Stade de Luxembourg
| Stade de Luxembourg | |
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| Léiwepark | |
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| The stadium construction site in June 2018 | |
| Data | |
| place |
 Luxembourg , Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 34 '37.2 " N , 6 ° 6' 50.8" E |
| classification | 4th |
| start of building | 18th September 2017 |
| opening | March 2021 (planned) |
| surface | Hybrid lawn |
| costs | 76.603 million euros |
| architect |
gmp Architects BENG Architectes Associés |
| capacity |
9,385 seats (football, rugby) 15,000 seats (concerts) |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The Stade de Luxembourg is a rugby and football stadium under construction near Kockelscheuer in the south of the Luxembourg capital, Luxembourg . It will replace the Josy Barthel Stadium , the previous national stadium . Construction is scheduled to open in March 2021.
history
The Josy Barthel Stadium, the current home of the Luxembourg national football team , was completed in 1931. In 1989 and 1990 it was completely renovated. In November 2012 it was announced that a speedy renovation of the outdated and run-down stadium was planned, as otherwise UEFA could exclude the Luxembourg clubs and the national team from European competitions in 2014.
After there had been no concrete progress on the stadium renovation by September 2013 , UEFA President Michel Platini spoke on 25 September 2013 at a press conference in Luxembourg on the subject. He was invited by the Luxembourg Football Association (FLF) to give a boost to the necessary renovation work. The renovation of the stadium must start immediately, otherwise Luxembourg would have big problems, said Platini. He went on to say that the Josy Barthel Stadium was one of the most run down stadiums he had ever seen. After the two-year renovation, the stadium should offer 9,000 seats. The cost of the work should be between 30 and 40 million euros.
In January 2014 it was finally announced that the renovation of the stadium was definitely off the table and that a new building would be preferred elsewhere. After the completion of the new building, the Josy Barthel Stadium is to be demolished.
The tender for the new building started in June 2014. There were a total of 25 applications, five of which met the requirements. The winner at the end of September 2014 was the German architecture firm Gerkan, Marg und Partner (gmp Architekten) in collaboration with the Luxembourg architecture firm BENG Architectes Associés. The construction project also includes the German companies Schlaich Bergermann und Partner and ZWP as well as TR Engineering and Luxautec on the Luxembourg side. The new Stade National is being built between Cloche d'Or and Kockelscheuer . The further schedule stipulated that gmp and Beng should submit a master plan by April 2015. Five months later, a preliminary draft should be ready in September. According to the plan, construction is expected to start in January 2017. The opening of the new national stadium was planned for the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019. The cost of the new building was set at 35 million euros, which the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the City of Luxembourg share with 70 to 30 percent.
In mid-July 2015, the first drafts of the new Stade National de Luxembourg were presented by the architects gmp and BENG. The stadium with its completely covered stands will meet the requirements of UEFA stadium category 4 and FIFA and will offer 9,595 seats. In addition to football, the venue will be used by the Luxembourg national rugby union team , so the facility will also meet the requirements of World Rugby , the world association for rugby union . The entire construction project is expected to have a volume of 65 million euros, which means that the 2014 budget of 35 million euros has almost doubled. The stadium accounts for around EUR 58 million of the costs. After completion of the arena, a P + R parking area with 2,000 spaces will be created. 159 VIP parking spaces will be created directly at the stadium .
At the end of November 2016, further details of the stadium construction became known. According to this, work on the site is to begin in May 2017 and the first groundbreaking is scheduled for September of that year. The completion should be celebrated in October 2019. Contrary to the initial plans, the available space was reduced from 9,595 to 9,386. The new football arena will have a hybrid turf , a mixture of natural turf and artificial turf fibers , as a playing surface . The aim is for the green to withstand the stress of football, rugby and concerts better. The stadium should hold 15,000 visitors for the concerts. The budget of approx. 60 million euros remains the same.
On December 5, 2016, the Luxembourg City Council approved the construction of the new national stadium. The symbolic groundbreaking ceremony took place on September 18, 2017 . Completion was originally planned for October 2019, but this date could not be kept due to delays in construction and was consequently postponed to May 2020.
On July 8, 2019, the newspaper Luxemburger Wort reported that the costs were well above the previous budget. The capital city council approved an additional loan of 18.45 million euros for the new national stadium. Originally, a budget of 60 million euros was assumed. Already in April of that year, Mayor Lydie Polfer of the capital Luxembourg declared during an inspection of the construction site that the budget was exceeded and the opening would take place later than planned. The municipal council approved a budget of EUR 61.15 million on December 5, 2016, with EUR 60.35 million for the stadium and EUR 791,826 for the adjacent parking lot. Now the budget at that time has been exceeded by 27.5 percent. It is now assumed that the costs will amount to EUR 76.92 million. The increased costs are u. a. back to the additional cameras compatible with the surveillance system, which are to be installed at the request of the police. which causes additional costs of 823,914 euros. The expansion of the Wi-Fi - and 5G - as well as the Luxembourg radio network will cost a further 1.3 million euros. In addition, there is the lighting of the facade (843,104 euros), the increase in the number of drinks counters (550,072 euros), the change from fixed seats to folding seats (412,206 euros) and the equipment of the business club for a capacity of 500 people (591,348 euros). In addition, the costs for the cable net facade were underestimated by 1.4 million euros. A further 1.89 million euros are due for the design of the multi-purpose parking lot in front of the stadium. The additional credit of 16.56 million euros for the stadium and 1.89 million euros for the multi-purpose parking lot was accepted with four abstentions from LSAP and David Wagner ( Déi Lénk ).
Due to the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the associated national construction stops, this date in September / October of the year can no longer be kept, as you are two months behind schedule. That brings you to the end of November or the beginning of December 2020. Before the opening, the system must be tested with the city. The regulations stipulate, for example, that the stadium must be filled to two thirds at least once before the first official game. These exams take additional time. The inauguration of the national stadium is currently expected in early 2021. They are planning a gala game against a large European nation.
On July 16, 2020, the future name of the stadium was revealed during a tour. It will be called Stade de Luxembourg . The total cost of the new building with 9,385 seats is EUR 76.603 million. There will be no official opening game due to the postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and UEFA's tight schedule. A start in the UEFA Nations League 2020/21 is not possible due to the delays in construction. The first home game in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup will likely be the opening of the Stade de Luxembourg.
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Model of the stadium on a sign at the construction site (December 2018)
The construction site in December 2018
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Web links
- stadiumdb.com: Stade National de Luxembourg (English)
- wort.lu: Dossier: A new football stadium for Luxembourg
Individual evidence
- ↑ tageblatt.lu: Stade Josy Barthel is being renovated. Accessed March 7, 2013.
- ↑ lessentiel.lu: "Josy Barthel one of the most ailing stadiums" Article from September 25, 2013.
- ↑ wort.lu: National football stadium between Kockelscheuer and Ban de Gasperich Article from February 14, 2014.
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Architects selected for National Stadium Article from September 29, 2014
- ↑ wort.lu: Un futur stade national pour 58 millions d'euros Article of July 17, 2015 (French)
- ↑ government.lu: Stade national: avant-projet, estimation budgétaire et calendrier ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from Article of July 17, 2015 (French)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: New design: Luxembourg's (expensive) future article from July 18, 2015 (English)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Stade National de Luxembourg (English)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Luxembourg: National stadium in more detail article from November 25, 2016 (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Construction of the national stadium approved article dated December 6, 2016
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: The groundbreaking ceremony for the national stadium takes place on September 19, 2017
- ↑ The opening of the national stadium has been delayed. In: stadionwelt.de. April 16, 2019, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Nadine Schartz: Budget for new stadium clearly exceeded. In: wort.lu. Luxemburger Wort , July 8, 2019, accessed on July 9, 2019 .
- ↑ The National Stadium will no longer play in 2020. In: lessentiel.lu. April 14, 2020, accessed April 15, 2020 .
- ^ Joe Geimer: The new stadium is called Stade de Luxembourg. In: wort.lu. Luxemburger Wort , July 16, 2020, accessed on July 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Christelle Diederich: Stadium / The Stade de Luxembourg shines in red-white-blue: The “never-ending story” ends in March 2021. In: tageblatt.lu. Tageblatt , July 16, 2020, accessed on July 16, 2020 .
