
For the game-going football fan, talk of a new stadium can be akin to stirring up a hornet's nest.

The teething problems experienced by West Ham this year in adapting to life at the London Stadium was just the latest in a long line of examples where the artist's idyllic impression didn't quite match up to the reality of fan disorder, security issues, questions over its suitability as a place for football and its cost.

But back-to-back home wins have a way of appeasing even the most ardent Upton Park disciple, and the existence of what has become universally accepted as 'proper football grounds' is becoming a rare treat - even for those who don't follow top-flight clubs.

Some of the largest stadia across Europe have also seen their naming rights sold to corporate sponsors, and though many fans would prefer to see their new home at least make reference to their old stomping ground, the commercial benefits at stake for those in positions of power are there for all to see.

The new year brings with it another clutch of clubs moving ever-closer to entering brand new homes, and after looking at how football grounds have evolved last month, Sportsmail now looks ahead to the future of the terraces from as near as Brentford to as far as Budapest.

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Tottenham's new 61,000-seater stadium is in the process of being built next to their current White Hart Lane home

The Premier League club will have to temporarily move out of White Hart Lane to Wembley while the new ground is fully built

Spurs hope to move into their new home in time for the start of the 2018-19 campaign and will host two NFL games a season

Tottenham

Current stadium: White Hart Lane

Capacity: 36,284

New stadium: TBA

Capacity: 61,000

Cost: £400million

Projected opening: Start of the 2018-19 season

Work has begun in earnest on Tottenham's new north London home, with progress being made on the new £400million 61,000-seater stadium adjacent to White Hart Lane that will take the club to new heights.

Spurs' new abode will house the largest single tier in the UK, the home southern stand seating 17,000, and an enhanced hospitality offering that will significantly increase match-day revenue.

The Northumberland Development Project comprises a combination of 579 new homes, a 180-room hotel, a local community health centre, supermarket and will also serve as a venue for at least two NFL International Series games a season from 2018 through to 2027.

The new stadium's naming rights have yet to be broached, but the club denied this week that a fan survey on brands such as Nike, Qatar, Uber and current sponsors AIA was related to the subject.

Bristol Rovers

Current stadium: Memorial Stadium

Capacity: 12,300

New stadium: UWE Stadium

Capacity: 21,700

Cost: £40million

Projected opening: Start of the 2018-19 season

League One outfit Bristol Rovers have been at the Memorial Stadium since 1996, when the Pirates moved in as tenants of Bristol Rugby Club. But after the rugby club ran into financial difficulties following relegation in 1998, Rovers bought Bristol Rugby's share for a 'nominal fee'.

The club were relegated to the National League in 2014, but under the guidance of Darrell Clarke they have risen again to the heights of mid-table in the third tier of English football - and after Jordanian Wael Al-Qadi completed his takeover in February this year, the club are moving in the right direction.

The club initially lost a High Court appeal to prevent supermarket group Sainsbury's pulling out of a deal to buy their existing stadium, but promotion from League Two and the injection of financial muscle has helped put plans for the £40million, 21,700-seater stadium near the University of the West Of England campus back on track.

Bristol Rovers are another English club hoping to move into their new home for the start of the 2018-19 season

The League One outfit have been at the Memorial Stadium since 1996 but plans are afoot for a new 21,700-seater venue

Promotion from League Two and the arrival of fresh investment this year have put plans for the UWE Stadium back on track

Aberdeen

Current stadium: Pittodrie

Capacity: 20,866

New stadium: New Aberdeen Stadium

Capacity: 21,000

Cost: £50million

Projected opening: Start of the 2019-20 season

While not appearing to herald the dawn of a huge jump in match-day revenue, Aberdeen's proposed move would see the club relocated near Kingsford in the west of the city.

The Dons, who are unable to expand Pittodrie due to the age of the ground and the restrictions from surrounding land, had initially proposed to move in to the nearby site of Kingswells in 2003, but this was dropped due to local opposition.

The Scottish Premiership outfit received outline planning approval for Pittodrie to be sold for housing development, but with architect's The Miller Partnership on board for construction of the £50million new ground, a poll of approximately 500 local residents showed nearly 60 per cent were opposed to the proposal in May of this year.

Aberdeen hope to press ahead in the new year with plans to move away from Pittodrie into a new 21,000-seater stadium

The potential to wipe out debt by selling the club-owned land for redevelopment made a new stadium the only viable option

Brentford

Current stadium: Griffin Park

Capacity: 12,300

New stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

Capacity: 20,000

Cost: £55million

Projected opening: 2018

It has been home to Brentford since 1904 and is one of the more atmospheric places in the Football League, but visits to Griffin Park could soon be a thing of the past as the Championship club look to push through plans for a new 20,000 capacity all seater stadium at a state-of-the-art arena complex in Lionel Road.

The Brentford Community Stadium is currently occupied by industrial tenants and is located between Kew Bridge Station and Chiswick roundabout, but Hounslow Council has been pushing a proposal for an extension of Crossrail to Hounslow via Kew Bridge - meaning a station could be built to serve the Lionel Road site.

In April, the Council received Government approval for a Compulsory Purchase Order to buy the remaining land needed before any work could start on the site, which could also host first class rugby as the home of London Irish.

Trips to the pubs that are now on just three of the four corners of Brentford's Griffin Park may soon be a thing of the past

The Championship club are ambitious and see a stadium move as the next logical step should they gain another promotion

Luton Town

Current stadium: Kenilworth Road

Capacity: 10,356

New stadium: TBA (Power Court)

Capacity: 17,500

Cost: Unknown

Projected opening: 2020

Luton Town have played their home games at Kenilworth Road since the start of the 1905-06 season, with the now 10,356 capacity stadium remembered by those of a certain age for being one of the few grounds in the country with an artificial playing surface between 1985 and 1991.

The Hatters have been looking to leave their current location for over six decades, with unpopular proposals to relocate the club in nearby Milton Keynes ultimately falling short on several occasions during the 1980s and the club is now viewed as integral to the town's overall regeneration.

After being denied permission to redevelop on the current land, the club announced in April this year its intention to build and move into a 17,500-capacity multi-purpose stadium on the Power Court site in central Luton.

The current League Two outfit could move into the new ground for the start of the 2020-21 season, but the scheme by AndArchitects to relocate the club close to the town's railway station still requires planning permission and the estimated cost of the construction is unknown.

Luton have been itching to move away from Kenilworth Road for over 60 years but the club may be closing in on a move

The club are awaiting planning permission on the Power Court site for the construction of a new 17,500-seater stadium

The Hatters have managed to regain their Football League status and now want to push forward with plans for a new ground

Roma

Current stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Capacity: 70,634

New stadium: Stadio della Roma

Capacity: 52,500

Cost: €300 million (about £250million)

Projected opening: August 2019

After over 60 years of ground sharing with city rivals Lazio, Roma hope to finally move out of the iconic centrepiece of the Foro Italico sports complex, the Stadio Olimpico, and move to the Tor di Valle site that has been chosen to house the club's new 52,500-seater stadium.

Stadio della Roma would be the temporary name for the new ground but its formal name, planned to open by August 2019, will be decided after naming rights are awarded. Inspired by the Colosseum, the impressive design will include luxury boxes, and a 14,000-seat section designated for the Ultras of the Curva Sud section of the Stadio Olimpico.

It would become only the second stadium in Italy to be privately owned and financed (after the Juventus Stadium) and while the complex itself will cost an estimated €300 million, the plans to build an additional music venue and training facilities over the current Tor di Valle Racecourse takes the overall project closer to €1 billion.

But since its big reveal in 2014, the project has yet to come to fruition and is now stuck in limbo waiting for the final round of approvals from the city council and a range of public bodies. As the saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day.

The Stadio della Roma will have a capacity of 52,500 - and will be the second privately owned and financed ground in Italy

Roma are looking to build on the Tor di Valle Racecourse as the club move away from ground sharing with city rivals Lazio

The club's Ultras of the Curva Sud section of the Stadio Olimpico will have its own designated area to avoid in-house trouble

Atletico Madrid

Current stadium: Vicente Calderon

Capacity: 54,907

New stadium: Wanda Metropolitano

Capacity: 67,000

Cost: €200 million (about £170million)

Opening: Start of the 2017-18 season

Atletico Madrid have enjoyed relative success under Diego Simeone up against the two more illustrious names of the Spanish game, and after 50 years at the Vicente Calderon, the club will hope the imminent move into the Estadio Wanda-Metropolitano will bring forth further silverware at the expense of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Dalian Wanda Group will have its name at La Peineta's new 67,000-seater ground from next season, with China's largest commercial property company holding 20 per cent of the club's share capital.

Atletico are on track to move into their new place for the 2017-18 season, but the club have asked the National Professional Football League (LFP) for their first two games of the new campaign to be played away from home - with the Calderon still hosting the Spanish Super Cup - so that the necessary tests can be carried out on the new venue.

Atletico Madrid have revealed their 67,000-seater ground from next season will be called the Wanda Metropolitano

Atletico Madrid's President, Enrique Cerezo, announces the name of their new stadium during a presentation this month

The impressive new stadium is located to the north-east of the Spanish capital and the club have also modified their badge

Hungary national team

Current stadium: Ferenc Puskas Stadium

Capacity: 38,652

New stadium: New Puskas Ferenc Stadium

Capacity: 67,889

Cost: ‎100 billion Hungarian forint (about £275million)

Opening: 2019

Hungary's proposed new national home ground - the New Puskas Ferenc Stadium - is currently under construction and is projected to be completed by 2019. The all-seater stadium is expected to be awarded a 5-star rating when finished and will have a capacity of 67,889.

It will cost the Hungarian FA around £275million, according to the one of country's politicians, Laszlo Vigh - and the Budapest venue is expected to be completed in time to host three games at Euro 2020.

Although football-specific, the ground will also cater for other sports disciplines, with the training running track and city sky-line making it one of the more picturesque venues heading into the next decade.

The New Puskas Ferenc Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium under construction in Budapest scheduled to be built by 2019

The venue - near 68,000 capacity - will be predominantly used by the Hungary national team and host domestic cup finals

New Puskas Ferenc Stadium will become a major feature of the Budapest sky-line in time for Euro 2020 championship finals

Los Angeles FC

New stadium: Banc of California Stadium

Capacity: 22,000

Cost: ‎$350 million (about £280million)

Proposed Opening: 2018

The Banc of California Stadium will become the new home of expansion franchise Los Angeles, which plans to start playing in the MLS from 2018.

The Los Angeles Times reported the team chose the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site in May 2015, with the construction of the £280million-stadium expected to create 1,800 full-time jobs and generate £2million in annual tax revenue.

The 22,000-seat venue will include restaurants, retail, and conference space while concerts, festivals, and other community events can all be hosted at the new stadium.

New club Los Angeles will play at the Banc of California Stadium from 2018 - with the ground built at the city's Sports Arena

Construction is under way on the 22,000-seat venue that will bring £285million in private investment to Los Angeles

The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction are all expected to be completed by 2018

Russia 2018 World Cup venues

New stadium: Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Capacity: 45,000

Cost: ‎€386m (about £330million)

Opening: 2017

All eyes with be on Russia in 2017 as the country hosts the Confederations Cup ahead of the World Cup the following year. Brazil's problems in having their 12 venues built in time for international football's showpiece event were well documented, but the 45,000-seater Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg is on track.

The stadium is in the process of being reconstructed to bring it up to the standards required to host World Cup matches, incorporating a new press area, improved security systems and a restaurant that will be used for four group games during the Finals.

The Yekaterinburg Arena is in the process of being reconstructed and will be used for four World Cup group games in 2018

Current stadium: Luzhniki Stadium

Capacity: 78,360

Capacity after re-construction: 81,000

Cost: ‎RUB 19 billion (about £250 million)

Opening: 2017

The Luzhniki Stadium will host the World Cup final on 15 July, 2018. The Moscow venue, mainly used as one of the home grounds of the Russian national football team, is one of the few major European stadia to use an artificial pitch.

It will thus be the first time a World Cup final is played on a plastic pitch as one billion people tune in to watch the world's two best national sides battle it out on a revolutionary surface laid out by Cumbria-based firm SIS Pitches.

The new venue will join the Stadio Olimpico, the Olympiastadion and Wembley as the only stadia to have hosted the finals of the World Cup, the Champions League and featured as a main stadium of the Summer Olympic Games.

The Luzhniki Stadium is under reconstruction and will host 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup as well as the 2018 World Cup

New Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Capacity: 44,899

Cost: ‎RUB 16.76 billion (about £222 million)

Opening: 2017

Located in the in western district of Strelka, the new 44,899-seater venue will be based alongside the picturesque Volga river, the longest in Europe, and is scheduled to host four group matches, one round of 16 match, and one quarter-final at the World Cup.

Another 2018 World Cup venue, the newly constructed Nizhny Novgorod Stadium was intended to become the home of Russian club Volga, replacing their present Lokomotiv Stadium after the finals, but the club dissolved due to financial troubles to throw the long-term future of the ground up in the air.

The stadium will have two tiers for supporters and a middle double-band for boxes with a visually lightweight whirlpool-shaped glass wrap giving the ground a semi-transparent facade, inspired by the nature of the Volga region.

The Nizhny Novgorod Stadium will be one of the 12 venues at the 2018 World Cup but it may then become a white elphant

New Stadium: Zenit Arena (Krestovsky Stadium)

Capacity: 68,000

Cost: ‎RUB 43 billion (about £570 million)

Opening: 2017

The Zenit Arena will become the new home of five-time Russian champions Zenit St Petersbrug, with the stadium initially planned to have been constructed by December 2008. The club's old Kirov Stadium was demolished in 2007 with the club moving into the 21,500-capacity Petrovsky Stadium.

The new stadium has not been without its problems. It was initially outlined to be funded by Gazprom, but it was taken over by the St Petersburg city government after the Russian gas firm pulled out. The stadium is currently under further reconstruction after wind damage to parts of metal sheathing, a flood and a redesign to comply with FIFA requirements.

Located on Krestovsky Island in the Neva river bay, approximately 7 kilometres north-west of St Petersburg's city centre, it will also be able to host music concerts at an expanded capacity of 80,000.

Zenit St Petersburg will move into their new home ahead of the 2018 World Cup after protracted negotiations and a redesign