Groupama Aréna

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Groupama Aréna
Fradi Stadium
The main entrance to the Groupama Aréna in October 2014
One of the entrances to the Groupama Aréna in October 2014
Earlier names

Üllői úti Stadium (until 2007)
Albert Flórián Stadium (2007-2014)

Data
place Üllői út 129 1091 Budapest , Hungary
HungaryHungary
Coordinates 47 ° 28 '31.4 "  N , 19 ° 5' 42.9"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '31.4 "  N , 19 ° 5' 42.9"  E
classification 4th
operator Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions Kft.
opening 1911
May 19, 1974
August 10, 2014
First game May 19, 1974
Ferencváros Budapest - Vasas Budapest 4: 4
August 10, 2014
Ferencváros Budapest - Chelsea FC 1: 2
Renovations 1971–1974, 1990, 2011, 2013–2014
demolition 1971, 2013
surface Natural grass
costs 13.5 billion HUF (2014, around 45 million euros )
architect Miklós Kapsza
József Schall
(1971–1974)
capacity 23,700 seats
Capacity (internat.) 22,600 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events

The Groupama Aréna is a football stadium in the IX. District (Ferencváros) of the Hungarian capital Budapest . Until it was demolished in March 2013, at that time still the Albert Flórián Stadium, it offered space for 18,100 spectators and was home to the Ferencváros Budapest football club . From March 2013 to August 2014, a new home for the Green-Whites was built at the same location for 13.5 billion HUF (around 45 million euros ) with 23,700 places. The new building was officially opened on August 10, 2014.

history

The first stadium was built from autumn 1910 to spring 1911. For the first game on February 12, 1911, the home side met their rivals from MTK Budapest FC and won 2-1. After 60 years, the second venue was built between 1971 and 1974. For the club's 75th anniversary, the stadium was inaugurated with the game Ferencváros against a team from Vasas Budapest (4: 4) on May 19, 1974. The visitor record was achieved on September 12, 1981. The match between Ferencváros and Honvéd Budapest ( 2-4 ) attracted 32,000 fans to what was then the Üllői úti stadium . The capacity was initially 29,505 spectators. Due to increased security measures and the conversion of standing to seating, the stadium's capacity fell to 18,100 in the early 1990s. The last soccer game took place on March 24, 2013 in the 40-year-old venue. Ferencváros split from the Romanian team at CFR Cluj with a goalless draw. A few days later, the demolition work began.

New building

In 2008, Kevin McCabe, a British contractor and chairman of the English club Sheffield United , took over the Hungarian record champions and cup winners along with the aging stadium and saved it from bankruptcy . Since then there were plans to replace the stadium in Ferencváros with a new arena, but McCabe withdrew again. Two years later they tried a new stadium concept. The project was not implemented until the third attempt. On the old Stadium reason a stadium with four covered stands, on which 22,600 spectator seats, including 29 created VIP - boxes are located. At the beginning of the demolition on March 28, 2013, the foundation stone for the new stadium was laid.

14 months after the start of the demolition work in March 2013, the new building was about to be completed. The pitch of the pitch was laid, the video screens were installed under the roof and the stands were almost completely seated. The outstanding work included the interior fittings for the VIP boxes, club offices and the club museum. The work should be completed by the end of May 2014 and the stadium should be handed over in June. The official inauguration was then planned for August with the start of the season of Ferencváros in the first Hungarian football league Nemzeti Bajnokság .

Two large statues were placed in front of the new stadium in 2014. One statue is a three-meter-tall bronze portrait of the former namesake Flórián Albert, created by the artist Sándor Kligl. The second statue is eight meters high and 16 meters wide. It is an eagle standing on a concrete soccer ball. It is the heraldic animal of the FTC and the team is also nicknamed Zöld sasok ( German  Green Eagle ). It was created by the sculptor Gábor Miklós Szőke.

For the opening, Ferencváros Budapest arranged a friendly game on August 10, 2014 against the English football club FC Chelsea . Ferencváros lost the opening game with 1: 2 goals. Zoltán Gera from the FTC scored the first goal in the 17th minute. Ramires equalized in the 51st minute before Cesc Fàbregas decided the game in the 81st minute for the Londoners.

In 2019, the final of the UEFA Women's Champions League between Olympique Lyon and FC Barcelona (4-1) was played in front of 19,487 spectators in the football arena .

Surname

Until 2007, the green and white stadium was called Üllői-úti-Stadion . In honor of former striker Flórián Albert , the facility was named Albert Flórián Stadium on December 21, 2007, forty years after Albert was named Europe's best player in 1967 .

On July 2, 2014, Ferencváros Budapest and the French insurance company Groupama, main sponsor of Ferencváros, jointly announced in a press conference that the new home of the FTC will be Template: future / in 4 yearsnamed Groupama Aréna for at least seven years with an option for three more years .

Transport links

Take the M3 line of the Budapest Metró to Népliget station via exits G and H to the entrance of the stadium block C.

International matches in the Groupama Aréna

After the outdated Puskás Ferenc Stadium was closed in October 2015, the Ferencváros arena is the main venue for the Hungarian national football team . On November 15, 2015, the Hungarians defeated Norway in the play-offs for Euro 2016 2-1 (first leg: 1-0). After 44 years ( Euro 1972 ) , Hungary qualified again for a European football championship . On November 15, 2019, the new Puskás Aréna was inaugurated as the national stadium and will be the main venue for the national team in the future.

date opponent Result occasion spectator
0Sep 7 2014 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 1: 2 (0: 0) Qualification for Euro 2016 20,672
Nov 14, 2014 FinlandFinland Finland 1: 0 (0: 0) Qualification for Euro 2016 19,600
Nov 18, 2014 RussiaRussia Russia 1: 2 (0: 0) Friendly match 05,100
29 Mar 2015 GreeceGreece Greece 0-0 Qualification for Euro 2016 22,000
04th Sep 2015 RomaniaRomania Romania 0-0 Qualification for Euro 2016 22,060
0Oct 8, 2015 FaroeseFaroe Islands Faroe Islands 2: 1 (0: 1) Qualification for Euro 2016 16,500
Nov 15, 2015 NorwayNorway Norway 2: 1 (1: 0) Play-off for Euro 2016 26,186
26th Mar 2016 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 1: 1 (0: 1) Friendly match 20,300
May 20, 2016 Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast 0-0 Friendly match 19,900
0Oct 7, 2016 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 3 (0: 0) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup 21,668
Nov 13, 2016 AndorraAndorra Andorra 4: 0 (2: 0) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup 20,479
Nov 15, 2016 SwedenSweden Sweden 0: 2 (0: 1) Friendly match 12,000
05th June 2017 RussiaRussia Russia 0: 3 (0: 2) Friendly match 12,000
31 Aug 2017 LatviaLatvia Latvia 3: 1 (2: 1) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup 16,500
03rd Sep 2017 PortugalPortugal Portugal 0: 1 (0: 0) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup 21,800
Oct 10, 2017 FaroeseFaroe Islands Faroe Islands 1: 0 (0: 0) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup 21,400
Nov 14, 2017 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 1: 0 (1: 0) Friendly match 9,860
23 Mar 2018 KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan 2: 3 (1: 3) Friendly match 9,038
27 Mar 2018 ScotlandScotland Scotland 0: 1 (0: 0) Friendly match 8,492
0June 9, 2018 AustraliaAustralia Australia 1: 2 (0: 0) Friendly match 4,000
Sep 11 2018 GreeceGreece Greece 2: 1 (2: 1) UEFA Nations League 2018/19 Excluding
the public
Nov 15, 2018 EstoniaEstonia Estonia 2: 0 (1: 0) UEFA Nations League 2018/19 7,775
Nov 18, 2018 FinlandFinland Finland 2: 0 (2: 0) UEFA Nations League 2018/19 9,200
24 Mar 2019 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 2: 1 (1: 1) Qualification for Euro 2020 19,400
June 11, 2019 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales 1: 0 (0: 0) Qualification for Euro 2020 18,350
0Sep 9 2019 SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 1: 2 (0: 1) Qualification for Euro 2020 21,700
Oct 13, 2019 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan 1: 0 (1: 0) Qualification for Euro 2020 11,300

gallery

  • The stadium in 1911

  • The stadium in 2010

  • Stadium construction site in September 2013

  • The eagle statue in front of the stadium

  • The statue of Flórián Albert in front of the Groupama Aréna in August 2014

  • The arena in February 2016

panorama

and display information about the image
The northwest side of the Groupama Aréna with the statues of Flórián Albert (left) and Ferenc Springer (right)

Web links

Commons : Groupama Aréna  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Albert Flórián Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ magyarfutball.hu: opening game and attendance record (Hungarian)
  2. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Budapest: Ferencváros played their last game at Flórian Albert Article from March 25, 2013 (English)
  3. ↑ hungarianfootball.com: Ferencvaros' English Invasion (English)
  4. ↑ weltfussball.de: New stadium planned in Ferencváros ( Memento from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ stadiumdb.com: data on the new stadium (English)
  6. ↑ magyarfutball.hu: laying of the foundation stone on March 28, 2013 (Hungarian)
  7. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Budapest: New Ferencváros stadium ready next month article from April 30, 2014 (English)
  8. ↑ sport.hir24.hu: Hatalmas Albert-szobor az Üllői úti stadionnál article from April 18, 2014 (Hungarian)
  9. ↑ blikk.hu: A Fradié lesz Európa legnagyobb sasszobra Article of May 9, 2014 (Hungarian)
  10. ↑ chelseafc.com: FC Chelsea Ferencváros Friendly announced ( Memento from June 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Article from June 25, 2014 (English)
  11. ↑ valasz.hu: Felavatták a ferencvárosi Groupama Arénát article from August 11, 2014 (Hungarian)
  12. ↑ Women Champions League 2018/2019 - Final: Olympique Lyon - FC Barcelona 4: 1. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  13. ↑ sport1tv.hu: Búcsúzik az Albert Flórián Stadium ( Memento from September 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian)
  14. ↑ stadionwelt.de: New name for the stadium of Ferencvaros Article from July 4th, 2014
  15. ↑ fradi.hu: Groupama Aréna article from July 2, 2014 (English)
  16. ↑ derstandard.at: Hungary qualifies for the European Championship article from November 15, 2015
  17. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Northern Ireland
  18. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Finland
  19. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Russia
  20. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Greece
  21. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Romania
  22. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Faroe Islands
  23. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Norway
  24. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Croatia
  25. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against the Ivory Coast
  26. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Switzerland
  27. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Andorra
  28. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Sweden
  29. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Russia
  30. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Latvia
  31. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Portugal
  32. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Faroe Islands
  33. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Costa Rica
  34. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Kazakhstan
  35. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Scotland
  36. ↑ weltfussball.de: Game report Hungary against Australia
  37. ↑ Game report Hungary against Greece. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  38. ↑ Game report Hungary against Estonia. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  39. ↑ Game report Hungary against Finland. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  40. ↑ Game report Hungary against Croatia. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  41. ^ Match report Hungary vs. Wales. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  42. ↑ Game report Hungary against Slovakia. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
  43. ↑ Game report Hungary against Azerbaijan. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .