Aberdeen FC Relegates New Stadium Plans To Focus On Pittodrie Modernisation
Aberdeen Football Club has announced its intention to upgrade their current Pittodrie stadium, effectively abandoning the new beach stadium project they had been working on.
At the Club’s AGM this week, Chairman Dave Cormack announced that the plans for a new venue have been put on hold, as the Club and Aberdeen City Council are at an impasse regarding financial support for the project.
Mr Cormack told attendees: “Regarding the stadium situation, Aberdeen City Council approached the club a few years back about building a new community stadium as part of their ambitious beachfront masterplan, for which independent economists projected a £1 billion upside for the City of Aberdeen as a result of the club being the anchor tenant.”
He continued: “Between COVID construction inflation, a change in council leadership and their now significantly reduced plans for beachfront investment, along with highly depressed land values in the northeast, the Club needs a period of time to re‑evaluate its options.”