Stadion Albert Flórián was a sports stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium was the home of the association football club Ferencvárosi TC. The stadium had a capacity of 18,100. Formerly known as Üllői úti stadion for its location, it had been renamed for Ballon d'Or winner club legend Flórián Albert in 2007. Today, the stadium's place is occupied by the newly built Groupama Arena.
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| Full name | Albert Flórián Stadion |
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| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Owner | Ferencvárosi Torna Club |
| Operator | Ferencváros |
| Capacity | 29,505 (1974–1991) 18,100 (1991–2013) 20,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass Field |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1933 |
| Built | 1910-1911 |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Renovated | 1971-1974 |
| Demolished | 1971, 2013 |
| Architect | József Schall, Miklós Kapsza (1974–2013) |
| Tenants | |
| Hungary national football team Ferencváros | |
History
editConstruction
editThe first stadium was started to be built in the autumn of 1910. On 12 February 1911, Ferencváros played their first match against Budapest rival MTK Budapest which was won by the club. The starting line-up consisted of Fritz, Rumbold, Magnlitz, Weinber, Bródy, Payer, Szeitler, Weisz, Koródy, Schlosser, Borbás. The first stadium could host 40,000 spectators.
First reconstruction
editIn 1971 the stands were demolished and a new stadium was started to be built. The new stadium was inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the club. On 19 May 1974, the first match was played against the Vasas old boys. The new stadium could host 29,505 spectators (including 10 771 seats and 18 734 standing). In the 1990s the stadium was redesigned to meet the UEFA requirements therefore its capacity was reduced to 18 100.
On 21 December 2007, the stadium was changed from Üllői úti Stadion to Stadion Albert Flórián. Flórián Albert, the former Ferencváros icon, was present at the inauguration ceremony.
Milestone matches
editFirst era (1911–1971)
edit- First match: Ferencváros 2-1
MTK Budapest FC - First UEFA match: Ferencváros 2-1
Rangers F.C. (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960-61) - Last UEFA match: Ferencváros 1-1
Liverpool F.C. (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71)
Second era (1974–2013)
edit| Match | Home | Result | Opponent | Date | Competition |
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| First match |  Ferencváros
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0-1 | Vasas
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Friendly match | |
| First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match | Ferencváros
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2-0 |  Cardiff City F.C.
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974-75 | |
| Last UEFA Europa League match | Ferencváros
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2-1 |  Aalesunds FK
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UEFA Europa League 2011-12 | |
| Last Hungarian League match | Ferencváros
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2-1 | Újpest FC
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| Last Hungarian League Cup match | Ferencváros
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1-0 | Egri FC
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| Last match | Ferencváros
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0–0 |  CFR Cluj
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24 March 2013 | International friendly[1][2] |
International matches
edit| 31 May 1984 Friendly | Hungary | 1–1 |  Spain | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:00 | Nagy  48' |
Report | Rincón 21' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) |
| 2 December 1987 Euro 1988 qualifiers | Hungary | 1–0 |  Cyprus | Üllői úti stadion |
| 17:30 | Kiprich 90' |
Report | Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Dan Petrescu (Romania) |
| 20 March 1990 Friendly | Hungary | 2–0 |  United States | Üllői úti stadion |
| 18:00 | Petres 39' Limperger 74' |
Report | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Heinz Holzmann (Austria) |
| 23 September 1992 Friendly | Hungary | 0–0 |  Israel | Üllői úti stadion |
| 17:00 | Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Roman Steindl (Austria) |
| 8 September 1993 1994 World Cup qualifiers | Hungary | 1–3 |  Russia | Üllői úti stadion |
| 19:00 | Nikiforov 19' (o.g.) |
Report | Pyatnitsky 15' Kiriakov 52'Borodyuk 90' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania) |
| 27 October 1993 1994 World Cup qualifiers | Hungary | 1–0 |  Luxembourg | Üllői úti stadion |
| 19:00 | Détári 20' |
Report | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey) |
| 10 September 1997 1998 World Cup qualifiers | Hungary | 3–1 |  Azerbaijan | Üllői úti stadion |
| 17:30 | Klausz 8' Halmai 44'Illés 89' |
Report | Lychkin 71' |
Attendance: 8,112 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria) |
| 29 October 1997 1998 World Cup playoffs | Hungary | 1–7 |  FR Yugoslavia | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:00 | Illés 89' |
Report | Brnović 2' Đukić 6'Savićević 10'Mijatović 26', 41', 51'Milošević 63' |
Attendance: 13,175 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| 18 November 1998 Friendly | Hungary | 2–0 |  Switzerland | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:00 | Korsós 1' J. Sebők 7' |
Report | Attendance: 2,849 Referee: Karol Ihring (Slovakia) |
| 10 March 1999 Friendly | Hungary | 1–1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Üllői úti stadion |
| 19:30 | Illés 66' (pen.) |
Report | Kodro 39' |
Attendance: 7,792 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 27 March 1999 Euro 2000 qualifiers | Hungary | 5–0 |  Liechtenstein | Üllői úti stadion |
| 19:30 | J. Sebők 16' V. Sebők 33', 41', 85' (pen.)Illés 73' |
Report | Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus) |
| 18 August 1999 Friendly | Hungary | 1–1 |  Moldova | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:15 | Sebők 39' |
Report | Cleșcenco 65' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria) |
| 8 September 1999 Euro 2000 qualifiers | Hungary | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:15 | Sebők 27' Egressy 51'Sowunmi 54' |
Report | Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Sašo Lazarevski (Macedonia) |
| 23 February 2000 Friendly | Hungary | 0–3 |  Australia | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:15 | Report | Laybutt 12' Skoko 72'Moore 90+1' |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Dietmar Drabek (Austria) |
| 25 April 2001 Friendly | Hungary | 0–0 |  Finland | Üllői úti stadion |
| 20:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,175 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy) |
| 20 November 2002 Friendly | Hungary | 1–1 | Moldova | Üllői úti stadion |
| 18:00 | Dárdai 55' |
Report | Pațula 16' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria) |
| 19 November 2003 Friendly | Hungary | 0–1 |  Estonia | Üllői úti stadion |
| 17:00 | Report | Rooba 86' |
Attendance: 457 Referee: Milan Šedivý (Czech Republic) |
Record
edit| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W% |
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| 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 |
Photo gallery
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The first pitch of the club (1910-1971) -
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The stadium in the spring of 2011 -
Ferencváros are playing against Paks on 30 July 2010 in a Hungarian League match -
The old Albert stadion from bird view in 2011 -
Albert Stadion
References
edit- ^ "Ferencváros moves to national stadium upon construction at their site". StadiumDB.com. Budapest. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Watson-Broughton, Matthew (28 March 2013). "Ferencváros give stadium spectacular send-off". UEFA. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
External links
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