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Location | Old Trafford Greater Manchester, England M16 0RA |
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Coordinates | 53°27′48″N2°17′48″W / 53.463333°N 2.296667°W |
Owner | Manchester United F.C. |
Operator | Manchester United F.C. |
Capacity | 100,000 [1] |
Construction | |
Construction cost | £2 billion (estimated) [1] |
Architect | Foster + Partners [1] |
New Trafford Stadium is the name given by the architects Foster + Partners to a potential new stadium for Manchester United that would replace Old Trafford, their home stadium since 1910. [1]
In 2025 the club announced plans designed by Foster + Partners for a 100,000-seater stadium under a canopy. [1] Manchester United hope to move to the stadium in time for the 2030–31 football season. [2] Foster + Partners referred to the new stadium as "New Trafford Stadium" in a fact sheet. [3]
The area around the stadium is likely to be subject to regeneration and development, possibly involving a public–private partnership. [3] Jim Ratcliffe said that the construction would depend on "how quickly the government get going with their regeneration programme". [3] Omar Berrada, the chief executive of Manchester United, said that "the stadium in isolation doesn't make sense without the wider regeneration project". [2] The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said in January 2025 that she supported the regeneration of the area around Old Trafford. [2]
The new stadium will be built next to Old Trafford. [3]
In 2021 Manchester United looked into redeveloping Old Trafford, having not done any major work since 2006. [4] [5] In 2023 the stadium was left off the list for hosting Euro 2028 matches due to being unable to say whether it would be available for the competition. [6] [7] The stadium had a roof leak against Arsenal in May 2024 with similar occurrences in 2023, 2019 and 2012. [8] [9] [10]
In February 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe purchased a 27.7% stake in Manchester United. [11] In the same month, Trafford Council announced plans to redevelop the area around Old Trafford as part of the Trafford Wharfside Development Framework. [12] Following his purchase, Ratcliffe stated that he wanted to see a "national stadium in the north of England", rather than refurbish the existing stadium as it would not be perfect. [13] A taskforce made up of Lord Coe, Andy Burnham, Gary Neville, Sara Todd, academics, and members of a fans group explored whether to renovate the existing stadium or construct a new one. [14] When fans were surveyed, 52% were in favour of a new stadium rather than redevelopment. [15] In September 2024, the first images of the new stadium were published and it was reported that it could bring in £7.3 billion each year to the UK economy. [4]
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said that no public money would fund the stadium. [3] The area around the stadium is likely to be subject to regeneration and development, possibly involving a public–private partnership. [3] [16] Ratcliffe said that the construction would depend on "how quickly the government get going with their regeneration programme". [3] Omar Berrada, the chief executive of Manchester United, said that "the stadium in isolation doesn't make sense without the wider regeneration project". [2] The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said in January 2025 that she supported the regeneration of the area around Old Trafford. [2]
In March 2025, it was announced that the club would build a proposed 100,000-seater arena, costing around £2 billion ($2.6 billion) designed by British architect Norman Foster. [17]
The new stadium will be one of the tallest structures in Greater Manchester and the second-largest football stadium in Europe after Nou Camp in Barcelona. [3] It will have 100,000 seats, but its gross seating capacity will reach 104,000. [18] Hospitality will account for 15.5% of the seats. [3] It will feature a 'trident' of three masts; [2] the central mast will be 200 metres (660 ft) tall and feature a viewing platform. [2] The designs for the stadium feature a vast 126,000-square-metre (1,360,000 sq ft) canopy under which would be a commercial quarter of entertainment and commercial venues. [2] The pitch of the stadium will be 15.9 metres (52 ft) below ground level. [2]
Norman Foster of Foster + Partners has estimated that the construction will take five years. [3] It is planned to build the stadium with a modular construction, transporting materials along the Manchester Ship Canal. [3]