Puskás Aréna
association football stadium in Budapest, Hungary, inaugurated in November 2019
Puskás Aréna (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpuʃkaːʃ ˈɒreːnɒ]) is a football stadium in the 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary, which primarily serves as the home stadium of the Hungary national football team. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 67,215. 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 and Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás (1927–2006).
History
In 2011, when originally budgeted, the cost of the construction of the new stadium was put at 35 billion Hungarian forints.
On 26 June 2014, László Vigh said that the construction of the new stadium would cost 90-100 billion Hungarian forints.
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
On 19 September 2014, UEFA selected Budapest to host three group stage games and one round of 16 game at UEFA Euro 2020.
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.
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