Work is now firmly underway to revolutionise Leeds United’s famous home stadium.
Now that the 2025/26 season is completed and the summer break is here, the building works have firmly got underway at Elland Road to increase the stadium’s capacity from 37,645 to a huge 53,000.
Pictures and reports from the ground show that various is underway by West and North Stands, including the demolition of the ticket office and the removal of floodlights.
A temporary structure behind the North Stand, which is expected to host corporate facilities during the works, was already going up before the end of the season.
Check out our photographer Gerard Binks’ photos from the site in the gallery below.
7. Demolition
The work has included the demolition of the ticket office and the building that housed some of the LUTV operations. | Gerard Binks
8. Corporate facilities
A temporary structure behind the North Stand, which is expected to host corporate facilities during the works, was already going up before the end of the season. | Gerard Binks
9. Huge demand
The development is set to modernise the ground and accommodate a rapacious desire for tickets from a vast fanbase. | Gerard Binks
10. Redevelopment of Elland Road
Work on Elland Road stadium has can now kick into gear after The Whites finished a positive Premier League season at the weekend. | Gerard Binks
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11. Redevelopment of Elland Road
Leeds United are next expected to play at Elland Road in a pre-season friendly against RB Leipzig on the weekend of August 8/9. | Gerard Binks
12. Capacity
Work on the West Stand is expected to be completed in 2028 with a capacity increase from 8,000 to 17,750. The North Stand’s expansion is set to take a further two years, increasing from a maximum capacity of 10,414 to 15,300. | Gerard Binks