Swiss Stadium Construction Updates

Discussion in 'Austria & Switzerland' started by RobtheAggie, Jul 15, 2005.

  1. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    United States
  2. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
  3. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    I am not too sure. I think that the current one has a capacity of around 2k. I assume with this move, Meyrin is hoping to stay in the CL for quite some time.

    Regarding FCSG. Have they actually started construction?

    I also thought I read that Aarau was going to get a new stadium. Any news about that?
     
  4. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Yes, but nothing major. The Aarau stadium is still pending a public vote.
     
  5. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

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    Middle Georgia
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  6. PeterBeer

    PeterBeer Member

    Oct 21, 2004
    Stockholm
    The new St. Gallen arena got the definite go-ahead today
     
  7. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
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    Grasshopper Club Zürich
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    Switzerland
    About time. I guess only slight ground work was done so far.
     
  8. PeterBeer

    PeterBeer Member

    Oct 21, 2004
    Stockholm
    And it will be finished in just a little over 2 years, quite fast for a relatively big ground. Just hope the Zürchers can hurry it up a bit
     
  9. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
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    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Well...until the new Letzigrund is finished (2007) we are blocked anyway.
     
  10. PeterBeer

    PeterBeer Member

    Oct 21, 2004
    Stockholm
    So definitely no EC2008 in a "real" football stadium in Zürich?
     
  11. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Sadly no. There was a press conference a while back. The residents won't stop fighting the construction permit in court and time has basically run out. FCZ will finish the current season in the old Letzigrund (while construction begins) and will then play next season at the Hardturm. By the summer of 2007 the new Letzigrund should be done and both teams will move there. By that time the legal circus should be over and hopefully construction on the football stadium can begin.
     
  12. PeterBeer

    PeterBeer Member

    Oct 21, 2004
    Stockholm
    When is the Joggeli expansion finished?
     
  13. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    United States
    I ran accross this great website the other day.
    www.stades.ch

    Every stadium from the 2nd Interregional League and up, plus many in the even lower divisions.
     
  14. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    United States
  15. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    FC Aarau: Mittelland-Park

    The Aarau public today voted NO to a 25 million credit for the new stadium & shopping complex. Sadly the whole project now appears dead and this puts FC Aarau in a huge dilemma. The Swiss Football league has stated that it would like all ten Super League clubs to be in adequate stadia (or have concrete plans for one) by the 2007/2008 season, or else a club could face relegation. The Brügglifeld (like other stadia in the league) currently has a special permission that expires in in the summer of 2007. If Aarau don't have plans for an upgrade or new ground by then (it doesn't have to be built by that date), then forced relegation could happen for the club.
     
  16. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    United States
    Re: FC Aarau: Mittelland-Park

    That is not good news for Aarau. Any idea if there are other possibilities?
     
  17. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Re: FC Aarau: Mittelland-Park

    The situation is pretty unclear at the moment. The Brügglifeld is in the middle of a residential area so an upgrade would be difficult to do. It would also be a waste of money in my opinion. For a new stadium it looks like Aarau will need a private investor, but those usually won't pay for a stadium that is used once every two weeks unless they can build a shopping center or apartments as part of the complex. Those "extras" in return will cause sometimes fierce opposition (as seen in Zurich.)

    One thing is for certain, Aarau has no future in the ASL if nothing gets done, and will face relegation one way or another.
     
  18. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Re: FC Aarau: Mittelland-Park

    News out of Aarau: plans have surfaced to build the stadium in the same place without shopping center. Instead the appartment complex is supposed to be expanded. It's all still very vague, but at least something is happening.

    While we're at it, this is the planned new stadium in Thun (capacity 10,000.) As far as I know it also has to pass a referendum.
     
  19. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    United States
    Re: FC Aarau: Mittelland-Park

    Good news on both fronts. That stadium in Thun looks perfect for that city.

    I am going to merge this with the staduim thread.
     
  20. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
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    Rochester Rhinos
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    United States
    Meyrin has finished a training field with synthetic turf. Their new main stadium is being construnced as we speak. I think the expected date for completion is next fall.
     
  21. KUBI_nu11

    KUBI_nu11 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Mies, SWITZERLAND!
    Does anybody have any good pictures of the future expansion of the St - Jacob Basel Stadium? I can not find any good one :mad: (30,500 to 42,554 spectators)

    Thanks :)
     
  22. KUBI_nu11

    KUBI_nu11 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Mies, SWITZERLAND!
    Guys, I have a good question for you:

    What is the stadium that impress you the most so fare in Switzerland?
    Here are my choices:

    1. Best fans - St Jacob stadium, no doubt
    2. Best outside look - A tie between Stade de Suisse (Bern) and Stade de Geneve
    3. Best architecture from the inside - La Pontaise in Lausanne :eek: :D
    No seriousely, without a doubt, Stade de Geneve
     
  23. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    http://www.st-jakob-park-plus.ch

    As for nicest of them all, I haven't been to the Stade de Suisse.
     
  24. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    Construction on the new Letzigrund has started:

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    After the end of the FCZ season, the old stands will be destroyed...

    (right now it's just construction on the outside)
     
  25. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    New Maladiere:

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