Riga City Council will decide on the construction of a football stadium in Lucavsala

Within five years, the LFF must develop the documentation for the construction of the stadium and the municipality will have to decide on the future action with this land, for example expropriating it in favor of the federation.

As MP Kaspars Spunde (NA/LRA) said at the committee meeting, when the stadium is built and a new street connection is built through Kaza sekli, some small gardens will suffer and will have to be eliminated. Therefore, the municipality will have to offer residents another area where they can cultivate gardens.

The final decision on the allocation of land for free use by LFF will have to be made by the Riga City Council.

Based on the last published calculations, the implementation of the national football stadium project could cost about 44 million euros, the Sports Subcommittee of the Saeima Education, Culture and Science Commission was previously informed by LFF President Vadims Lashenko. Of this amount, 12 million, or a little more than a quarter, would be covered by the Association of European Football Federations (UEFA). Additional financing from other sources is needed in the amount of less than 32 million euros. These estimates are based on the fact that additional funds will not be needed for the purchase of the necessary plot of land in cooperation with the Riga City Council.