Football stadiumsA state of the field in Belgium

Content

1. Difficulties in Belgium2. Importance and opportunities3. Comparison4. Cases

Difficulties in Belgium Antwerp RSC Anderlecht

How things should be done Stade de France Lille OSC

Content

1. Difficulties in Belgium2. Importance and opportunities3. Comparison4. Cases

Difficulties in Belgium Antwerp RSC Anderlecht

How things should be done Stade de France Lille OSC

Difficulties in Belgium

Bicycles were needed to impress the FIFA, because our stadiums failed to do it.

Frequent problems

Lack of government finances The “nimby” syndrome Strict regulation for environmental planning Huge budgets

Frequent problems

Lack of government finances

• Sports infrastructures plan Artificial grass Simple halls for multifaceted sports Simple swimming pools Polyvalent sports centres

Frequent problems The “nimby” syndrome

• Not in my backyard• Arguments:

Increased traffic Harm to local, small businesses Loss of residential property value Environmental, light and noise pollution Increase in crime

• Example in Belgium: “De Witte Pion”

Frequent problems

Strict regulation for environmental planning• Little place left• A lot of rules for construction

Huge budgets• PPP solution?

Public authority Private company

Content

1. Difficulties in Belgium2. Importance and opportunities3. Comparison4. Cases

Difficulties in Belgium Antwerp RSC Anderlecht

How things should be done Stade de France Lille OSC

Importance & opportunities

Economic vitality New jobs Tourists Compete with other big clubs Youth academy Sponsors

Content

1. Difficulties in Belgium2. Importance and opportunities3. Comparison4. Cases

Difficulties in Belgium Antwerp RSC Anderlecht

How things should be done Stade de France Lille OSC

Comparison with other countries Capacity

• Belgium: Koning Boudewijnstadium - 50.093 places• France: Stade de France - 81.338

places• The Netherlands: Amsterdam ArenA - 52.960 places• England: Wembley - 90.000 places• Germany: Signal Iduna Park - 80.552

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Comparison: capacity

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Comparison -year of opening Year of opening

Most recent new stadium

• Belgium: Jan Breydelstadium - 1975• France: Stade de France - 1998• The Netherlands: Gelredome - 1998• England: Wembley - 2007• Germany: Allianz Arena - 2006

Comparison: year of opening

Jan Breydelstadium Stade de France Gelredome Wembley Allianz Arena1950

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Comparison Top 60 greatest stadiums

• Belgium: 1 stadium(53)• France: 3 stadiums (5, 26, 58)• The Netherlands: 2 stadiums (45, 48)• England: 6 stadiums (2, 10, 24, 41, 57, 60)• Germany: 12 stadiums (7, 13, 16, 22, 30, 33, 39, 42, 47,

52, 56, 59)

Comparison Some big stadiums

• May Day stadium (North-Corea) 150.000 places• Salt Lake stadium (India) 120.000 places• Salt Lake stadium (India) 120.000 places• Azteca stadium (Mexico) 105.000 places• Bukit Jalil stadium (Malaysia) 100.200 places• Camp Nou (Spain) 99.354 places

Content

1. Difficulties in Belgium2. Importance and opportunities3. Comparison4. Cases

Difficulties in Belgium Antwerp RSC Anderlecht

How things should be done Stade de France Lille OSC

Antwerp

Antwerp

Demands of Patrick Vannoppen

No sharingNo investment

Antwerp

Demands of the cityOnly for two clubsPrivate investors

Antwerp

Solution• Play together• Admission

Why construction of new stadium?• Good for football in Antwerp• Charisma• Landmark• Economics

RSC Anderlecht

RSC Anderlecht

Ideas new stadium• New stadium 40.000 places

No agreement • New stadium on other location

Not an option anymore• Renovate and extend the existing stadium

Agreement

RSC Anderlecht The project

• Renovation of the stadium • Extension of the stadium to 31.000 seats • Construction of a car park • Construction of new multifunctional sportshall• Other surrounding works in the areas

RSC Anderlecht District committee

against project

• Disproportion • 43 meters high

• Capacity 31.000 places Increase of 20% More problems

RSC Anderlecht Disadvantages

• More vandalism • Parking problems for the inhabitants • Problems to go home• Merchants lose money • More sounds and visual nuisance • A parking with 8 floors

Stade de France

Stade de France

FIFA World Cup 1998

Why Saint-Denis?• Close to capital• Accessibility

A86 & A1 RER, bus & underground

• Develop northern Paris• Spread sport infrastructures

Stade de France: finances

• Needed: € 364 million• 48% Consortium Bouygues GTM Entrepose SGE (now Vinci)

• 52% Gouvernment Each civilian: € 3

Design of the Stade de France

• All-seater• 80 000• Mobile stands

• Hanging roof(13 000 ton)

• 2 giant LED-screens

Lille OSCGrand Stade Lille Métropole

Grand Stade Lille Metropole

Lille OSC EURO 2016 “New Stade de France”

Under construction Public Private Partnership

Leverage-effect Main objective:

Gain more incomes

Facts and figures

Foundation stone laid 27th of September 2010 Opening planned for 4th of July 2012

Capacity: 50. 186 spectators Total costs: € 324 million (+ hotel and restaurant)

Less expensive than foreseen Key role for sustainability

Multifunctional stadium