New Vitality Stadium redevelopment progress revealed ahead of AFC Bournemouth’s Europa League debut

AFC Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium redevelopment is continuing to gather pace with the Cherries preparing for their first-ever European home fixture.

Work is progressing across the ground, with particular focus on the corners and the next stage of the new South Stand.

Progress continues at Vitality Stadium ahead of Europa League bow

With the Cherries due to host Sturm Graz in the Europa League after the international break, work is focused on having the south-east corner ready to welcome the travelling supporters.

The north-west corner is also taking shape, with its roof now in place and cladding being installed, although the club has yet to confirm whether it will be open for the European fixture.

Elsewhere, piling appears to have begun for the new South Stand behind the existing Ted MacDougall Stand.

The upper tier is planned to open at the Vitality Stadium in April, with the roof of the current stand then removed to create a two-tier structure for the end of the season.

That temporary arrangement would add around 4,000 seats before the existing stand is demolished during the summer of 2027, allowing the permanent lower tier to be constructed.

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Bournemouth's first European home game provides a useful deadline for some of the immediate work, but the bigger picture is the transformation taking place across the ground.

The progress in the corners is becoming increasingly visible, while the work on the South Stand gives supporters an early glimpse of how much the stadium could change.

Adding around 4,000 seats in the short term before the permanent lower tier follows shows the phased approach Bournemouth are taking.

For a club preparing for European football, the redevelopment could give the Vitality Stadium a very different feel by the end of the project.