BOURNEMOUTH have shared the first images of their unbelievable £90MILLION 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.
Bournemouth have shared the first AI images of their incredible stadium plansafcbournemouth X
Birds-eye view of the new Vitality Stadium, due to be completed in 2027afcbournemouth X
The capacity will double from 11,307 to around 20,500 in the next two yearsafcbournemouth X
Bournemouth have shared the first images of their incredible stadium revampafcbournemouth X
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 Prem ground, leapfrogging Brentford’s G-tech Community Stadium with 17,000.
And Bournemouth‘s American billionaire 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 temporary South Stand, as well as the expansion of the existing North and East stands.
The plan – available on the BCP Council planning website – also shows how more seats will be made by infilling all four stadium corners.
The expansion of the stadium, built in 1910 and remodelled in 2001, 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.
The current Vitality Stadium is by far the smallest ground in the Premier League
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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.
There are also plans build a new perimeter fencing and relocate the turnstilesafcbournemouth X
A new fan zone will be builtafcbournemouth X
The fan zone will be built outside the South West corner of the groundafcbournemouth X
Foley was keen to redevelop the stadium as building a new stadium would have taken five or six years.
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 Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Jaidon Anthony.
Manager Andoni Iraola will hope to build on this new financial support – and the improved home support after the expansion – to make a push for European football over the coming years.
A view from behind the South Standafcbournemouth X
The stadium will not close for the revampafcbournemouth X
The Vitality will be officially owned by a new entity called Black Knight Stadium Limited – named after Foley’s company took over the club in 2022 with a mission to achieve European football.
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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