STADIUMS
DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
Grand Stad Lille Lille, France
OPENING 2012
Swedbank Arena Stockholm, Sweden
OPENING 2012
The SEK2.8bn (£265m, e301m, US$428m) sports and entertainment complex – Swed- bank Arena – will be located in Solna, near Stockholm. The stadium will accommodate
Sochi Olympic Stadium Sochi, Russia
OPENING 2012
The stadium will be the centre point of the Populous-designed Sochi Olympic Mas- terplan. A flexible design will allow rapid transformation of the 40,000-capacity Olympic stadium into a 45,000-capacity FIFA-approved football stadium, which forms a major part of the Russian World Cup Bid for 2018–2022. It will also allow the further possibility of reducing the capacity to just 25,000 for legacy use. Details:
www.populous.com
www.sportsmanagementhandbook.com
50,000 spectators for football matches and up to 67,500 for concerts. Owned by a part- nership consisting of Peab, Fabege, the Municipality of Solna, Jernhusen and the Swedish FA, Swedbank Arena will replace Råsunda Stadium – Sweden's current national arena for football. Details:
www.arenastaden.se
The new e282m (£243.4m, US$390.1m) multi-purpose, Grand Stad Lille Métropole is scheduled to open its doors in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near the French city of Lille, in July. The 50,000-seat venue will create a new home for the LOSC Lille Métropole football team, which currently plays at Stadium Nord Lille Métropole. The new stadium will also be used to host rugby matches. Meanwhile, the development will incorporate an inte- grated arena capable of seating around 30,000 for indoor sporting events and concerts as well as other shows. It has been designed by Bordeaux architect Pierre Ferret, who was responsible for the Clairefontaine Football Centre, also located in France. Details:
www.grandstade-lillemetropole.com
Kerala Cricket
Association Stadium Kochi, India OPENING 2012
The new 50,000-capacity stadium in south India will be the new home of the Kerala Cricket Association and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. It will also have a signifi- cant indoor element and will be able to host a number of other sports, including shooting and swimming. When the venue opens in 2012, Kerala Cricket Associ- ation will no longer be the only state cricket organisation to not have its own cricket-specific stadium. Until now it has operated out of the multi-purpose Jawa- harlal Nehru Stadium. Details:
www.keralacricketassociation.com
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