its facilities to modern times. The new Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán has the commitment and the need to be a venue prepared for 21st century football, located in the same place as the current stadium after demolishing the previous one, without forgetting the history of the place, of the Nervión district and respecting the moments of glory that the current stadium has given Sevillismo. But at the same time it combines new airs, new resources and new comforts for the Sevillistas and for the club, which wants to make the new stadium one of the cornerstones of its strategic plan.
The new Sánchez-Pizjuán will not only be a sports venue of reference, but will also be an outstanding building in the city of Seville, which will be linked to the incomparable urban history of the city, its culture and its heritage. The design of the preliminary project, developed with IDOM, seeks to identify the key values in the great stages of Seville’s history through the reference to great examples of its architecture and cultural heritage such as the Real Alcázar, the Archive of the Indies or the Cathedral of Seville, to project them into a new Stadium that is contemporary, sustainable, technological and rooted in the city’s tradition.
In addition, the proposed design for the new stadium takes into account the following key aspects:
Renew the tradition of LA BOMBONERA DEL NERVION and further enhance the incredible football atmosphere for a full spectator experience.
To place the Nuevo Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán at the level of a reference infrastructure for the highest levels of football, through the use of the MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES applied to security, television broadcasting, fan experience and sustainability.
Working in the public interest through a careful relationship between the new stadium and its URBAN CONTEXT, respecting the scale of the Nervión neighbourhood on the one hand and generating urban public space that can be enjoyed by residents 365 days a year, with new associated uses, on the other.
The integration of these elements is carried out with an ambitious, contemporary and identifiable architectural proposal, which will make the Nuevo Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán a new metropolitan landmark for Seville.
The seating capacity will be increased to 55,000 spectators, with a grandstand that will be very reminiscent of our current stadium, close to the pitch, facing the grass, but which will increase comfort, generate a new and numerous Hospitality offer and create a new continuous background for local entertainment, unprecedented in Spanish football. All of this, together with the new roofing of all the stands, will create an even greater footballing atmosphere for Sevilla fans than that of our current stadium. Not only that, but it will also allow for a substantial growth in Sevilla FC’s activities both in national competitions and in international competitions and other events. The new stadium will have two floors of parking and will substantially eliminate the number of stairs in the stadium. It will also include lounges and spaces for the organisation of events, as well as a new official shop and the new club museum.
Another important point in the proposal and an essential element in the design of the best modern urban stadiums is their relationship with their surroundings. The programme proposed for this new stadium allows activity to take place 365 days a year, so that, as well as allowing the clubs to expand their relationship with visitors and generate new revenue streams, they can participate in a prominent way in the creation and improvement of the urban spaces in their vicinity. This is what happens in the design of our new stadium: an open stadium related to its immediate surroundings, especially with the creation of a south façade that overlooks the square, which proposes terraces and other uses accessible to citizens and which, through a generous shaded space, activates the urban environment, transforming it into the new Plaza de Nervión and of Seville. A versatile, flexible square, a shaded, ventilated and cool space, a main entrance to the stadium, the new face of Sevilla FC.
For all these reasons, the New Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, which will have to be approved by the General Assembly, will be an innovative stadium, an international benchmark and an example of the new generation of stadiums, heir to the traditional values of Sevilla FC, with new revenue streams, with activity all year round and a driving force for activity in the Nervión district.
The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán has become a luxurious venue for hosting events of
all kinds. An ideal setting that provides opportunities for hosting training
sessions for various courses offered by Sevilla FC through its Innovation
Center every year. Just this week, the Sevilla FC stadium hosted the final day
of the Master’s in Sports Journalism organized in collaboration with the
University of Seville and another in-person session for the Master’s in Big
Data applied to Football Scouting, sponsored in conjunction with the University
of Murcia and the Sports Data Campus.
The latter is one of the flagship programs offered by the club in its
continuous collaboration with universities, adding significant value to the
Sevilla FC brand. The Master’s in Big Data applied to Football Scouting has
already completed four editions with over 200 students who have honed their
skills and been able to grow professionally in a sector that includes sports
directors, analysts, and scouts. During this visit to the Sánchez-Pizjuán, held
on Thursday, students from both the third edition, who received their
respective diplomas, and the fourth edition, which began in March and will
conclude in 2024, participated. Professionals from various departments of
Sevilla FC, a national and international reference in data usage and
technological development applied to football, were the ones conducting the
training sessions. The special guest was the new Sporting Director of Sevilla
FC, Víctor Orta, who had already participated in previous editions as a global
reference in the field.
The following day, it was the turn of the Master’s in Sports Journalism,
marking the completion of its tenth academic year. Organized by the Faculty of
Communication at the University of Seville, through the Center for Permanent
Training, and sponsored by Sevilla FC, this master’s program concluded with a
keynote address by Ismael Medina, a journalist from Movistar. The event took
place in the press room of the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, named after the
illustrious sports journalist José Antonio Sánchez-Araújo.
Attending the event were Pastora Moreno, the program’s director, Enrique
López, the director of Continuing and Complementary Education at the University
of Seville, and the club’s vice president, Fernando Carrión, who highlighted
the club’s commitment to the media. He stated, “Sevilla FC has always
understood the importance of walking hand in hand with communication, hence the
firm commitment, since the beginning of this century, to have a robust
Communication Department, in line with the entity, growing with it and
sensitive to new technologies and the current digitization of information. It
is a source of pride for us to collaborate with the Faculty of Communication
through this master’s program from its inception, training journalists.”
Furthermore, the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán not only serves as a luxurious
“classroom” for its own courses and master’s programs but is also
regularly chosen by LaLiga Business School to host special sessions for many of
its academic offerings. If there was a visit from students of the Master’s in
Sports Law in April and students from Hong Kong in May, these days saw the
visit of students from the Master’s in Management, Methodology, and Analysis in
Football.
These students had the opportunity to explore the inner workings of the club
and its management in various areas and departments: youth academy recruitment
– led by David Martín Valle, a scout for the lower categories of Sevilla FC –
sports management – led by Fermín Galeote, a member of that department – and
data usage for scouting by Jesús Olivera, the Data Football manager at the
club.