Groupama Arena
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| Full name | Groupama Arena |
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| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Owner | Hungarian State |
| Operator | Lagardère Group |
| Executive suites | 34 skybox |
| Capacity | 22,000 (UEFA & FIFA matches) 23,700 (Domestic matches) |
| Record attendance | 22,000 (Hungary vs Greece, 29 March 2015) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass Field |
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| Broke ground | 27 March 2013 |
| Built | 2013–14 |
| Opened | 10 August 2014 |
| Construction cost | c. 13,5 billion HUF (€ 40 million) |
| Architect | Ágnes Streit Szabolcs Kormos |
| Main contractors | Market Építő Zrt. |
| Tenants | |
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Hungary national football team Ferencváros |
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| Website | |
| www.groupamaarena.com | |
Groupama Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary and the home of Ferencvárosi TC. With a capacity of 23,698, Groupama Arena is the second largest stadium in Hungary after Ferenc Puskás Stadium. The stadium lies on the ground of Albert Flórián Stadium, the club's former stadium, which was demolished in 2013.
Since 1911, Ferencváros had played their home games at Stadion Albert Flórián, originally named Üllői úti Stadion. The stadium had had a major upgrade from 1971–74, and in the 21st Century the club desired a stadium with an expanded capacity. Reconstruction of Stadion Albert Flórián was rejected for financial reasons, and plans to demolish the stadium and replace it with an entirely new structure were presented at a press conference in April 2012 by Gábor Kubatov, the president of Ferencváros. The proposed capacity of 22,600 would make it the second biggest stadium in Hungary.
The new stadium would be reorientated 90° and closer to Gyáli út, with a pitch 10 cm below ground level. Corporate hospitality, a restaurant, shop and museum were all planned, along with expanded changing facilities.
Market építő Zrt won the tender to construct the stadium, with a projected cost of 13.5 billion Ft. Construction started on 28 March 2013, with an estimated completion time of autumn 2014.
On 24 May 2013, Balázs Fürjes, MP of the Hungarian Parliament and person responsible for the investment, announced that the stadium would be finished on time. The construction of the new stadium is expected to be completed by the fall of 2014. In 2013 there will be 5,4 billion HUF available for the project and 8,1 billion HUF in 2014. Mihály Varga, minister of national economy of Hungary, said that the sale of the estate, which will be gained by rotating the stadium by 90°, will cover the expenses of the stadium. If the construction is not completed on time, the constructor company (Market Épitő Zrt.) will have to pay 65 million HUF daily.
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