 140 gets you what a brand new 40000 seater!

February 22nd, 2006, 05:35 PM	#1
Mekky II BANNED Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,810 Likes (Received): 2	MARSEILLE - Stade Vélodrome (60,031 -> 67,054) - EURO 2016 Olympique de Marseille 9x League: 1937, 1948, 1971, 1972, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2010 10x Cup: (record) 1924, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989 3x League Cup: (record) 2010, 2011, 2012 3x Supercup: 1971, 2010, 2011 1x UEFA Champions League: 1993 Tenant: Olympique de Marseille Extension: 60,013 --> 67/68,000 seats (6,000 VIP seats) Opening: 2014 Architects: SCAU, Atelier 9, jointly with Bouygues (construction) Cost: €273M, stadium + real estate program (Public–Private Partnership: Local authorities & Bouygues) Renewable energy (photovoltaic cells) Rainwater collection system (Euro 2016 candidate City) Here are the first official renderings & pics of the refurbished Vélodrome.... Copyright@ MIR Copyright@ MIR Copyright@ MIR Copyright@ MIR Copyright@ MIR Copyright@ MIR --------------------------- old http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/120/velodrome.jpg --------------------------------old Facts of the possible upgrate : Architect : Christophe Gulizzi (Italy) Time : Upgrate to be finished by 2010 Capacity : 80 000 all seated and a roof. Additions : 3000 m2 of lodges. Saloons, restaurants, an amphitheater, retail zone, offices for a total of 43 200 m2. Cost : 140 millions euros from private funds Actual news : agreement of the first investor of the football club, private funds money estimated around 100 millions euros, 40 millions more to find, favor of the city mayor and council. more news to come Actual Velodrome Stadium : Rendering after the upgrate : Last edited by www.sercan.de; December 3rd, 2012 at 08:40 PM.

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Zorba Stadium Fan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Athens Posts: 833 Likes (Received): 0	Ugly. People might like it now but they will hate it in 20 years. __________________ No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.--Nelson Mandela

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February 24th, 2006, 02:29 PM	#15
Reese Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montpellier, FRANCE Posts: 21 Likes (Received): 0	as soon as they have a competitive team again, 80.000 seats will appear not to be enough. I think they under-estimate the possible attendances, especially concerning the european champion's league. Marseille is THE city of football (soccer) in France. By the way, I never liked the current design. It's windy and looks fragile from the outside. I'd have preferred a San Siro-like structure. But as long as it hasn't been decided yet, I keep hoping for such a huge structure and capacity. check renderings here

October 20th, 2006, 01:10 AM	#18
Neda Say Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 9	Vilak you had to open this one, hey!? I have to admit it's really a nice design! And after all let's go crazy this project good be a little boost for the city! If they go any further, that is! I wonder how much this one would cost?

October 20th, 2006, 01:25 AM	#19
Vilak Let's dance in style! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nimes Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 0	I Couldn't resist.... The team, the city and the people living here need and deserve this stadium. It Would cost around 140 millions €. The stadium as it is now make me vomit. It's a shame : - horrible look - terrible accoustic (fans chants are lost in the sky) - windy This horror cost 391.9 millions francs (that make around 60 millions €) in 97 and, believe me, people even the die hard fans of OM hate it!!!

October 20th, 2006, 01:54 AM	#20
Neda Say Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,010 Likes (Received): 9	Oh I know, I do hate it too! I always though they deserved a roof... it looked good one season after the world cup. But it's still nice under the perfect sun and when PSG is getting is ass whopped by OM once every now and then. Today it looks like ...crap, the coffin would be nice. But a 140 for 20000 seats and a roof that has to be world record for simple expansion! Nowadays a 140 gets you what a brand new 40000 seater!

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