Since moving to the Amex Stadium in 2011, Brighton & Hove Albion have risen through the divisions to become an established Premier League club. In recent years, they have gone from competing in the bottom half to being a regular fixture in the top 10 of the Premier League table.
They have finished in the top half in three of the past four seasons, including a sixth-place finish under Roberto De Zerbi in 2022-23, which secured qualification to the Europa League.
Brighton's success has been built on the foundations of a data-driven approach to player recruitment and insistence on playing a certain style of football, earning the reputation of being one of the most forward-thinking clubs in England.
The club's hierarchy are still keen to see the club improve on and off the pitch, which is why they are making an effort to improve their ground.
Read on below to find out the changes that Brighton have made and are planning to make at the Amex Stadium.
Amex Stadium redevelopment: the latest
January 2026: Amex set for safe standing increase
Brighton have announced that safe standing areas at the Amex Stadium will be increased ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The decision was made following a consultation period with supporters, and the work is set to be done during the September 2026 international break.
The extension will see further safe standing added to the lower rows of the North Stand, which is currently undergoing extensive improvement works.
There are concerns that sight lines will be impacted on the seats situated directly behind the new safe standing areas, but this is only expected to be the case when the ball moves into the north end penalty area – at which point the expectation would be for all fans to stand with the play being so close to goal.
December 2025: Brighton release Heritage Wall plans
Brighton have released plans for the construction of a brand-new Heritage Wall – which is planned to be a new feature, designed to honour Seagulls supporters and their enduring bond with the club.
The current Heritage Wall stands outside the ground on the North-West side, and has messages and sentiments etched on tiles from supporters of the club.
As part of their new plans, the wall will be located opposite the entrance to the main West Stand – with the idea of the wall being at the heart of the ground – and there is an aim to replicate many of the messages that are on the current wall.
Work on the design of the wall is already underway, and fans are set to be given the option to vote on their preferred look from choices the club will propose in the coming future.
Unfortunately for fans who have their messages on the current wall, the club have stated they will be unable to deliver the tiles to supporters due to the weather damage that is expected to cause further damage during the dismantling of the wall.
November 2025: Amex works enter new phase
Brighton have revealed that the development works have entered “phase three”. The Seagulls are now working on the 1901 Club Area, which should be ready to open at the start of next season.
After moving the screen in the North Stand, the club are also planning to relocate the big screen on the South Stand next year.
While the focus may be on the current and future works, Brighton's chief commercial officer, Russell Wood, has hailed the improvements that have already been made to the stadium.
“We have already made some fantastic improvements to the Amex this year with the opening of The Terrace and our new two-storey club superstore at the Amex,” Wood said.
“The installation of safe standing in the North Stand has helped make the atmosphere on matchdays even better, and we are now embarking on the next phase of our improvement programme with work on the exciting new 1901 Club offering.“
December 2024: New away section and fan zone
Brighton and Hove Albion are set to undergo a £40 million redevelopment of the Amex Stadium, which will relocate the away section to a new tier and increase the capacity by 800, bringing the total to 32,500. The project will unfold in three phases, starting with a refurbishment of the club store and Dick's Bar after the Arsenal match on January 4, with a temporary store opening on 15 January.
Key developments include the creation of a new fan zone called The Terrace, which will open in spring and aim to be the largest in the Premier League, accommodating up to 2,000 fans in warmer months. The final phase will introduce an additional 1901 Club area and provide a pub-like atmosphere for home fans, alongside other updates like safe standing in 2025 and moving away supporters to the southwest corner by 2027.
The club also reaffirmed plans to build a purpose-built women's team stadium in the future.
Safe standing returns to the Amex Stadium
Brighton will return to the Amex Stadium with a safe-standing section from the 2025-26 season. Safe standing was banned in 1990 and only formally reintroduced in 2022. Thus far, 14 clubs, including Brighton, have seating sections. The change will not increase capacity, and prices will remain the same.
Brighton will install the “rail seating” variety of standing sections, which will have foldable seats behind them. These seats can be unfolded for UEFA games and folded back for League and Cup matches. Brighton intend to push for Europe again this season, and maintain a place in European competitions going forward.
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler is behind the plans, he said:“Honestly, I think it is a great thing. I experienced great atmospheres in the Bundesliga. In German stadiums, it is normal for some people to stand, especially in my former club, St Pauli. What I experienced, I don't know if it is because they are standing or not, but it was great support. Very loud support, very emotional support. It is great that we do it, I really love it. I also really love that we are open to new things, this club shows they are open for new things and to do things in a different way. They like to make decisions like others have not done before. That is something that I really appreciate and that is my thinking and mindset too.”
When they moved to the Amex, the capacity stood at just 22,500. Several expansion projects have taken place over the past decade and the overall capacity now is just shy of 32,000.
Ahead of the 2024/25 season, the club made further changes to Amex Stadium, but this time in relation to supporter experience rather than capacity.
More covered spaces and expanded food and drinks stalls have been installed around the stadium, while a pre-turnstile bar and tunnel club hospitality have also been introduced in recent times. In March 2024, it was also revealed that Brighton had put in a planning application for a two-storey fan zone at Amex Stadium.
Amex Stadium expansion capacity
A further expansion of the Amex Stadium could be on the cards in the near future as the club are now regularly selling out the stadium. Last season, the club's CEO, Paul Barber, said that the plan is to get more fans through the door in the coming years, but tempered expectations.
He said: “In terms of increasing the size of the Amex, we want to get as many of our fans as possible into the stadium, but given its design, we can maybe add a few hundred more seats over time but not thousands.”
As a result, it's unlikely that we will see a redeveloped Amex Stadium that breaks through the 40-50,000 capacity barrier anytime in the near future but a small expansion could be on the horizon should the club continue to perform at their current levels on the pitch.