Coordinates: 53°42′32″N 1°19′48″W / 53.709°N 1.330°W / 53.709; -1.330 The New Castleford Stadium (tentative name) is a description of a proposed rugby league stadium which would be built in the Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, and will replace the The Jungle as the home stadium of Castleford Tigers. The project had a planned opening date of 2009 or 2010. The stadium is intended to have a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It is possible the ground might initially be shared with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats until they are able to complete their own stadium development at Thornes Park.[1] The project was given the go ahead in 2007, and is expected to cost around £15 million and will be part of a £40 million development.[2]
Castleford are confident the new stadium will be ready for the start of the 2011 Super League season. Work started on the new ground in late 2008, just off junction 32 of the M62.[3] On 22 May 2009, the completion of a detailed draft design including details of the facilities to be included in the new ground and a building schedule was unveiled.[4]
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| Future and proposed sports stadiums in Great Britain | | | Under Construction | | | | Proposed | Stanley Park - Liverpool (60,000) · Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - London (56,250) · City of Birmingham Stadium - Birmingham (55,000) · Kirkby Stadium - Liverpool (50,401) · West Ham Stadium - London (50,000) · New Nottingham Stadium (50,000) · Portsmouth Dockland Stadium (36,000) · City Stadium - Bristol (30,000) · New Stadium - Aberdeen (25,000) · Fossetts Farm - Southend (22,000) · Community Stadium - Brentford (20,000) · New Stadium - St Helens (18,000) · New Stadium - Newport (15,000) · New Stadium - Bridgend (15,000) · Conoco Stadium - Grimsby (12,000) · New Stadium - Gateshead (9,000) · New Stadium - Grays (7,500) · Rhosymedre Stadium - Wrexham (3,000) | |
