Project
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has been awarded the men’s UEFA U19 Championship tournament in 2026 following an announcement by UEFA today (26 September), which will be held across stadiums in north Wales to celebrate the FAW’s 150th anniversary. The centrepiece stadium for the tournament will be The Racecourse Ground, the oldest international football stadium in the world.
OBI Sports was appointed to carry out feasibility studies of match and training venues proposed for the tournament, covering the area from Bangor in the West to Wrexham in the East.
OBI Sports' knowledge of the requirements for a UEFA tournament and general agronomy experience mean OBI was the ideal company to provide an overall cost plan and individual detailed reports for each pitch assessed.
Deliverables
Full assessment of 10 pitches to gather information and samples to allow recommendations to be made.
Determination of the appropriate options available to each pitch based on the current condition/infrastructure present.
Recommendation for irrigation requirements and suitability of available systems with locally available resources.
Review of machinery and resources available for ongoing pitch maintenance.
Provision of estimated budget costs for the options presented globally for the FAW and pitch by pitch.
Indication of typical timescales involved for the improvement works and the growing-in period required.