Comments on: Soccer and Super Stadiums in North America and Europe http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: footballfilter.com http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4143 footballfilter.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:20:18 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4143 <strong>Pitch Invasion Soccer and Super Stadiums in North America and Europe</strong> Some new stadiums to be made in the next 5 years - mostly American ones, and not all football related, but interesting none the less Pitch Invasion Soccer and Super Stadiums in North America and Europe

Some new stadiums to be made in the next 5 years – mostly American ones, and not all football related, but interesting none the less

]]> By: Kevin http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4122 Kevin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:29:30 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4122 Hey, as long as I can pay $40 and get a quality seat in a SSS, then I'm cool. Just don't tell me the cost of getting truly up close is gonna be in the $400 range. Hey, as long as I can pay $40 and get a quality seat in a SSS, then I’m cool. Just don’t tell me the cost of getting truly up close is gonna be in the $400 range.

]]> By: Daily Dose 04.04.08 - World Cup Blog - Euro 2008 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 Daily Dose 04.04.08 - World Cup Blog - Euro 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:20:40 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4121 [...] Super stadium slideshow (Pitch Invasion) [...] [...] Super stadium slideshow (Pitch Invasion) [...]

]]> By: Furtho http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4117 Furtho Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:49:57 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4117 I've written about this reasonably extensively on Pitch Invasion already, but just to flag what has been happening at Omiya Ardija in Japan's J-League. Between late 2005 and late 2007, the club entirely re-built its stadium in the middle of Omiya city's main park. It is a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 15,000 that is split between seating and standing. The photo on the link below gives some indication as to how this is achieved: there is a small bank of terracing directly behind both goals, with seating behind the standing area. http://www.ardija.co.jp/community/stadium/photo/nack5/nack_04.jpg Regarding pricing for each part of the new stadium, 2008 season tickets are available that cover twenty home matches as follows: Category 1 (around the halfway line): 60,000 yen [approx $600] Category 2 (down the side, but further towards the corners): 42,000 yen [approx $420] Category 3 (seating behind the goal): 30,000 yen [approx $300] Category 4 (standing behind the goal): 24,000 yen [approx $240] Fans purchasing a season ticket in any category get a different type of free gift, the Category 4 gift being a kind of pouch with a strap on it that you can use to attach it to the crush barriers to keep your stuff off the floor (photo here: http://www.ardija.co.jp/ticket/images/2008season_category4.jpg ). One thing that is particularly pleasing to Ardija fans is that the club management seem committed to using the shiny-but-compact stadium as the regular venue for home matches, rather than switching between different grounds as they have done over the last couple of years. This policy even extends to the local derby match with Urawa Reds - the best-supported club in Japan - which will be staged in September at Omiya Park rather than the nearby 65,000-capacity Saitama Stadium. Such a decision is guaranteed to lose the club the ticket money from about 20,000 Reds fans who would normally attend the game and will now be unable to do so. But it does also mean that the Squirrel Nation has come home. I’ve written about this reasonably extensively on Pitch Invasion already, but just to flag what has been happening at Omiya Ardija in Japan’s J-League.

Between late 2005 and late 2007, the club entirely re-built its stadium in the middle of Omiya city’s main park. It is a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of 15,000 that is split between seating and standing. The photo on the link below gives some indication as to how this is achieved: there is a small bank of terracing directly behind both goals, with seating behind the standing area.

http://www.ardija.co.jp/community/stadium/photo/nack5/nack_04.jpg

Regarding pricing for each part of the new stadium, 2008 season tickets are available that cover twenty home matches as follows:

Category 1 (around the halfway line): 60,000 yen [approx $600]
Category 2 (down the side, but further towards the corners): 42,000 yen [approx $420]
Category 3 (seating behind the goal): 30,000 yen [approx $300]
Category 4 (standing behind the goal): 24,000 yen [approx $240]

Fans purchasing a season ticket in any category get a different type of free gift, the Category 4 gift being a kind of pouch with a strap on it that you can use to attach it to the crush barriers to keep your stuff off the floor (photo here: http://www.ardija.co.jp/ticket/images/2008season_category4.jpg ).

One thing that is particularly pleasing to Ardija fans is that the club management seem committed to using the shiny-but-compact stadium as the regular venue for home matches, rather than switching between different grounds as they have done over the last couple of years. This policy even extends to the local derby match with Urawa Reds – the best-supported club in Japan – which will be staged in September at Omiya Park rather than the nearby 65,000-capacity Saitama Stadium.

Such a decision is guaranteed to lose the club the ticket money from about 20,000 Reds fans who would normally attend the game and will now be unable to do so. But it does also mean that the Squirrel Nation has come home.

]]> By: Michal http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4116 Michal Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:12:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4116 Now, that's a laugh! "American ignorance" is not a stereotype after all. Can anyone tell me why on Earth Sandy Stadium and Red Bull Park are super? I guess they were among first 10 results on Google... How can anyone compare these medicore if not poor stadiums with masterpieces being built in: 1. Southern Europe (Seyrantepe Stadi, Votanikos Arena, Valencia stadium, Nueva Romareda) 2. Central&Eastern Europe (Zenit Stadion!!!, Shakhtar Stadium, Stadionul National Bucuresti) 3. South Africa (Moses Mabhida, Soccer City, Green Point Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay) not even mentioning Asia... It's actually pathetic to see a brand like Forbes doing something so puny... Now, that’s a laugh! “American ignorance” is not a stereotype after all.
Can anyone tell me why on Earth Sandy Stadium and Red Bull Park are super? I guess they were among first 10 results on Google…

How can anyone compare these medicore if not poor stadiums with masterpieces being built in:

1. Southern Europe (Seyrantepe Stadi, Votanikos Arena, Valencia stadium, Nueva Romareda)
2. Central&Eastern Europe (Zenit Stadion!!!, Shakhtar Stadium, Stadionul National Bucuresti)
3. South Africa (Moses Mabhida, Soccer City, Green Point Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay)
not even mentioning Asia…

It’s actually pathetic to see a brand like Forbes doing something so puny…

]]> By: RHYbread http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 RHYbread Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:22 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4114 Home Depot Center strikes a great balance between luxury suites, stadium club, and seating capacity. The view from anywhere, even the corners, is great. Too bad the bandwagon fans LA has to deal with don't take advantage of the strong connection to the on field product HDC allows. Home Depot Center strikes a great balance between luxury suites, stadium club, and seating capacity. The view from anywhere, even the corners, is great. Too bad the bandwagon fans LA has to deal with don’t take advantage of the strong connection to the on field product HDC allows.

]]> By: Kevin http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-4112 Kevin Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:29:39 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/04/03/soccer-and-super-stadiums-in-north-america-and-europe/#comment-4112 Wait a minute, so if/when St. Louis DOES get a team...I'd have to fork over a ton of cash for season tix while some jabroni gets to take his "clients" out to a game in the private box and not really watch what's going on? WTF, folks? Wait a minute, so if/when St. Louis DOES get a team…I’d have to fork over a ton of cash for season tix while some jabroni gets to take his “clients” out to a game in the private box and not really watch what’s going on? WTF, folks?

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