Stadion Albert Flórián

Albert Stadion
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Full nameAlbert Flórián Stadion
LocationBudapest, Hungary
OwnerFerencvárosi Torna Club
OperatorFerencváros
Capacity29,505 (1974–1991)
18,100 (1991–2013)
20,000
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Field
Construction
Broke ground1933
Built1910-1911
Opened1911
Renovated1971-1974
Demolished1971, 2013
ArchitectJózsef Schall, Miklós Kapsza (1974–2013)
Tenants
Hungary national football team
Ferencváros

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.

History[edit]

Construction[edit]

The 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

First era (1911–1971)[edit]

Second era (1974–2013)[edit]

Match Home Result Opponent Date Competition
First match Hungary Ferencváros 0-1 Hungary Vasas Friendly match
First UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match Hungary Ferencváros 2-0 Wales Cardiff City F.C. UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1974-75
Last UEFA Europa League match Hungary Ferencváros 2-1 Norway Aalesunds FK UEFA Europa League 2011-12
Last Hungarian League match Hungary Ferencváros 2-1 Hungary Újpest FC
Last Hungarian League Cup match Hungary Ferencváros 1-0 Hungary Egri FC
Last match Hungary Ferencváros 0-0 Romania CFR Cluj

International matches[edit]

31 May 1984 (1984-05-31) 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 (1987-12-02) 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 (1990-03-20) 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 (1992-09-23) Friendly Hungary  0–0  Israel Üllői úti stadion
17:00 Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Roman Steindl (Austria)
8 September 1993 (1993-09-08) 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 (1993-10-27) 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 (1997-09-10) 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 (1997-10-29) 1998 World Cup playoffs Hungary  1–7  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 (1998-11-18) 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 (1999-03-10) 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 (1999-03-27) 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 (1999-08-18) 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 (1999-09-08) 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 (2000-02-23) 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 (2001-04-25) Friendly Hungary  0–0  Finland Üllői úti stadion
20:30 Report Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)
20 November 2002 (2002-11-20) 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 (2003-11-19) 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%
17 7 6 4 23 19

Photo gallery[edit]

  • The first pitch of the club (1910-1971)
    The first pitch of the club (1910-1971)
  • Flórián Albert, Lajos Szűcs, and Zoltán Varga discussing the plans of the new stadium in 1968
    Flórián Albert, Lajos Szűcs, and Zoltán Varga discussing the plans of the new stadium in 1968
  • The stadium in the spring of 2011
    The stadium in the spring of 2011
  • Ferencváros are playing against Paks on 30 July 2010 in a Hungarian League match
    Ferencváros are playing against Paks on 30 July 2010 in a Hungarian League match
  • The old Albert stadion from bird view in 2011
    The old Albert stadion from bird view in 2011
  • Albert Stadion
    Albert Stadion

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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