It's not just a soccer field...The reason why Baek Seung-ho's Birmingham, New Stadium project is drawing attention is because
Nov 21, 2025
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Birmingham released a bird's eye view of the new stadium on its website. The new stadium, which will be built with 62,000 seats, will be equipped with a large number of the latest technologies such as a retractable roof and a mobile ground.
What attracts attention is the chimneys built in 12 places outside the stadium. The BBC introduced 'The Crotch reflects the history of Birmingham, where brickworks were located, one of which has an observation deck overlooking the city' Birmingham aims to complete the stadium before the opening of the 2030-2031 season.
Founded in 1875, Birmingham City is a team representing the West Midlands region along with Aston Villa. Tom Wagner, a U.S. native who purchased a stake in the club in 2023, is serving as the owner of the club. Baek Seung-ho has been active since last year, and Lee Myung-jae (currently Hana Citizen in Daejeon) also played in the second half of the 2024-2025 season.
St Andrews, the home stadium, opened in 1906 and has a 119-year history. It was repaired from 1993 to 1999 and had a size of 30,000 seats, but the problem of aging has been pointed out. As part of the Birmingham urban redevelopment project, the construction of the new stadium has been promoted.
According to the BBC, owner Wagner expects to invest up to £3 billion (about 5.7852 trillion won) through additional investments and expects to create thousands of jobs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
