Puskás Aréna
Puskás Aréna is a football stadium in the 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater with a capacity of 67,215. The Hungarian Football Federation meets all UEFA and FIFA stadium requirements, and was awarded 4-stars by the UEFA. The stadium is built in the place of the former Ferenc Puskás Stadium whose demolition was completed in October 2016. Both stadiums were named in honour of the former national team captain Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006).[5]
| Full name | Puskás Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | Dózsa György út 1, Zugló, Budapest, Hungary |
| Coordinates | 47°30′11″N 19°05′40″E / 47.5031757°N 19.094446°E |
| Public transit | Puskás Ferenc Stadion |
| Owner | Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) |
| Capacity | 67,215[4] |
| Record attendance | 65,114 (Hungary v Uruguay; 15 November 2019) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2017–2019 |
| Opened | 15 November 2019 |
| Construction cost | €533 million[1][2] (€593 million in 2021 euros)[3] |
| Architect | György Skardelli |
| Tenants | |
| Hungary national football team (2019–present) | |
History edit
In 2011, when originally budgeted, the cost of the construction of the new stadium was put at 35 billion Hungarian forints.[6]
On 26 June 2014, László Vigh said that the construction of the new stadium would cost 90-100 billion Hungarian forints.[7]
On 1 August 2014, the Nemzeti Sport Központ (the National Sports Center) presented the final vision of Hungary's new national stadium. The Hungarian architect György Skardelli, who was the designer of the nearby indoor arena, László Papp Budapest Sports Arena showed his original plans that did not include the demolition of the original stadium[8]
On 19 September 2014, UEFA selected Budapest to host three group stage games and one round of 16 game at UEFA Euro 2020.[9][10]
On 19 September 2014, Sándor Csányi, the president of the Hungarian Football Federation, said that the fact that Budapest can host UEFA Euro 2020 is a big achievement of the Hungarian sport diplomacy.[11]
On 23 February 2017, János Lázár, Minister of Prime Minister's Office of Hungary, said that the cost of the stadium will rise to 190 billion Hungarian forint from the previously estimated 100 billion.[12] The current budget of 190 billion Hungarian forints (EUR 610 million) is well over 100% of the original cost estimates and is far more expensive than similarly sized stadiums in Europe such as Allianz Arena in Munich or Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.[13]
In 2014, the original designs of the new Puskás Ferenc stadium was voted the best design by Stadiumdb.com which complimented the imaginative design which included an elevated running track that overlooked the pitch and had city skyline views.[14] However, by the time of construction two attempts at cutting unnecessary elements from the project scaled back the design to being football-focused because of the huge inflation of the construction budget and the desire to build a new athletics stadium in Budapest by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a future Summer Olympics bid.[15][16]
On 29 June 2018, the Visitors' Centre of the Puskás Ferenc Stadium was opened. Balázs Fürjes, minister responsible for Budapest and its agglomeration, said at the opening of the centre that the new stadium would be more than a stadium. It would be a multi-purpose stadium that can hold concerts and conferences as well. He also said that preferably the stadium would host the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final.[17]
On 14 December 2018, the Hungarian Association of Journalists (in Hungarian: Magyar Sportújságírók Szövetsége) and the members of the communication department of the Hungarian Football Federation visited the construction.[18]
All of the seats were mounted by 2 October 2019.[19]
Cashless catering system was installed in the new arena. In the arena only touch cards or NFC are accepted.[20]
Only 500 parking spaces were created around the new stadium. Therefore, it is advisable to arrive at the arena by using public transport.[21]
Opening edit
On 15 November 2019 the arena was opened by the match Hungary-Uruguay. The idea to invite the Uruguay national football team came from Károly Jankovics who is the leader of the Hungarian community in Montevideo.[22]
All of the tickets were sold for the opening match against Uruguay. In the first three days only the members of the Supporters' Club of the Hungarian Football Federation could purchase the tickets.[23]
Although the opening match was planned to be the last match of Zoltán Gera, he did not play at the opening match, as he said that his condition would not make it possible to play against Uruguay.[24][25] Uruguay won the game, 2–1.[26]
Present (2019-) edit
On 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the 2020 UEFA Super Cup matches was moved from Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal to Budapest, Hungary.
On 31 May 2023, A.S. Roma and Sevilla FC played in the 2023 UEFA Europa League final with Sevilla winning a 4-1 penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.[27][28]
Notable matches edit
Hungarian Cup finals edit
| 3 June 2020 2019–20 Magyar Kupa Final | Budapest Honvéd | 2–1 | Mezőkövesdi SE | |
| 20:00 CEST |
| Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Tamás Bognár |
| 11 May 2022 2021–22 Magyar Kupa Final | Ferencváros | 3–0 | Paks | |
| 19:30 CEST |
| Report | Attendance: 38,979 Referee: Tamás Bognár |
| 3 May 2023 2022–23 Magyar Kupa Final | Budafok | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Zalaegerszeg | |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Attendance: 24,152 Referee: István Vad |
UEFA club matches edit
2020 UEFA Super Cup edit
| 24 September 2020 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sevilla | |
| 21:00 CEST | Report | Attendance: 15,180 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
2020–21 UEFA Champions League matches edit
| 2 December 2020 Group G | Ferencváros | 0–3 | Barcelona | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 16 February 2021 Round of 16 first leg | RB Leipzig | 0–2 | Liverpool | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 24 February 2021 Round of 16 first leg | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–2 | Manchester City | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 10 March 2021 Round of 16 second leg | Liverpool | 2–0 | RB Leipzig | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 16 March 2021 Round of 16 second leg | Manchester City | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
2020–21 UEFA Europa League matches edit
| 18 February 2021 Round of 32 first leg | Wolfsberger AC | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 18:55 CEST | Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
2023 UEFA Europa League final edit
UEFA Euro 2020 matches edit
| 27 June 2021 Round of 16 | Netherlands | 0–2 | Czech Republic | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 52,834[32] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
Hungary national football team matches edit
| 15 November 2019 Friendly match (opening game at stadium) | Hungary | 1–2 | Uruguay | |
| 19:00 CET |
| Report | Attendance: 65,114 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 12 November 2020 Euro 2020 Q PO | Hungary | 2–1 | Iceland | |
| 20:45 CET |
| Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA NL | Hungary | 1–1 | Serbia | |
| 20:45 CET |
| Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA NL | Hungary | 2–0 | Turkey | |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 25 March 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q | Hungary | 3–3 | Poland | |
| 20:45 CET | Report |
| Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 2 September 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q | Hungary | 0–4 | England | |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Attendance: 58,260 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 9 October 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q | Hungary | 0–1 | Albania | |
| 20:45 | Report | Broja 80' | Attendance: 273 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 12 November 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q | Hungary | 4–0 | San Marino | |
| 20:45 CET |
| Report | Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
| 4 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA NL | Hungary | 1–0 | England | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Szoboszlai 66' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 26,935 Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal) |
| 11 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA NL | Hungary | 1–1 | Germany | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Zs. Nagy 6' | Report | Hofmann 9' | Attendance: 55,948 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
| 26 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA NL | Hungary | 0–2 | Italy | |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
| 27 March 2023 Euro 2024 Q | Hungary | 3–0 | Bulgaria | |
| 20:45 CET |
| Report | Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 10 September 2023 Friendly match | Hungary | 1–1 | Czech Republic | |
| 18:00 |
|
| Attendance: 54,444 Referee: Igor Pajać (Croatia) |
| 19 November 2023 Euro 2024 Q | Hungary | 3–1 | Montenegro | |
| 15:00 CET |
| Report |
| Attendance: 59,600 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 22 March 2024 Friendly match | Hungary | 1–0 | Turkey | |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Attendance: 54,444 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly match | Hungary | 2–0 | Kosovo | |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Note:
- UEFA NL = UEFA Nations League
- Q = Qualification
- PO = Play-off
- FIFA WC = FIFA World Cup
Statistics of Hungary national football team matches edit
- As of 27 March 2024
| Match type | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 |
| Friendly | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 |
Top scorers:
Dominik Szoboszlai (9 goals)
Roland Sallai (6 goals)
Concerts edit
| Date | Artist(s) | Tour | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Global Stadium Tour | 47,787 / 47,787 | $2,949,414 |
| July 11, 2023 | Rammstein | Rammstein Stadium Tour | — | — |
| July 12, 2023 | ||||
| July 19, 2023 | Guns N' Roses | We're F'N' Back! Tour | — | — |
| July 28, 2023 | Depeche Mode | Memento Mori World Tour | — | — |
| June 16, 2024 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | — | — |
| June 18, 2024 | ||||
| June 19, 2024 |
Public transport edit
Tram: 1, 1A
Gallery edit
- Hungary-Uruguay
- Bird's-eye view
- Interior
- Exterior bird's-eye view
- Exterior
- Hungary-Uruguay, November 2019 inauguration game
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 190 milliárdért épült fel az új Puskás-stadion, de mennyibe került volna a régi mai áron?
- ^ Nemcsak megépíteni volt drága, a Puskás Aréna fenntartása is milliárdos tétel évente
- ^ Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Hungary
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/puskasarena/photos/a.215194175625674/719869725158114/?type=3&theater [user-generated source]
- ^ Majtényi, György. "Legends of La Liga: Ferenc 'Pancho' Puskás and Hungarian footballers in El Clásico". Europeana (CC By-SA). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Molnár, László (2018-01-12). "Milliárdokba fog kerülni a Puskás-stadion üzemeltetése". MNO.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Labdarúgás: 90-100 milliárdból épülhet az új Puskás-stadion". Nemzeti Sport. 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Budapest: Amazing national stadium presented in Hungary". StadiumDB.com. 1 August 2014.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2020 hosts: London to hold final". Uefa.com. 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Megkaptuk! 2020-ban Eb-meccseket rendezhet Budapest!". Nemzeti Sport. 19 September 2014.
- ^ "MLSZ: Joggal bíztunk a sikeres pályázatban - Csányi". Nemzeti Sport. 19 September 2014.
- ^ "100 helyett 190 milliárdba kerül az új Puskás Stadion". index.hu. 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Yet Another Sports Stadium to Be Built in Budapest". Hungary Today. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Recap: Best of 2014! (top 10)". Stadiumdb.com. 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Puskas stadium plan scaled back". Daily News Hungary. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Budapest: No 2024 Olympics, but burden remains – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Labdarúgás: megnyílt a Puskás Ferenc Stadion Látogatóközpontja – galéria" [Football: The Visitors' Centre of the Puskás Ferenc Stadium was opened] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Puskás Aréna: jó lesz innen tudósítani" [Puskás Aréna: it will be good to broadcast from here] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Puskás Aréna: szinte az összes szék a helyére került – képek" [Puskás Aréna: almost all of the seats were mounted] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Puskás Aréna: meccsre menni inkább tömegközlekedéssel" [Puskás Aréna: supporters should arrive by using public transport] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Puskás Aréna: meccsre menni inkább tömegközlekedéssel" [Puskás Aréna: supporters should arrive by using public transport] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Az Uruguay-ötlet – ezért lett a dél-amerikai válogatott a stadionavató-ellenfél" [The idea of inviting Uruguay] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Magyar–uruguayi: máris elfogytak a jegyek a Puskás Aréna nyitó meccsére" [Hungary-Uruguay: all of the tickets were sold] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Válogatott: Nem vagyok olyan állapotban, hogy a világ egyik legjobbja ellen játsszak – Gera" [I'm not in the condition to play against the best team in the world] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Nem vagyok olyan állapotban, hogy a világ egyik legjobbja ellen játsszak – Gera" [I'm not in the condition to play against the best team in the world] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay Wins against Hungary at Inauguration Match of Puskás Arena". Hungary Today. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-18). "El: Sevilla–Juventus visszavágó - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Sevilla 1 Roma 1 (Sevilla win 4-1 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Hungary vs. Lithuania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links edit
- Pictures and data at magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)
- Puskás Aréna (in English)