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Tuesday 17th March 2026
Croation giants Hadjuk Split are investigating their stadium options with a brand new stadium on the site of their current ground the most likely solution.
The club have played at the Stadion Plojud since it first opened in 1979. However, the club is now looking for a replacement for that 34,000 capacity venue.
Hadjuk have investigated several options, including renovating the old stadium as well as relocation to other areas in the city. However, it appears that a brand new stadium in the site of their current home is going to be the preferred solution.
Friday 13th March 2026
Barcelona have had agreement from the local council to increase the temporary capacity of Camp Nou to 62,000.
The stadium is undergoing major renovation works and opened to a limited 45,000 capacity in November 2025.
The increase to 62,009 comes as work on the lower and middle tier has been completed, with attention now turning to the stadium's top tier.
Once completed, the ground will have a capacity of 104,000 and feature a roof covering all stands. It is expected that the work will be completed in the summer of 2027, with little to no disruption to first team fixtures. If necessary, the club could expand the women's team, the Estadio Johan Cruyff as a temporary home.
Thursday 12th March 2026
Wembley stadium has modified 10,000 normal seats into safe standing.
The changes have been made in the upper tier in both the east and west ends of the stadium. This is in addition to the 1,600 safe standing seats that were installed in 2022.
The new seats were first used in the Carabao Cup final, where Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0.
Monday 9th March 2026
Northern Irish side Ards FC have been given planning permission to build a new 2,000 capacity home in Newtownards, County Down. The new ground will be built on a former landfill site, close to Newtownards airport.
The club has been without a home for more than 25 years, having been forced to sell its previous stadium to address debt issues. The club has had various groundsharing agreements in the intervening years, most notably with Bangor FC.
Thursday 5th March 2026
New USL side Sporting Club Jacksonville are to build a new stadium in northern Florida.
The club was newly formed in 2026 and started life playing at the University of North Florida.
The will soon start construction of a new 15,000 seater stadium in the centre of Jacksonville. The stadium will play host to SC Jacksonville's men's and women's team as well as school championships, youth tournaments, college events and concerts.
Sporting Jax have started the season poorly, picking up just one point from their opening 5 games.
Wednesday 11th February 2026
The city of Naples has released the first images of their planned upgrades to the Stadio Diego Armado Maradona.
The council is planning major changes including removing the running track and reopening the stadium's third tier. These changes would increase capacity from 54,000 to 70,000.
The city aims to secure host venue status for the 2032 Euros which Italy will co-host with Turkey.
However, tenants Napoli do not believe that the club's future is at the current stadium and have been investigating other sites in the city to build a new stadium.
It'll be interesting to see how this one develops.
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
The football tournaments for the forthcoming LA Olympics in 2028 will take place in several different cities, spanning from east to west in the US.
New York City's new Etihad Park is the biggest name on the list. The 25,000 capacity stadium is due to open in time for the 2027 MLS season.
Other stadiums on the lists (which are hundreds of thousands of miles away from LA, include the home stadiums of:
The finals for both the men's and women's competitions will be played at the Rose Bowl in LA.
Friday 30th January 2026
Argentinian side River Plate have announced plans to increase the capacity of El Monumental by 15,000.
This would take the overall capacity to 101,000 making it the 2nd largest football specific stadium in the world, after Barcelona's Camp Nou.
The move comes shortly after the stadium was last expanded through the addition of a new roof, lowering the pitch and removal of the running track.
This next change will see around 15,000 extra seats added to the stadium's top tier, increasing general admission to 40,000 per match.
Work is expected to start in early April and take 3 years to complete at a cost of around $100m.
Friday 30th January 2026
Spanish La Liga side Osasuna have announced plans to add a small number of seats to their Estadio El Sadar.
The club plans to add another 1,178 seats, taking the stadium's total capacity to 24,754.
The move comes as the team has seen an in trade in attendance, averaging 20,377 so far this season - and that's before visits from Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the second half of the season.
Saturday 24th January 2026
Plans have been released for a major redevelopment to El Campin in Bogota, Colombia.
The redevelopment would see capacity increased to 50,000 with a new retractable roof installed to enable events at the stadium year-round.
The stadium is home to local sides Millonarios and Club Independente Santa Fe.
Thursday 22nd January 2026
Dinamo Bucharest have started work on their new stadium.
The new ground will be built on the site of their old stadium and will have a capacity of around 25,000. The stadium will be built to UEFA Category 4 specifications and also feature space for other sports including boxing, judo, weightlifting and gymnastics.
Construction is expected to take 2 years to complete at a cost of around £100m.
Sunday 18th January 2026
Seattle Sounders are being forced to play some of their home matches up to 280 miles away from Seattle next season.
The move comes as the Sounders' home ground, Lumen Field, is upgraded for this summer's World Cup.
So far, only the CONCACAF Champions Cup game in March has been moved, with other Sounders home games available to purchase on Ticketmaster at Lumen Field for the rest of the season.
The game away from Seattle will be played at One Spokane Stadium, a 5,000 capacity stadium close to the border with Idaho.
Whilst the Sounders have only moved one match so far, Seattle's women's team Seattle Reign are expected to play multiple matches at the alternate ground.
