Stadium expansion will lift club into 'world class'

North Stand upgrade to take capacity beyond 50,000

- TAMLYN JONES News Reporter

THE famous North Stand at Villa Park football stadium will be refurbished and expanded, Aston Villa have confirmed.

The Premier League club said it planned to increase its capacity from around 5,000 to more than 12,000 seats without having to close it during the season in the £100 million project.

It will also take the overall capacity of Villa Park from just below 43,000 to more than 50,000.

Work is due to be completed in the second half of 2027 in time to host matches at the 2028 European Championships.

The news comes after the club first announced in 2022 that it wanted to have a larger North Stand and that it was examining the possibility of demolition and building a completely new facility.

The renovation forms part of a larger regeneration of both the stadium and surrounding area including new multi-use venue The Warehouse, hospitality areas, a club shop and academy facilities.

It will also open a new club shop in the city centre when it launches in the Bullring on May 22, having closed its previous store in New Street in 2017.