New Trafford Stadium
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| Location | Old Trafford Greater Manchester, England M16 0RA |
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| 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]
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
[edit]The new stadium will be built next to Old Trafford.[3]
Costs
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Critchley, Mark; Whitwell, Laurie (2025-03-11). "Manchester United announce plans for new 100,000-capacity stadium". The Athletic. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "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.
- ^ 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.
