Shifting stadiums can provide a soccer workforce a recent lease of life.
Whether or not it means permitting hundreds extra followers to observe video games every week, reimagining the design so seats really feel nearer to the pitch, or offering state-of-the-art amenities for gamers, a brand new stadium can even remodel a membership’s fortunes.
It may well improve the matchday ambiance, enhance income and entice prime expertise, all whereas giving supporters a contemporary and thrilling place to cheer on their workforce.
For the reason that Premier League started in 1992, 19 groups have performed soccer at a brand new dwelling stadium. Some have left behind historic venues, whereas others have embraced trendy masterpieces, however not each transfer has been successful.
Right here, we have now ranked all 19 of those new stadiums based mostly on their design, ambiance and the memorable moments they’ve seen because the transfer.
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Opened: 1999
Wigan Athletic moved to the Brick Neighborhood Stadium in 1999, leaving Springfield Park. Previously often called the JJB Stadium after which the DW Stadium, the bottom has a capability of 25,138 and options trendy facilities, catering to soccer and rugby league occasions.
Wigan spent eight seasons enjoying Premier League soccer on the stadium, lifting the FA Cup in 2013.
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MKM Stadium (Hull Metropolis)
Opened: 2002
A bit just like the Brick Neighborhood Stadium, Hull Metropolis’s MKM Stadium caters for soccer and rugby league, serving as the house of the Tigers and Hull F.C. of the Tremendous League.
Beforehand often called the KCOM Stadium, Hull Metropolis moved there in 2002 from Boothferry Park. Six years later, they achieved a historic milestone, incomes promotion to the Premier League for the primary time whereas enjoying at their new dwelling.
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Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea Metropolis)
Opened: 2005
One other membership whose floor hosts soccer and rugby – this time with rugby union aspect Ospreys – Swansea Metropolis moved to the then-named Liberty Stadium in 2005, forsaking Vetch Subject.
Now often called the Swansea.com Stadium, it has a capability of 21,088. Whereas undeniably a step up from their former dwelling by way of amenities, it is a bit bland.
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Cardiff Metropolis Stadium (Cardiff Metropolis)
Opened: 2009
The Cardiff Metropolis Stadium opened in 2009, changing Ninian Park because the Welsh membership’s dwelling. Cardiff Metropolis secured promotion to the Premier League in 2013, with the stadium witnessing the celebratory 0-0 draw in opposition to Charlton Athletic that secured top-flight standing.
It is not a nasty stadium, however is considerably overshadowed by the way more spectacular Millennium Stadium simply down the street.
Opened: 2020
Constructed with their Premier League ambitions in thoughts, Brentford moved to the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium in 2020, departing from their long-term dwelling at Griffin Park.
Although the Bees have loved outstanding success on the floor, it merely would not rank extremely right here due to its tiny capability of simply 17,250 – which is much too small for the Premier League and a membership of its stature.
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Madejski Stadium (Studying)
Opened: 1998
Studying transitioned to the Madejski Stadium in 1998, leaving Elm Park behind. The Royals quickly went on to take pleasure in two of essentially the most profitable seasons of their historical past on the floor – profitable the Championship in 2005/06 earlier than ending eighth within the Premier League of their first top-flight season.
The stadium itself is first rate, nevertheless it doesn’t significantly stand out from the group.
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St Mary’s Stadium (Southampton)
Opened: 2001
Southampton moved to St Mary’s Stadium in 2001 from their historic dwelling at The Dell.
Though a lot bigger, with a capability of 32,384, St Mary’s lacks the distinctive ambiance that made The Dell so particular. Moreover, its location on the outskirts of Southampton could make it really feel considerably indifferent from the guts of town, affecting the matchday expertise.
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Delight Park (Derby County)
Opened: 1997
Derby County moved to Delight Park in 1997 from the Baseball Floor.
Unusually sufficient, it was truly designed to resemble the Riverside Stadium, which opened a few years prior – and it has turned out to be fairly related: a big, trendy and tidy-looking stadium that always lacks a robust ambiance, and aesthetically talking, would not depart a very lasting impression.
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Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
Opened: 1995
With a capability of 34,742, Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium, which the membership moved to in 1995 from Ayresome Park, is at the moment one of many largest in the UK exterior the Premier League.
Nonetheless, large is not at all times higher, because the stadium can typically really feel a bit too huge, particularly when not full. Nonetheless, it seems to be fairly good and was dwelling to Boro’s historic run to the UEFA Cup last in 2006.
10
Toughsheet Neighborhood Stadium (Bolton Wanderers)
Opened: 1997
As soon as dwelling to legendary gamers like Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and Ivan Campo, the Toughsheet Neighborhood Stadium, previously the Reebok Stadium, turned Bolton Wanderers’ dwelling in 1997 after their transfer from Burnden Park.
Through the membership’s peak years within the Premier League, the bottom was usually thought to be a fortress, with Bolton often ending in mid-table and competing in European competitions.
9
Bet365 Stadium (Stoke Metropolis)
Opened: 1997
Previously the Britannia Stadium, Stoke Metropolis moved to the bet365 Stadium in 1997 from the Victoria Floor. Throughout their time within the Premier League, Stoke made the stadium a proverbial ‘robust place to go’, with groups fearing the infamous ‘chilly, wet evening in Stoke’ – dealing with tough-tackling defenders and the legendary lengthy throws of Rory Delap, making it a frightening place to go to.
Nonetheless, regardless of its status, the stadium nonetheless feels a bit practical in comparison with different prime grounds.
8
Etihad Stadium (Manchester Metropolis)
Opened: 2002
Manchester Metropolis moved to the Etihad Stadium in 2003 from Maine Highway. The Metropolis of Manchester Stadium was initially constructed as a part of town’s internet hosting of the 2002 Commonwealth Video games.
Since then, the stadium has been dwelling to arguably the perfect soccer workforce on the earth, witnessing a few of the sport’s most outstanding achievements, none extra so than the historic European treble earned beneath Pep Guardiola within the 2022/23 season.
The issue, nevertheless, is that the “Emptyhad”, because the nickname suggests, isn’t full, with empty seats typically detracting from the in any other case spectacular ambiance.
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King Energy Stadium (Leicester Metropolis)
Opened: 2002
Leicester Metropolis moved to the King Energy Stadium in 2002 from Filbert Road, and it’s the place the membership achieved the unthinkable by profitable the Premier League title in 2015/16 – cementing its place within the membership’s historical past because the venue for one among soccer’s best underdog tales.
With a capability of 32,312 and a minimal hole between the pitch and the stands, the King Energy Stadium is able to producing a implausible ambiance.
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Stadium of Mild (Sunderland)
Opened: 1997
Sunderland moved to the Stadium of Mild in 1997 from Roker Park. With a capability of 49,000, it eclipses most Premier League stadiums by some margin.
When full, it is a sight to behold, however attendances have taken successful lately, with the membership experiencing a decline, spending 4 years in League One and now competing within the Championship.
5
John Smith’s Stadium (Huddersfield City)
Opened: 1994
Huddersfield City moved to the John Smith’s Stadium in 1994 from Leeds Highway.
Designed by Populous – the identical firm behind Tottenham Hotspur’s state-of-the-art stadium – the bottom options putting and distinctive structure, most notably the steel arches which sit atop the stands and add a particular contact to the design, even 30 years on.
Minus factors for being named after a horrible, horrible drink, although.
4
London Stadium (West Ham United)
Opened: 2012
Initially constructed for the 2012 Olympic Video games, West Ham United moved to the London Stadium in 2016, leaving the long-lasting Boleyn Floor.
Whereas the bottom is actually large (it has a capability of 60,000) and provides all the trendy facilities you’d anticipate, the operating monitor surrounding the pitch could make the motion really feel distant from the stands, usually resulting in a flat ambiance, particularly when in comparison with the extreme, intimate vibe of the membership’s former dwelling.
3
Amex Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Opened: 2011
Brighton & Hove Albion moved to the 30,750-seater Amex Stadium in 2011, bidding farewell to their former dwelling, the Withdean Stadium.
The transfer has been an improve in each sense: lots extra seats, a greater location on the Sussex Downs, and a trendy, bowl-shaped design with eye-catching coloured lighting, placing it proper up there with a few of the finest stadiums in Europe by way of seems to be.
2
Emirates Stadium (Arsenal)
Opened: 2006
Arsenal left Highbury behind in 2006 to maneuver to the Emirates Stadium – probably the most spectacular and aesthetically pleasing stadiums in world soccer in the present day.
With a capability of 60,704, it provides world-class amenities, together with state-of-the-art hospitality suites and top-tier participant facilities. Initially, the Emirates lacked the intimate ambiance of Highbury, however lately, because the membership has rediscovered its type beneath Mikel Arteta, the ambiance has grown to among the best within the league.
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham Hotspur)
Opened: 2019
Merely the perfect stadium in English, if not European, soccer proper now, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a murals.
There’s not a nasty seat in the home; the amenities, together with spacious concourses, plentiful bars and various meals suppliers, are second to none; and the bottom seems to be beautiful, inside and outside.
Plus, it even has its personal brewery inside. If that’s not sufficient to persuade you that it is the finest stadium going proper now, then we’re unsure what is going to.
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