Dragão stadium upgrades: aims include profits and a new roof | OneFootball

After the interventions carried out during the pre-season—aimed at reducing the sporting impact and adapting the Estádio do Dragão to the requirements for hosting events of the caliber of the 2030 World Cup—FC Porto announced that the project will resume after the end of the 2025/26 season.

In June, the second phase of the works will begin, focusing on infrastructure, services, and technologies.

“The Club plans to increase the number of hospitality seats and, instead of the current four levels, will offer nine concepts integrated into the FC Porto Premium Experiences. (…) FC Porto will optimize spaces that have so far been underutilized in hospitality areas and create spaces that can be monetized throughout the year,” the club clarified in the statement published this Wednesday.

In addition to preparing “more attractive seats” in the central east “premium” stand, FC Porto will introduce “autonomous bars with AiFi—technology that allows shopping without queues” and is considering the possible replacement of the stadium’s roof. Finally, the member’s store will be relocated to the museum area, in a space yet to be inaugurated.

Last summer, the club implemented a new ticketing solution, renovated the boxes and hospitality areas, and installed an updated lighting system.

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