Everton bid farewell to Goodison Park last month and are now preparing to move into the new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock.
The new state-of-the-art stadium has been under construction since August 2021, and remarkable progress has been made.
Everton held test events at the Hill Dickinson earlier this year, which allowed the club to gain intel on any issues that needed addressing.
The final test event will be held on August 9, with the Friedkin Group’s other owned club Roma travelling to Merseyside.
With all that said, Everton have now announced what the official maximum capacity will be heading into the 2025/26 campaign and why it’s had to be lowered.
Why Everton have had to lower the capacity at the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Initially, Everton’s official capacity at the Hill Dickinson was 52,888, however, that has now been reduced by 119 seats.
The new maximum capacity will stand at 52,769, and the club have stressed that no season ticket holders have been impacted.
The reason for the change has come from an audit review, which found that additional space was needed to segregate home and away fans, as well as other matters, including facilitating the media.
“Following a thorough post-construction audit and review of the seating configuration across the stadium in readiness for the new season.
“Factors such as segregation lines between the home and away section and the compliance and provision for media facilities and camera positions have played a part in the original maximum capacity being reduced by 0.2% (119 seats).”
How much extra revenue Everton are expected to make from the Hill Dickinson Stadium
Everton’s new stadium will be transformative for the club’s finances, with it set to ease PSR concerns going forward.
We understand it could generate an extra £40m-a-year in revenue, so it’ll give Moyes and his chiefs the foundations to push on up the league and back into Europe soon enough.
The naming rights deal alone is around £6m-a-year, although there has been confirmation on the duration of that contract.
Anyhow, the future is certainly bright on Merseyside.
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