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ESSMA's Stadium Development Report Issue 3 2019 is available now

In the third 2019 issue of ESSMA’s Stadium Development Report you will gain insights on the gamechangers in profitability at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium from the perspective of Jon Babbs (Stadium Director at Tottenham Hotspur) and Tom Jones (Senior Principal at Populous). In addition, ESSMA interviewed Mr. Thani Al Zarraa, Project Manager of Al Janoub Stadium, regarding the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar. Furthermore, you can read more about the stadium projects of FC Metz and AFC Wimbledon as well as the training centre project of Celtic FC.

Development & ConstructionESSMA

11Oct

ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop: the Highlights

OPEL ARENA, home to 1. FSV Mainz 05, hosted this year’s ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop. Over 55 ESSMA Members from 18 countries joined us for two days of knowledge sharing and exchanging best practices regarding stewarding, crowd management, body searches, bag policies and facial recognition.

ESSMASafety & Security

10Oct

Industry update: more on matchday experience, 5G and education

Read more on the new lighting show at Olympique de Marseille, 5G testing in the Bundesliga, blind reporting at Bayer 04 Leverkusen and more in ESSMA’s industry update.

Fan Experience & HospitalityIndustry news

02Oct

Industry update: more on safety, fan experience and merchandising

Read more on the Club App Platform of LaLiga, AS Roma merchandising, safety at Feijenoord Stadium and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.

Development & ConstructionFan Experience & HospitalityIndustry newsOperations & TicketingSafety & Security

01Oct

Preparing Puskas Arena for EURO 2020

As part of ESSMA’s Development & Construction Workshop Barnabas Szigethy - Project Director Puskas Arena - shared the process and preparations of Puskas Arena for EURO 2020.

Development & ConstructionMember news

26Sep

Meet the expert: Viktor Paján, Facility Manager at Ferencvárosi TC

ESSMA interviewed Viktor Paján, Director of FTC-MVM Sports Center, about the training facilities of Ferencsvárosi TC. Together with his colleagues, Viktor is responsible for the maintenance and the investments of the training facilities.

ESSMAOperations & Ticketing

25Sep

Industry update: more on development, SLO and broadcasting

Read more on SLO training at the Swedish Football League, beta testing for RAFC’s new app, development plans for Sporting Charleroi and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.

Development & ConstructionFan Experience & HospitalityIndustry newsSafety & Security

23Sep

Close-up: OPEL ARENA and 1. FSV Mainz 05 as hosts for ESSMA’s Safety & Security Workshop

ESSMA interviewed Jan Nöker - Event Manager at 1. FSV Mainz 05 - and Stephan Bandholz – Stadium Manager at OPEL ARENA – about their safety department and our upcoming ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop. OPEL ARENA is the host venue of our 2019 Safety & Security Workshop on 8 and 9 October during which the club will share their best practices regarding bag policies and stewarding.

Member newsSafety & Security