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Spanish construction company Grupo MLN and the Iberian arm of Swiss construction firm NUSSLI have been named as the successful bidders for what is set to become the first demountable stadium in Spanish football.
The project will provide a temporary home for Segunda División club Real Zaragoza whilst the redevelopment of its Estadio La Romareda takes place. The modular stadium will be located in a parking lot of Expo Zaragoza and will be in use for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.
The stadium, with a capacity for 20,000 spectators, will consist of one covered and three uncovered stands. It will be equipped with ticket offices, a club shop, food and drink outlets and booths for radio and television commentators.
The project also includes a building attached to the main covered stand that will house the team changing rooms, medical facilities, a doping control area and auxiliary areas for event operations, as well as hospitality spaces.
All stands will be modular, designed for easy assembly and disassembly, with the playing field made of natural grass. The facility will allow for the quicker delivery of the new Romareda, avoiding the complications of having to plan the works around Real games.
The project has been budgeted at €12.7m (£10.6m/$14m), which Heraldo de Aragón states is 10% less than the figure set out by the City Council, the Government of Aragón and the club in the tender. It is expected that work will begin before the end of the year, with a six-month delivery meaning the stadium will be ready in time for the 2025-26 season.
In April, Real announced a timeline for the complete redevelopment of Estadio La Romareda, with the concept of a temporary stadium later set out. The stadium has a current capacity of around 33,000 but this will expand to 43,184, of which 40,779 seats will be for general admission, 2,295 for hospitality or VIPs, and 120 for media.
The design of the Nueva Romareda has been led by architecture firm IDOM, with the aim of creating a stadium that is capable of hosting any national and international competition.
In July, the Nueva Romareda was included as the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced its 11 proposed stadiums for the country’s co-hosting of the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
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