The national football stadium has the most supporters in Riga and Latgale / Article

When asked whether Latvia needs a football stadium suitable for international games, 16% of respondents answered that it is definitely necessary. Another 33% of the respondents answered that the stadium would rather be necessary. On the other hand, 11% expressed their belief that the stadium is definitely not needed, while 18% of the respondents answered that the stadium would rather not be needed.

More than a fifth of the respondents – 22% – admitted that they do not know the answer to the question, whether it is difficult to answer it.

In the regions of Latvia, the biggest support for stadium construction is in Riga and Latgale. In Riga, 18% of respondents consider the stadium absolutely necessary, while 34% rather support it. Half of the respondents support the national football stadium in Latgale as well – 13% definitely support it and rather 37% support it.

Vidzeme supports the construction of a stadium the least – 15% of respondents consider the stadium definitely necessary, 27% consider it rather necessary. In Vidzeme, 11% of the respondents believe that the national football stadium is definitely not necessary, while 24% of the survey participants expressed that the stadium is rather unnecessary.

An equal number – 33% each – of women and men believe that the stadium would be needed rather. On the other hand, twice as many men (22%) are convinced of the need for a stadium than women (11%).

The most opponents for the construction of the stadium are in the group of 30-39-year-old respondents, where 16% of respondents answered that the stadium is definitely not needed, while 23% expressed that the stadium is rather not needed. On the other hand, 60-74-year-old respondents had the least objections to the national football stadium in the survey – 4% of respondents considered the stadium definitely unnecessary, 16% considered it rather unnecessary.

The surveyed Latvians support the construction of a stadium more – 19% consider the stadium definitely necessary, 35% consider it rather necessary. The need for a stadium was less supported by Russians – 11% consider it definitely necessary, 30% of respondents consider it rather necessary.

In April, LFF received 10 hectares of land in Lucavsala for free use for five years. In the allotted time, the LFF must develop the documentation for the construction of the stadium, but the municipality will then have to decide on the future action with the land, for example expropriating it in favor of the federation.

The realization of the national football stadium project could cost about 44 million euros. Part of the amount would be covered by international football organizations, and LFF hopes to attract other investors as well, but the overall sources of funding for the project are not yet known.

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