Pancho Arena

Pancho Arena

UEFA Elite Stadium
Location	Felcsút, 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

Puskás Akadémia v Videoton

26 April 2014

Puskás Akadémia	1–3	Videoton
Tischler  63'	(Report)	Nikolić  20' Zé Luís  74' Filipe Oliveira 78'

First Hungarian League match Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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Puskás Akadémia v Debrecen

24 September 2015

Puskás Akadémia	0–2	Debrecen
	(Report)	Szakály  53' Kulcsár  94'

First Magyar Kupa match Referee: Csaba Pintér (Hungary)

Milestone matches (youth squad)

Puskás Akadémia v La Fábrica

21 April 2014

Puskás Akadémia	0–1	La Fábrica
	(Report)	Miguel Garcia  49'

First match (2014 Puskás Cup Final) Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

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Puskás Akadémia v Celtic

4 November 2015

Puskás Akadémia	1–0	Celtic
Damásdi  20'	(Report)

First UEFA match Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Lithuania)

Photo gallery

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  Aerial view

References

1. "PAFC: húsvéthétfőn avatják fel a Pancho Arénát". www.nso.hu. 3 March 2014.
2. "Videó: járja be Ön is a felcsúti Pancho Arénát!". www.nso.hu. 15 April 2014.
3. "Gólokkal avatta fel a PAFC új arénáját a Videoton az NB I-ben". www.nso.hu. 26 April 2014.

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