Premier League club share first images of incredible stadium upgrade plans that will DOUBLE capacity in huge revamp
stadium
revamp plans.
With by far the smallest stadium capacity in the Premier League, the Cherries plan to
DOUBLE
the amount of seats in the Vitality Stadium.
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Bournemouth have shared the first AI images of their incredible stadium plans
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Birds-eye view of the new Vitality Stadium, due to be completed in 2027
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The capacity will double from 11,307 to around 20,500 in the next two years
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Bournemouth have shared the first images of their incredible stadium revamp
That will take the current capacity from 11,307 to around 20,500 in the
next
two-and-a-half years - with room to grow to over 23,000.
The redevelopment would make it only the second smallest stadium, leapfrogging
G-tech Community Stadium with 17,000.
And Bournemouth's American owner Bill Foley reckons the Vitality won't even need to close for the expansion.
Instead, the
renovations
will require the demolition of the current South Stand, as well as the expansion of the existing North and East stands.
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The plan -
available on the BCP Council planning website
- also shows how more seats will be made by infilling all four stadium corners.
The stadium, built in 1910, will be completed by the end of 2027.
Bournemouth
unveiled an incredible computer generated montage showing how it will look on Tuesday, with the caption: Together anything is possible."
The snaps shared for the first time how the new South Stand will fit in with the current ground and its surroundings.
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It also included the proposed new fan zone in the South West corner of the ground, between the new South Stand and current main stand.
There are also plans to modernise the facility with new perimeter fencing and relocated turnstiles, a new ticket office and additional hospitality space.
Foley was keen to redevelop the stadium as building a new stadium would have taken five or six years.
European giants see stadium wrecked by hurricanes with roof battered and pitch flooded
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There are also plans build a new perimeter fencing and relocate the turnstiles
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A new fan zone will be built
Bournemouth will build the South Stand off site and start snapping it in place after the final game against Manchester City next season.
The club will be buoyed by a strong 2024/2025 season that saw them finish in the top half of the Premier League for the first time since the 2016/2017 campaign.
The Cherries have also received a huge cash injection of around £100million so far from the summer sales of
Manager
The Vitality will be officially owned by a new entity called Black Knight Stadium Limited - named after Foley's company which owns the club.
They have tried and failed to buy it back several times since, but Foley made the announcement of the deal at the official opening of the club's £32m training facility.
A public exhibition is set to take place at the stadium regarding the expansion on July 21 between 15:30 and 20:00 BST.
Fans and locals are invited to attend a presentation from club personnel and advisors, as well as to pose their questions and concerns.
Iraola's revamped side will travel to Premier League champions Liverpool in their opening game of the 2025/ 2026 season.
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