Overview
- Vigo officials said the Gol stand’s 313 concrete piles are in place and the foundation is being tied into a single slab to launch the structural build.
- The city projects about eight months to erect the new structure, with fit-out through 2026 and operational use targeted for February 2027.
- The new stand will add roughly 7,000 seats, taking Balaídos to around 30,000, with a subsequent Tribuna expansion planned to reach 43,000.
- Mayor Abel Caballero pressed Rafael Louzán to send Vigo’s candidacy to FIFA after Málaga’s withdrawal and proposed including Valencia as well.
- Louzán has argued the upgrades must be finished a year before 2030, questioned Vigo’s schedule and current capacity, and recalled a 2015 €15 million renovation agreement.