The Council considers the coexistence of Betis and Sevilla at La Cartuja as viable

This has been confirmed Patricia del Pozosports advisor, at ABC of Seville, who also wanted to highlight the drastic change that the stadium has undergone in these almost eight years: “There were those who wanted to throw it away, but the stadium has entered into an irreversible dynamic, we are not going to stop until it is as it should be.”

The Council will thus invest in the years to come five million euros for the interior of the stadiumrenovate certain bathrooms, interior accesses and improve certain areas such as changing rooms. There will be another million which will be entirely devoted to lighting and energy efficiency, while The remaining three and a half million will be used to improve access from outside.. “The most important thing we need right now is to integrate the stadium more into the city. Not only for Betis, who are now at home, but for everyone to have the opportunity to go there,” says Del Pozo.

The project is ambitious, but it is already bearing fruit with the extension of the hosting of the competition final by three years. King’s Cup and become the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup which will host Spain, Portugal and Morocco. “The World Cup puts you in focus, 2030 is the opportunity to give the finishing touches to the Cartuja stadium,” explains the advisor, who also does not rule out the possibility of hosting a semi-final or a final of this tournament: “Whatever is good for Andalusia, we are there, even if it costs us monumental work.”

A work that translates into a very significant economic impact for the Seville capital, and the finals which took place in La Cartuja left some 257 million eurosincluding two without an audience due to covid. In fact, the last Cup final left Sevilla with an economic turnover of 90 million euros.

A figure that justifies, according to the advisor, the economic efforts that are being made both to renovate the stadium and for the offer that was presented to the Royal Spanish Federation to host this sporting event: “There are 90 million who have an impact all over the world, so it is wonderful news that we can have the final for another three years.”

everyone’s house

Currently, La Cartuja is the permanent headquarters of the Real Betiswhich is currently undergoing beta testing at these facilities. An experience that will help different organizations identify the strengths and weaknesses of space before the arrival of 2030.

Initially, Betis estimated that it would be a tenant for two seasons, but the delay in the construction of the Benito Villamarin led the club to exercise an extension provided for in the rental contract to stay at the Olympic stadium until May 2028. The problem is that the Sevilla FC plans to obtain the permit to begin construction of the new Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in 2027.

This means that the two clubs will have to coexist within the Cartuja stadium. For the moment, the Council is not considering this scenario, because Sevilla FC have not yet made any requests rental. However, in the event that deadlines are met and the need is pressing, Patricia del Pozo He sees no problem with the confluence of the two clubs: “We would look for a formula for coexistence, that’s what administrations are for, to help. “They come to his house.”

A stadium with a future

Looking to the future, the advisor explained that the board meets with Treasury, Development, Seville and Santiponce City Hall design an urbanization project for the surrounding area. The idea is to generate economic activity to increase the income from these installations and thus amortize all the investments made for this space.

The final objective is that the Cartuja stadium is capable of self-financing, either through public-private collaboration or through other types of formulas already studied between all competent organizations.