Groupama Arena wins prestigious international recognition

Groupama Arena, the new football stadium which is the home to the most famous Hungarian football club Ferencvárosi TC, won a prestigious international award on 10 June 2015 in Barcelona. The stadium, which was inaugurated last summer, received the best new venue award at The Stadium Business Awards, index.hu reported.

The Stadium Business Awards are the only awards to recognise a whole spectrum of achievements from across the global stadium industry. Hundreds of nominations were whittled down to create the shortlist, for which some were voted for by the industry, and others judged by an independent panel of industry experts.

There were twenty-four nominees in the best new venue category, which nominees were finally shortlisted to the best six stadiums including San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub, Otkritiye Arena in Moscow, Allianz Parque in Brazil, Bilbao’s San Mamés, and the winner, Groupama Arena.

The awards ceremony took place during The Stadium Business Summit at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, in front of an audience of senior industry figures.

“Congratulations to everyone who reached the podium,” said Ian Nuttall, founder of The Stadium Business Awards. “Winners included our industry’s leaders, achievers and stand-out venues, who should all be very proud of their achievements,” he added.