The training centre will bring all the necessary facilities for the Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams onto a single site, in a one campus model, adjacent to the main stadium.

This is a unique opportunity to create a beacon of sporting excellence that is also rooted in the community.

True to an ethos of allowing individuals to flourish from “street to elite”, the intention is to ensure that Birmingham City team members enjoy the same uncompromising level of support whether they are fresh into the academy or performing at the highest levels of the game.

Populous will be responsible for designing all necessary elements from the training centres that house state of the art gyms, treatment and recuperation areas, office and administration spaces through to a full range of training pitches and the groundskeeping facilities.

Declan Sharkey, Senior Principal and Global Director at Populous: "We are extremely proud to be designing the newtraining centre for Birmingham City FC. Our aimis to combine our global expertise in elite trainingfacility design with a bespoke approach, providingthe Club with an innovative, sustainableperformance training environment and holisticenvironment for all of its teams and the staff whowill use it."

Nick Smith, Head of Infrastructure at Birmingham City Football Club said: "This is another important step as we press aheadwith the delivery of the Sports Quarter. We areconvinced that Populous will help us set newstandards in sports infrastructure. Together wecan create a beacon of excellence that will inspireand support our local communities as well assetting the club up for success on the pitch."