New Trafford Stadium

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New Trafford Stadium
New Trafford Stadium
Location Old Trafford
Greater Manchester, England
M16 0RA
Owner Manchester United F.C.
Operator Manchester United F.C.
Capacity 100,000 [1]
Construction
Construction cost£2 billion (estimated) [1]
Architect Foster and 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]

Contents

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-Parnership. [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]

Location

The new stadium will be built next to Old Trafford. [3]

Costs

The estimated cost of the new stadium is £2 billion. [3] The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has said that no public money would fund the stadium. [3]

Design

The new stadium will be the tallest building in Manchester and the second-largest football stadium in Europe. [3] It will have 100,000 seats, but its gross seating capacity will reach 104,000. [4] 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 tall and feature a viewing platform. [2] The designs for the stadium feature a vast 126,000 square metre canopy under which would be a commercial quarter of entertainment and commercial venues. [2] The pitch of the stadium will be 15.9 metres below ground level. [2]

Construction

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Critchley, Mark; Whitwell, Laurie (2025-03-11). "Manchester United announce plans for new 100,000-capacity stadium". The Athletic . Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MacInnes, Paul (11 March 2025). "'Eiffel Tower of the north'? Manchester United unveil 100,000-seat new stadium project". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Man Utd new stadium plans Q&A: What happens to Old Trafford? Will they play elsewhere? How much will it cost?". Sky Sports . 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2025). "Man United plan to build 'world's greatest stadium' rather than refurbish Old Trafford". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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