Pancho Aréna
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Location | Felcsút, Hungary |
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Owner | Felcsúti Utánpótlás Neveléséért Alapítvány |
Operator | Puskás Akadémia FC |
Capacity | 3,865 |
Field size | 105x68m |
Surface | Grass Field |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2012 |
Opened | 21 April 2014 |
Construction cost | HUF 3.8 billion |
Architect | Imre Makovecz Tamás Dobrosi |
Structural engineer | László Pongor |
Tenants | |
Puskás Akadémia FC Fehérvár FC (2016–2018) |
Pancho Aréna is a stadium in
History
The stadium officially opened on 21 April 2014, featuring the final of the 2014 Puskás Cup.[1][2]
On 26 April 2014, the first
On 30 June 2016, the first
Pancho Aréna was listed among the top three most beautiful stadiums of the world according to stadiumdb.com: "The wood-lined curved interior to the stand gives spectators the feeling that they are attending a Sunday church service, not a football match. The 3,500 seater stadium opened in 2014 and was the brainchild of local architect Imre Makovecz".[5]
On 26 March 2018, the first international match was played at the stadium when Bulgaria hosted Kazakhstan in a friendly match. The match ended with a 2–1 win for Bulgaria.[6]
On 31 October 2023, it was announced that the
Controversy
Many allegations of corruption have surfaced regarding the stadium,[citation needed] as Hungary's current prime minister, Viktor Orbán (known for his passion for football), spent much of his childhood in the village. Pancho Arena was built just meters away from his Felcsút estate.[12] Although the stadium was not constructed directly using government funds, companies that provided the majority of the funding won several high-value public procurement procedures during Orbán's prime ministership. Additionally, Orbán's government passed laws granting benefits to companies supporting sports investments. Allegations were fueled by the fact that the stadium seats 3,500 people, while the total population of the village is under 1,700.[citation needed]
Milestone matches
26 April 2014 | Videoton | 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I First Nemzeti Bajnokság I match | ||
Tischler ![]() |
(Report) | Nikolić ![]() Zé Luís ![]() Filipe Oliveira ![]() |
Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
24 September 2015 | Puskás Akadémia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 2014–15 Magyar Kupa (First Magyar Kupa match) |
(Report) | Szakály ![]() Kulcsár ![]() |
Referee: Csaba Pintér (Hungary) |
30 June 2016 | Zaria Bălți | 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (First UEFA Europa League match) | ||
[(Report)] | Referee: Enea Jorgji ( Albanian ) |
17 July 2018 | 2–1 | ![]() | 2018–19 UEFA Champions League (first UEFA Champions League match) | |
20:15 | Report |
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Attendance: 2,514[ Donald Robertson (Scotland ) |
Milestone matches (youth squad)
21 April 2014 | Puskás Akadémia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | 2014 Puskás Cup Final (First match) |
(Report) | Miguel Garcia ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
4 November 2015 | Celtic | 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (First international match) | ||
Damásdi ![]() |
(Report) | Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia) |
International
24 March 2018 | Bulgaria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Friendly |
Popov ![]() Bodurov ![]() |
(Report) | ![]() |
Attendance: 100 Referee: ![]() |
15 November 2023 | Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I |
Weissman ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
18 November 2023 | Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I |
Referee: ![]() |
Attendances
- As of 21 December 2018
Puskás Akadémia only played three matches at the Pancho Aréna during the 2013–14 season.[13] This table includes only domestic league matches.
Season | Puskás Akadémia FC | Ref | |||||||
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Division | GP | Average | Change | Highest Gate | Lowest Gate | ||||
2014–15 | NB I | 15 | 1,649 | – | 3,812 | vs Ferencváros | 704 | vs Szombathelyi Haladás | [14] |
2015–16 | NB I | 16 | 1,699 | +3.0% | 3,798 | vs Ferencváros | 708 | vs Paks | [15] |
2016–17 | NB II | 15 | 818 | –49.5% | 1,537 | vs Balmazújváros | 460 | vs Budaörs | [16] |
2017–18 | NB I | 16 | 1,199 | +46.6% | 3,127 | vs Ferencváros | 200 | vs Debrecen | [17] |
2018–19 | NB I | 17 | 1,340 | +11.8% | 3,865 | vs Ferencváros | 120 | vs Kisvárda | [18] |
Gallery
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Aerial view
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The main entrance
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The Pancho Aréna from the Főutca of Felcsút
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The interior
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The view of Pancho Aréna from the Vál-völgyi train
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The roof of the Pancho Aréna
References
- ^ "PAFC: húsvéthétfőn avatják fel a Pancho Arénát". www.nso.hu. 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Videó: járja be Ön is a felcsúti Pancho Arénát!". www.nso.hu. 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Gólokkal avatta fel a PAFC új arénáját a Videoton az NB I-ben". www.nso.hu. 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Videoton FC: A Videoton city will be created with the new stadium". 12 December 2015.
- ^ "The top three most beautiful football stadiums in the world". Stadiumdb.com. 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan. International Match".
- ^ "A felcsúti Pancho Arénában játssza a hazai Eb-selejtezőit az izraeli fociválogatott". telex (in Hungarian). 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Eb 2024: Felcsúton játszik az izraeli válogatott – hivatalos - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Eb 2024: Izrael drámai végjátékban ikszelt Svájccal Felcsúton - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Israel-Romania | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Eb 2024: Puscas-gól a Pancho Arénában – Románia és Svájc is kijutot". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Israel and Switzerland draw 1-1 in Euro 2024 qualifying game in Hungary". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "2013–14 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2014.
- ^ "2014–15 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 24 May 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 24 May 2016.
- ^ "2016–17 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 28 March 2017.
- ^ "2017–18 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 28 March 2017.
- ^ "2018–19 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 20 December 2019.
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