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Puskás Aréna

Puskás Aréna (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpuʃkaːʃ ˈɒreːnɒ]) 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]

Puskás Aréna
UEFA
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Full namePuskás Arena
LocationDózsa György út 1, Zugló,
Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates47°30′11″N 19°05′40″E / 47.5031757°N 19.094446°E / 47.5031757; 19.094446
Public transit Puskás Ferenc Stadion
OwnerHungarian Football Federation (MLSZ)
Capacity67,215[4]
Record attendance65,114
(Hungary v Uruguay;
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 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 Sports Journalists (in Hungarian: Magyar Sportújságírók Szövetsége) and the members of the communication department of the Hungarian Football Federation visited 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 catering system 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 in Montevideo.[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 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.[25][26] Uruguay won the game, 2–1.[27]

Present (2019–)

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In 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.[28][29]

Notable matches

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Hungarian Cup finals

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3 June 2020 (2020-06-03) 2019–20 Magyar Kupa Final Budapest Honvéd   2–1   Mezőkövesdi SE  
20:00 CEST
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tamás Bognár
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03) 2020–21 Magyar Kupa Final Fehérvár   0–1 (a.e.t.)   Újpest  
20:00 CEST Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Gergő Bogár
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) 2021–22 Magyar Kupa Final Ferencváros   3–0   Paks  
19:30 CEST
Report Attendance: 38,979
Referee: Tamás Bognár
3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) 2022–23 Magyar Kupa Final Budafok   0–2 (a.e.t.)   Zalaegerszeg  
19:30 CEST (UTC 2) Report
Attendance: 24,152
Referee: István Vad
15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) 2023–24 Magyar Kupa Final Paks   2–0 (a.e.t.)   Ferencváros  
19:30 CEST (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 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

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4 November 2020 Group G Ferencváros   1–4   Juventus  
21:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
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

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18 February 2021 Round of 32 first leg Wolfsberger AC   1–4   Tottenham Hotspur  
18:55 CEST
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
18 March 2021 Round of 16 second leg Molde   2–1   Granada  
18:55 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

2023 UEFA Europa League final

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31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) Sevilla   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		   Roma  
21:00 CEST
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  
21:00 CEST

UEFA Euro 2020 matches

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15 June 2021 Group F Hungary   0–3   Portugal  
18:00 CEST (UTC 2) Report
Attendance: 55,662[30]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
19 June 2021 Group F Hungary   1–1   France  
15:00 CEST (UTC 2) Fiola   45 2' Report Griezmann   66' Attendance: 55,998[31]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
23 June 2021 Group F Portugal   2–2   France  
21:00 CEST (UTC 2) Ronaldo   31' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Report Benzema   45 2' (pen.), 47' Attendance: 54,886[32]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
27 June 2021 Round of 16 Netherlands   0–2   Czech Republic  
18:00 CEST (UTC 2) Report
Attendance: 52,834[33]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Hungary national football team matches

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15 November 2019 Friendly match (opening game at stadium) Hungary   1–2   Uruguay
19:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 65,114
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
6 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA NL Hungary   2–3   Russia  
18:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
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)
15 June 2021 Euro 2020 Hungary   0–3   Portugal  
18:00 CET Report
Attendance: 55,662[34]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
19 June 2021 Euro 2020 Hungary   1–1   France  
15:00 CET
Report
Attendance: 55,998[35]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 September 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q Hungary   0–4   England  
20:45 CET Report
Attendance: 58,260
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
8 September 2021 2022 FIFA WC Q Hungary   2–1   Andorra  
20:45 CET
Report Llovera   82' Attendance: 46,240
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
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)
24 March 2022 Friendly match Hungary   0–1   Serbia  
19:30 CET Report Zs. Nagy   35' (o.g.) Attendance: 30,000
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)
20 November 2022 Friendly match Hungary   2–1   Greece  
20:15 CET
Report Bakasetas   35' (pen.) Attendance: 50,983
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
23 March 2023 Friendly match Hungary   1–0   Estonia  
CET
Report Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
27 March 2023 Euro 2024 Q Hungary   3–0   Bulgaria  
20:45 CET
Report Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
20 June 2023 Euro 2024 Q Hungary   2–0   Lithuania  
20:45 CET
Report Attendance: 58,274[36]
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
10 September 2023 Friendly match Hungary   1–1   Czech Republic  
18:00
Report
Attendance: 54,444
Referee: Igor Pajać (Croatia)
14 October 2023 Euro 2024 Q Hungary   2–1   Serbia  
20:45 CET
Report
Attendance: 58,215
Referee: François Letexier (France)
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)
10 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA NL Hungary   0–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina  
20:45 Report Attendance: 46,443
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
11 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA NL Hungary   1–1   Netherlands  
20:45
Report
Attendance: 55,300
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
19 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA NL Hungary   1–1   Germany  
20:45
Report
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
23 March 2025 2024–25 UEFA NL PO Hungary   v   Turkey  
20:45 Report

Note:

Statistics of Hungary national football team matches

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As of 19 November 2024
Match type Pld W D L GF GA
Competition 21 9 7 5 31 25
Friendly 7 4 1 2 8 5
Total 28 13 8 7 39 30

Top scorers:
  Dominik Szoboszlai (10 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
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    Bird's-eye view
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    Interior
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    Exterior bird's-eye view
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    Exterior
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    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). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ Molnár, László (2018-01-12). "Milliárdokba fog kerülni a Puskás-stadion üzemeltetése". MNO.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  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.
  12. ^ "100 helyett 190 milliárdba kerül az új Puskás Stadion". index.hu. 23 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Yet Another Sports Stadium to Be Built in Budapest". Hungary Today. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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  15. ^ "Puskas stadium plan scaled back". Daily News Hungary. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  16. ^ "Budapest: No 2024 Olympics, but burden remains – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Toldy Construct – STADIUMS". Toldy Construct. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  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. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  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. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  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. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  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. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  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. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Uruguay Wins against Hungary at Inauguration Match of Puskás Arena". Hungary Today. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  28. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-18). "El: Sevilla–Juventus visszavágó - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  29. ^ "Sevilla 1 Roma 1 (Sevilla win 4-1 on penalties)". BBC Sport. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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  33. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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  35. ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  36. ^ "Hungary vs. Lithuania" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  37. ^ "Azahriah Puskás-triplája számokban: 2 milliárdos bevétel, 600 milliós nyereség, 1500 közreműködő". telex (in Hungarian). 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  38. ^ "Zach Bryan Tops June Touring Report with Almost $69 Million". Billboard. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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Preceded by UEFA Super Cup
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Preceded by UEFA Europa League
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Preceded by UEFA Champions League
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