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Brighton reveals plans for Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium

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Architecture studio KSS has designed a stadium for the women's team at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club in England , which would be the first of its kind in Europe if built.

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club announced this week that it is working with KSS on a planning application for a 10,000-capacity women's football stadium next to the Amex Stadium.

The club plans to complete the stadium by 2030. If built, it will become Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium and the third in the world, following the CPKC Stadium in Missouri and a stadium in Colorado for Denver Summit Football Club that is currently under development.

Facilities will be tailored to female athletes

With a planned minimum capacity of 10,000, the stadium will become a permanent home for Brighton's women's football team, which competes in the Women's Super League .

In KSS's design for the stadium, a bridge connects to the adjacent 31,876-capacity Amex Stadium, aiming to form a link between the women's and men's…

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