Small Stadium pictures

Less extravagant than some others here, Nene Park is a favorite of mine. It's formerly the home of Rushden & Diamonds (R.I.P.) and the current ground of Kettering Town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_Park

"...holds 6,441, with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing. The car park can hold 800 vehicles."

http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/NenePark/0,,10784,00.html

 

In the early 90's they completed major renovations. Maybe that's where the figure comes from.

 

Or a quidditch pitch

 

Definitely props to SA. I think their stadium looks just as good as any of these

 

To me, THIS one looks like a prison

 

To me it looks like a fortress

 

Nelson Oyarzun Stadium (Chile) 12K

 

Common thread for all of these: seating goes all the way around the stadium. I think that's huge when it comes to making a small stadium look good.

 

Suites ?

We already have those.

 

Yeah, there's 16 with more in the expansion plans of course.

 

As somebody mentioned Chile, I think Audax Italiano's stadium Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida is a decent model for how to do a small stadium with corporate facilities. Capacity of 12,000 I believe.

 

^ yeah, that was the other one I was looking for ... almost the same thing just a bit different execution and I love the side with the suites/pressbox/etc

 

It's a way of concentrating all your resources, kitchens and offices in one place. Sadly, I think I'll miss the last week of the Apertura and the first week of the Clausura when I'm in Chile. This is a shame because my wife's uncle is a Palestino fan and I wanted to take him to a game. If I get there, I shall try and take plenty of pictures wherever I go. Chile is a pretty good model for these things because they have a low population density so beyond the Nacional and the Monumental, there's no real call for big stadia. Catolica play in an 18,000 seat stadium, Union Espanola have 28,500. Everton, Huachipato, O'Higgins, Palestino, Rangers, Santiago Wanderers. These are decent sized clubs, O'Higgins are pretty much the team for their region, yet they all play in sub-20,000 stadia.

 

I know they've helped swing us to an expected profit in just our second year.

 

I went to see the Staten Island Yankees play a few years ago. I know it's New York but they play Short-Season A ball and have 18 luxury suites and a massive 60-person suite. AAA teams have massive amounts of luxury facilities and if you're going to be the no. 1 soccer team in a decent-sized metro area, you should surely have the ability to cater to corporates.

EDIT: Here's an idea straight from the UK. Rotherham built the New York Stadium and it has extensive facilities. I've been to Rotherham, there's no way you could imagine that this place would be able to support those sorts of facilities but they fill them.

 

Oh man, winner winner chicken dinner .... THAT is only 12K ? Holy hell it looks bigger than that. This might be my new favorite "small" stadium.