New HSV stadium: what expanding the Volkspark will cost | OneFootball

Work on HSV’s home stadium will begin in just under a month. Now it is clear how expensive the expansion is likely to be.

In the end, the Volksparkstadion is set to hold a total of 60,000 football fans. The expansion of the arena will begin at the end of October, creating 3,000 additional seats. First, the lowest section will be tackled: in the A tier on the east and west stands, around 600 extra seats will be installed near the stairways.

New seats still this season?

Depending on the weather, work will then continue either in winter or not until next spring. In the B and C tiers, 2,000 additional seats are to be created, followed by an expansion toward the pitch. The remaining 400 seats will be added there, and the distance between the pitch and the stands will be reduced. New toilets will also have to be added.

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Depending on how quickly construction progresses, fans could buy tickets for the new seats as early as this season. That sounds very sensible, after all many supporters are constantly frustrated that tickets often sell out in no time and not everyone gets the chance to cheer on HSV live at the stadium.

This is how expensive the expansion of HSV’s home ground will be

According to a report by Bild, the expansion will cost around 5 to 6 million euros. The additional revenue per season from 17 home matches in the Bundesliga is expected to amount to up to 2 million euros. The money is coming from the Supporters Trust: the fan cooperative founded this year has raised the capital.

Once the work is completed, the Volksparkstadion will be one of seven stadiums in Germany with room for more than 60,000 fans. Only the arenas in Dortmund, Munich, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt will then be larger.

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