City of Birmingham Stadium In 2004, a 55,000-capacity
City of Birmingham Stadium was suggested as a part of a proposed "sports village" in Birmingham. The stadium was to house
Birmingham City, who would help to fund the project along with
Birmingham City Council and casino group
Las Vegas Sands. The feasibility of the plan depended on the government issuing a licence for a super casino, but this did not happen, and the project was abandoned.
Current proposal On 13 July 2023, Shelby Companies Limited (SCL) became part-owners of Birmingham City. Since then, plans to replace the club's current home,
St Andrew's, began resurfacing. On 9 April 2024, SCL acquired a plot of land in
Bordesley Green to use for a new stadium. The 48-acre site is the former home of
Birmingham Wheels, a local short-track
motor racing park. This idea was sparked by former
NFL player and Birmingham City minority investor
Tom Brady, who visited the complex in
Manchester in December 2023. If completed, the Sports Quarter will create as many as 8,400 jobs. The new stadium itself has been described as a "super stadium" with a capacity of approximately 60,000 spectators. This will make it the largest stadium in
the Midlands, and rank amongst some of the
largest in England. On 5 February 2025, an £100m investment was injected into the project, whilst also receiving government backing from
Lisa Nandy, the
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who announced that it would be an "exciting venture that highlights how sport can be an important driver for regeneration and growth". On 21 October 2025, Wagner announced that the stadium would be designed by the London-based
Heatherwick Studio and Kansas-based architects
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