The European Stadium & Security Management Association

Clubs in times of COVID-19:

Community support and adapted online strategies set the tone.

Ekstraklasa's restart and impact on crowd management - insights from our webinar

In Poland, football matches have a very important social and economic role. As a result, experts from the football and stadium industry have been working on plans for the re-opening since April.

Industry update: more on hospitality, fan experience and COVID-19

Read more on Johan Cruijff ArenA’s pop-up restaurant, Visit Mallorca Estadi, Bundesliga Match Facts and more in ESSMA’s industry update.

Interview with Dominik Schreyer: What happens when football is played behind closed doors?

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic most European football clubs are forced to play games in empty stadiums, some clubs are complaining that the lack of home advantage is impacting the integrity of the competition. Of course, the impact on national health should always be our priority, but is there actually any truth the club’s claims? Can home advantage be proven statistically and is there any way we could simulate it, even without physical crowds in the stadium?

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ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop

08 09 September 20

Orange Vélodrome - Marseille (France)

ESSMA Pitch Management Workshop

06 07 October 20

Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán - Sevilla (Spain)

ESSMA Fan Experience Workshop

17 18 November 20

Eleda Stadion - Malmö (Sweden)

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ESSMA’s Stadium Development Report

The Stadium Development Report is ESSMA’s quarterly published report which provides stadium professionals with exclusive insights into new European stadium and training centre development projects, the latest industry news and the main results from recent research.

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Clubs in times of COVID-19:

Ekstraklasa's restart and impact on crowd management - insights from our webinar

Industry update: more on hospitality, fan experience and COVID-19

Interview with Dominik Schreyer: What happens when football is played behind closed doors?

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Upcoming events

ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop

ESSMA Pitch Management Workshop

ESSMA Fan Experience Workshop

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ESSMA’s Stadium Development Report

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ESSMA in numbers

362

18

3275+

Our members include

AEK FC

Royal Belgian FA

HV71

Vissel Kobe

Sparta Rotterdam

Djurgårdens IF

Club Brugge

Wembley Stadium

Olympique Lyonnais

Malmö FF

Kisvárda FC

Ferencvárosi TC

Friends Arena

FC Københavnn

Commerzbank-Arena

FC Basel 1893

FC Zenit

Galatasaray S.K.

Legia Warszawa

Paris Saint-Germain

TSG Hoffenheim 1899

FC Nantes

Section Paloise

Panathinaikos FC

FSV Mainz 05

Fédération Française de Football

Stade Rennais FC

Sevilla FC

Svensk Elitfotboll

LaLiga

Stade Rochelais

Valencia CF

NK Maribor

STVV

Leinster Rugby

FC Porto

Real Madrid

Arsenal FC

Baku Olympic Stadium

Royal Antwerp FC

Eredivisie

Deutsche Fußball Liga

Johan Cruijff ArenA

Juventus

FC Barcelona

AVIVA Stadium

VfL Wolfsburg

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