Pancho Arena

Pancho Arena

Location Felcsút, Hungary Hungary
Owner Felcsúti Utánpótlás Neveléséért Alapítvány
Operator Puskás Akadémia FC
Capacity 3,500
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
Tenants
Puskás Akadémia FC

Pancho Arena is a stadium in Felcsút, Hungary. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Puskás Akadémia FC.

History

The stadium was opened on 21 April 2014 with the final of the 2014 Puskás Cup.[1][2]

On 26 April 2014, the first Hungarian League match was played at the stadium between Puskás Akadémia and Videoton. The match ended with 3-1 away win.[3]

Controversy

Many allegations of corruption have surfaced regarding the stadium, as Hungary's current prime minister, Viktor Orbán (known for his passion for football) spent much of his childhood in the village, and Pancho Arena was built just meters away from his Felcsút estate. Although the stadium was not built directly from government funds, companies that provided the lion's share of the funding won several high-value public procurement procedures during Orbán's prime ministership. In addition, Orbán's government passed laws granting benefits to companies supporting sport investments. Allegations were fuelled by the fact that the stadium seats 3,500 people, while the total population of the village is under 1,700.

Milestone matches

26 April 2014
Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–3 Hungary Videoton
Tischler  63' (Report) Nikolić  20'
Zé Luís  74'
Filipe Oliveira 78'
First Hungarian League match
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

24 September 2015
Hungary Puskás Akadémia 0–2 Hungary Debrecen
(Report) Szakály  53'
Kulcsár  94'
First Magyar Kupa match
Referee: Csaba Pintér (Hungary)

Milestone matches (youth squad)

4 November 2015
Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–0 Scotland Celtic
Damásdi  20' (Report)
First UEFA match
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Lithuania)

Photo gallery

References

Coordinates: 47°27′50″N 18°35′12″E / 47.4640°N 18.5868°E / 47.4640; 18.5868


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