PROJECT STORY
The challenge
Liverpool Football Club’s home ground needed a fresh lease of life. More seats, increased hospitality, enhanced experience, all built on the heritage of an iconic landmark.
Transforming Anfield Stadium
Building on Liverpool FC’s global reputation with a transformed stadium
The solution
Arcadis worked with Liverpool FC to project manage the transformation, overcoming a range of challenges to deliver a world-class stadium experience.
The impact
8,500 more fans can get closer to the action, adding to Anfield's exciting atmosphere. And with wider regeneration, this project was a win for the club, its fans, and the whole community.
8,500
extra seats
54,000
overall capacity
The challenge
From music to literature, culture has always been important to the city of Liverpool. A former European Capital of Culture, Liverpool has a rich history, strong industrial heritage, and vibrant contemporary culture. Today, football plays a huge part in the city’s identity and Anfield stadium, home to Liverpool FC since their formation in 1892, is a major landmark. So, when Liverpool FC decided to redevelop one of the stands, careful consideration had to be undertaken to ensure it maintained the heritage and atmosphere of the club and would be fit for the future.
The solution
For most premier league football clubs looking to expand, the tried and tested process of identifying a new site to relocate to, with increased capacity and new state-of-the-art facilities, is the norm. Liverpool FC had several opportunities to do this, but new owners, the Fenway Sports Group, were passionate about staying at Anfield.
The character of a stadium is crucial and Anfield’s reputation as an exciting and noisy stadium had to be maintained. The owners recognised that building on the heritage and memories of the existing stadium was the best way to enhance atmosphere and experience.
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The impact
A stadium fit for the future
We are proud to have played a key role in the development and decision making of Liverpool FC's new stadium. The result is one of the most compact 54,000-seat stadiums in the Premier League. A world-class facility for supporters, and an enhanced offering not only during the game itself, but around the full match day experience.
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