When will Everton move into their new stadium and what are their plans for Goodison Park? The Toffees prepare for their final season at a famous stadium

Everton's final Premier League season at Goodison Park is now underway and it's set to be an emotional campaign.

The candies have begun their final year at the iconic ground, with their move to the new 'Everton Stadium' happening very soon

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The new venue will have a capacity of over 52,000 people and will be located on Bramley-Moore Wharf, with construction underway since 2021.

Things are moving towards completion and ahead of the move, talkSPORT.com has taken a look at all the details…

When will Everton move into their new stadium?

Everton are scheduled to move into their new stadium at the start of the 2025/26 season.

The soil is It is expected to be completed by the end of this year. but the club has opted not to move away from Goodison Park mid-season.

In December last year, Toffees interim chief executive Colin Chong revealed: “Our senior men’s team’s first competitive football matches will take place at our new stadium at the start of the 2025-26 season.

“To be absolutely clear, our decision not to move mid-season is not due to a construction delay.

“This is a club decision driven by a combination of commercial insight, a thorough review of the logistics required, an analysis of the potential impact on our football operations and, importantly, the feedback from fans obtained as part of our recent stadium migration survey, which was completed by almost 10,000 Evertonians.

“Everton Stadium remains on track, on schedule, for completion in the final weeks of 2024.”

Chong continued: “We will need to conduct test events at our new home, which will allow us to test the stadium in different ways to obtain our safety certification.

“It will also give Everton fans the chance to see and try out the new facilities. Some of our test events will involve crowds of varying abilities, while others will need to be operationally focused and involve only our own staff.”

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Everton have been posting regular updates on their progress at the new stadium and further details can be found here. here.

Chief executive Chong also revealed plans for how they will celebrate Goodison Park ahead of their move.

“All of this means that next season, 2024/25, is set to be our last at Goodison Park,” he said.

“When we close our doors for the final time, Goodison will have been our home for almost 134 years, and many supporters have made it very clear to us that they want to ensure the Grand Dame is given a fitting farewell.

“For some time now, the club has been looking into a series of events, tours and celebrations that will allow us all to pay tribute to one of the most iconic and well-known stadiums in the world.

“Now that we know that Goodison's farewell will be a year-long celebration, we can start to put those plans into practice and we will begin to reveal more details about what is planned and how fans can get involved later this season.”

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What are your plans for Goodison Park?

Goodison Park has been Everton's home since it was built in 1892 and has over 130 years of incredible history behind it.

However, when the club moves out at the end of this campaign, it will be demolished.

Their final home game of the season will be against Newcastle on Saturday 18 May.

Everton are planning to mark the occasion with a 'Goodison Farewell Festival' between May 30 and June 1.

The event will feature live music and give fans the chance to meet first-team players past and present.

A grand farewell is also expected for the match against Newcastle, which will be his last game at the stadium.