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Puskás Aréna

Puskás Aréna(Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈpuʃkaːʃˈɒreːnɒ]) is afootball stadiumin the14th district(Zugló) ofBudapest,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. TheHungarian Football Federationmeets allUEFAandFIFAstadium requirements, and was awarded 4-stars by the UEFA. The stadium is built in the place of theformer Ferenc Puskás Stadiumwhose demolition was completed in October 2016. Both stadiums were named in honour of the former national team captainFerenc Puskás(1927–2006).[5]

Puskás Aréna
UEFA
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Full namePuskás Arena
LocationDózsa György út 1,Zugló,
Budapest,Hungary
Coordinates47°30′11″N19°05′40″E/ 47.5031757°N 19.094446°E/47.5031757; 19.094446
Public transitPuskás Ferenc Stadion
OwnerHungarian Football Federation(MLSZ)
Capacity67,215[4]
Record attendance65,114
(HungaryvUruguay;
15 November 2019)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2017–2019
Opened15 November 2019
Construction cost€533 million[1][2]
(€593 million in 2021 euros)[3]
ArchitectGyörgy Skardelli
Tenants
Hungary national football team(2019–present)

History

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In 2011, when originally budgeted, the cost of the construction of the new stadium was put at 35 billionHungarian forints.[6]

On 26 June 2014,László Vighsaid that the construction of the new stadium would cost 90-100 billionHungarian 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 architectGyörgy Skardelli,who was the designer of the nearby indoor arena,László Papp Budapest Sports Arenashowed his original plans that did not include the demolition of the original stadium[8]

On 19 September 2014,UEFAselectedBudapestto host three group stage games and one round of 16 game atUEFA Euro 2020.[9][10]

On 19 September 2014,Sándor Csányi,the president of theHungarian Football Federation,said that the fact that Budapest can hostUEFA Euro 2020is 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 billionHungarian forintfrom 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 asAllianz ArenainMunichorArsenal'sEmirates 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 MinisterViktor Orbánfor 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 the2021 UEFA Champions League Final.[17]

On 14 December 2018, the Hungarian Association of Sports Journalists (in Hungarian: Magyar Sportújságírók Szövetsége) and the members of the communication department of theHungarian Football Federationvisited the construction.[18]Current members of Toldy Construct[19]team also contributed to this project. They helped to realize specialised construction and design elements of the facade and roof.

All of the seats were mounted by 2 October 2019.[20]

Cashless cateringsystem was installed in the new arena. In the arena only touch cards or NFC are accepted.[21]

Only 500 parking spaces were created around the new stadium. Therefore, it is advisable to arrive at the arena by using public transport.[22]

Opening

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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 inMontevideo.[23]

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.[24]

Although the opening match was planned to be the last match ofZoltán Gera,he did not play at the opening match, as he said that his condition would not make it possible to play against Uruguay.[25][26]Uruguay won the game, 2–1.[27]

Present (2019–)

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In 2020, due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe,the2020 UEFA Super Cupmatches was moved fromEstádio do Dragão,Porto,Portugal to Budapest, Hungary.

On 31 May 2023,A.S. RomaandSevilla FCplayed in the2023 UEFA Europa League finalwith Sevilla winning a 4–1 penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.[28][29]

Notable matches

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Hungarian Cup finals

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3 June 2020(2020-06-03)2019–20 Magyar KupaFinalBudapest Honvéd2–1Mezőkövesdi SE 
20:00CEST
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:Tamás Bognár
3 May 2021(2021-05-03)2020–21 Magyar KupaFinalFehérvár0–1(a.e.t.)Újpest 
20:00CEST Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:Gergő Bogár
11 May 2022(2022-05-11)2021–22 Magyar KupaFinalFerencváros3–0Paks 
19:30CEST
Report Attendance: 38,979
Referee:Tamás Bognár
3 May 2023(2023-05-03)2022–23 Magyar KupaFinalBudafok0–2(a.e.t.)Zalaegerszeg 
19:30CEST(UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 24,152
Referee:István Vad
15 May 2024(2024-05-15)2023–24 Magyar KupaFinalPaks2–0(a.e.t.)Ferencváros 
19:30CEST(UTC+2) [1]
Attendance: 51,900
Referee:Balázs Berke

UEFA club matches

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2020 UEFA Super Cup

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24 September 2020Bayern Munich2–1(a.e.t.)Sevilla 
21:00CEST
Report
Attendance: 15,180
Referee:Anthony Taylor(England)

2020–21 UEFA Champions Leaguematches

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4 November 2020Group GFerencváros1–4Juventus 
21:00CET(UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 18,531
Referee:Orel Grinfeld(Israel)
2 December 2020Group GFerencváros0–3Barcelona 
21:00CET(UTC+1) Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Aleksei Kulbakov(Belarus)
16 February 2021Round of 16 first legRB Leipzig0–2Liverpool 
21:00CET(UTC+1) Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Slavko Vinčić(Slovenia)
24 February 2021Round of 16 first legBorussia Mönchengladbach0–2Manchester City 
21:00CET(UTC+1) Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Artur Soares Dias(Portugal)
10 March 2021Round of 16 second legLiverpool2–0RB Leipzig 
21:00CET(UTC+1)
Report Attendance: 0
Referee:Clément Turpin(France)
16 March 2021Round of 16 second legManchester City2–0Borussia Mönchengladbach 
21:00CET(UTC+1)
Report Attendance: 0
Referee:Sergei Karasev(Russia)

2020–21 UEFA Europa Leaguematches

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18 February 2021Round of 32 first legWolfsberger AC1–4Tottenham Hotspur 
18:55CEST
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Ali Palabıyık(Turkey)
18 March 2021Round of 16 second legMolde2–1Granada 
18:55CET(UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Srđan Jovanović(Serbia)

2023 UEFA Europa League final

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31 May 2023(2023-05-31)Sevilla1–1(a.e.t.)
(4–1p)		Roma 
21:00CEST
Report
Attendance: 61,476
Referee:Anthony Taylor(England)
Penalties

2026 UEFA Champions League final

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30 May 2026(2026-05-30)v 
21:00CEST

UEFA Euro 2020matches

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15 June 2021Group FHungary0–3Portugal 
18:00CEST(UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 55,662[30]
Referee:Cüneyt Çakır(Turkey)
19 June 2021Group FHungary1–1France 
15:00CEST(UTC+2) Fiola45+2' Report Griezmann66' Attendance: 55,998[31]
Referee:Michael Oliver(England)
23 June 2021Group FPortugal2–2France 
21:00CEST(UTC+2) Ronaldo31' (pen.),60' (pen.) Report Benzema45+2' (pen.),47' Attendance: 54,886[32]
Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz(Spain)
27 June 2021Round of 16Netherlands0–2Czech Republic 
18:00CEST(UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 52,834[33]
Referee:Sergei Karasev(Russia)

Hungary national football team matches

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15 November 2019Friendly match(opening game at stadium)Hungary1–2Uruguay
19:00CET
Report
Attendance: 65,114
Referee:Damir Skomina(Slovenia)
6 September 20202020–21 UEFA NLHungary2–3Russia 
18:00CET
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Maurizio Mariani(Italy)
12 November 2020Euro 2020 Q POHungary2–1Iceland 
20:45CET
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Björn Kuipers(Netherlands)
15 November 20202020–21 UEFA NLHungary1–1Serbia 
20:45CET
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Glenn Nyberg(Sweden)
18 November 20202020–21 UEFA NLHungary2–0Turkey 
20:45CET
Report Attendance: 0
Referee:Ivan Kružliak(Slovakia)
25 March 20212022 FIFA WC QHungary3–3Poland 
20:45CET
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee:Felix Brych(Germany)
15 June 2021Euro 2020Hungary0–3Portugal 
18:00CET Report
Attendance: 55,662[34]
Referee:Cüneyt Çakır(Turkey)
19 June 2021Euro 2020Hungary1–1France 
15:00CET
Report
Attendance: 55,998[35]
Referee:Michael Oliver(England)
2 September 20212022 FIFA WC QHungary0–4England 
20:45CET Report
Attendance: 58,260
Referee:Cüneyt Çakır(Turkey)
8 September 20212022 FIFA WC QHungary2–1Andorra 
20:45CET
Report Llovera82' Attendance: 46,240
Referee:Rade Obrenovič(Slovenia)
9 October 20212022 FIFA WC QHungary0–1Albania 
20:45 Report Broja80' Attendance: 273
Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande(Spain)
12 November 20212022 FIFA WC QHungary4–0San Marino 
20:45CET
Report Attendance: 12,800
Referee:Filip Glova(Slovakia)
24 March 2022Friendly matchHungary0–1Serbia 
19:30CET Report Zs. Nagy35' (o.g.) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
4 June 20222022–23 UEFA NLHungary1–0England 
18:00CEST(UTC+2) Szoboszlai66' (pen.) Report Attendance: 26,935
Referee:Artur Dias(Portugal)
11 June 20222022–23 UEFA NLHungary1–1Germany 
20:45CEST(UTC+2) Zs. Nagy6' Report Hofmann9' Attendance: 55,948
Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez(Spain)
26 September 20222022–23 UEFA NLHungary0–2Italy 
20:45CEST(UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 57,300
Referee:Benoît Bastien(France)
20 November 2022Friendly matchHungary2–1Greece 
20:15CET
Report Bakasetas35' (pen.) Attendance: 50,983
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
23 March 2023Friendly matchHungary1–0Estonia 
CET
Report Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
27 March 2023Euro 2024 QHungary3–0Bulgaria 
20:45CET
Report Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
20 June 2023Euro 2024 QHungary2–0Lithuania 
20:45CET
Report Attendance: 58,274[36]
Referee:António Nobre(Portugal)
10 September 2023Friendly matchHungary1–1Czech Republic 
18:00
Report
Attendance: 54,444
Referee: Igor Pajać (Croatia)
14 October 2023Euro 2024 QHungary2–1Serbia 
20:45CET
Report
Attendance: 58,215
Referee: François Letexier (France)
19 November 2023Euro 2024 QHungary3–1Montenegro 
15:00CET
Report
Attendance: 59,600
Referee:Danny Makkelie(Netherlands)
22 March 2024Friendly matchHungary1–0Turkey 
20:45
Report Attendance: 54,444
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
26 March 2024Friendly matchHungary2–0Kosovo 
19:00
Report Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
10 September 20242024–25 UEFA NLHungary0–0Bosnia and Herzegovina 
20:45 Report Attendance: 46,443
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
11 October 20242024–25 UEFA NLHungary1–1Netherlands 
20:45
Report
Attendance: 55,300
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
19 November 20242024–25 UEFA NLHungary–Germany 
20:45 Report

Note:

Statistics of Hungary national football team matches

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As of 14 October 2024
Match type Pld W D L GF GA
Competition 21 10 6 5 30 24
Friendly 7 4 1 2 8 5
Total 28 14 7 7 38 29

Top scorers:
Dominik Szoboszlai(9 goals)
Roland Sallai(7 goals)

Concerts

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List of concerts, showing date, artist, opening act and tour name
Date Artist(s) Tour Attendance
June 15, 2022 Red Hot Chili Peppers Global Stadium Tour 47,787
July 11, 2023 Rammstein Rammstein Stadium Tour —
July 12, 2023
July 19, 2023 Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 2023 Tour —
July 28, 2023 Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour 47,613
May 24, 2024 Azahriah — 138,980[37]
May 25, 2024
May 26, 2024
June 1, 2024 Hungária — —
June 8, 2024 Halott Pénz — —
June 16, 2024 Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour 166,771[38]
June 18, 2024
June 19, 2024
July 20, 2024 Ed Sheeran +–=÷× Tour —

Public transport

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Metro:

Tram:1, 1A

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  • Hungary-Uruguay
  • Bird's-eye view
  • Interior
  • Exterior bird's-eye view
  • Exterior
  • Hungary-Uruguay, November 2019 inauguration game

See also

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References

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  1. ^190 milliárdért épült fel az új Puskás-stadion, de mennyibe került volna a régi mai áron?
  2. ^Nemcsak megépíteni volt drága, a Puskás Aréna fenntartása is milliárdos tétel évente
  3. ^Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Hungary
  4. ^https://www.facebook.com/puskasarena/photos/a.215194175625674/719869725158114/?type=3&theater[user-generated source]
  5. ^Majtényi, György."Legends of La Liga: Ferenc 'Pancho' Puskás and Hungarian footballers in El Clásico".Europeana(CC By-SA).Retrieved5 May2019.
  6. ^Molnár, László (2018-01-12)."Milliárdokba fog kerülni a Puskás-stadion üzemeltetése".MNO.com.Retrieved2018-08-01.
  7. ^"Labdarúgás: 90-100 milliárdból épülhet az új Puskás-stadion".Nemzeti Sport.26 June 2014.
  8. ^"Budapest: Amazing national stadium presented in Hungary".StadiumDB.com. 1 August 2014.
  9. ^"UEFA EURO 2020 hosts: London to hold final".Uefa.com.19 September 2014.
  10. ^"Megkaptuk! 2020-ban Eb-meccseket rendezhet Budapest!".Nemzeti Sport.19 September 2014.
  11. ^"MLSZ: Joggal bíztunk a sikeres pályázatban - Csányi".Nemzeti Sport.19 September 2014.
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  20. ^"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.Retrieved2 October2019.
  21. ^"Puskás Aréna: meccsre menni inkább tömegközlekedéssel"[Puskás Aréna: supporters should arrive by using public transport] (in Hungarian).Nemzeti Sport.13 November 2019.Retrieved14 November2019.
  22. ^"Puskás Aréna: meccsre menni inkább tömegközlekedéssel"[Puskás Aréna: supporters should arrive by using public transport] (in Hungarian).Nemzeti Sport.13 November 2019.Retrieved14 November2019.
  23. ^"Az Uruguay-ötlet – ezért lett a dél-amerikai válogatott a stadionavató-ellenfél"[The idea of inviting Uruguay] (in Hungarian).Nemzeti Sport.8 November 2019.Retrieved8 November2019.
  24. ^"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.Retrieved28 October2019.
  25. ^"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.Retrieved12 November2019.
  26. ^"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.Retrieved12 November2019.
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  33. ^"Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic"(PDF).UEFA.com.Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021.Retrieved27 June2021.
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  36. ^"Hungary vs. Lithuania"(JSON).Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023.Retrieved20 June2023.
  37. ^"Azahriah Puskás-triplája számokban: 2 milliárdos bevétel, 600 milliós nyereség, 1500 közreműködő".telex(in Hungarian). 2024-06-17.Retrieved2024-06-26.
  38. ^"Zach Bryan Tops June Touring Report with Almost $69 Million".Billboard.31 July 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 31 July 2024.Retrieved31 July2024.
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