Pancho Aréna
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| Location | Felcsút,  Hungary |
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| 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]
On 30 June 2016 the first UEFA Europa League will be played between Videoton FC and FC Zaria Bălți at the stadium. Since Videoton's stadium, Sóstói Stadion, was demolished in the spring of 2016, the Székesfehérvár-based club will play their matches at the Pancho Aréna.
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 | Puskás Akadémia | 1–3 | Videoton | 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I First Nemzeti bajnokság I match |
Tischler  63' |
(Report) | Nikolić 20' Zé Luís 74' Filipe Oliveira 78' |
Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 24 September 2015 | Puskás Akadémia | 0–2 | Debrecen | 2014–15 Magyar Kupa (First Magyar Kupa match) |
| (Report) | Szakály 53' Kulcsár 94' |
Referee: Csaba Pintér (Hungary) |
| 30 June 2016 | Videoton | – |  Zaria Bălți | 2016–17 UEFA Europa League (First Europa League match) |
| [(Report)] | Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albanian) |
Milestone matches (youth squad)
| 21 April 2014 | Puskás Akadémia | 0–1 |  La Fábrica | 2014 Puskás Cup Final (First match) |
| (Report) | Miguel Garcia 49' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 4 November 2015 | Puskás Akadémia | 1–0 |  Celtic | 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (First international match) |
| Damásdi 20' |
(Report) | Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Lithuania) |
Photo gallery
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Aerial view
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.
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