Since the end of April, ESSMA organised a bi-weekly webinar to keep in touch with its members during these uncertain months. The webinars have covered a range of topics from the impact of COVID-19 on matchday operations to the stadium development projects of Everton FC and Liverpool FC. Discover the top 3 highlights of each webinar:
Read more on the new Raiffeisen Arena of Linzer ASK, the Belgian Cup Final at the movies, the new SGSA social distancing guidelines and more in ESSMA’s industry update.
In light of the latest ESSMA benchmark report ESSMA interviewed Benjamin Steen, Head of Customer Care, Digital Licencing & Stadium to see how the record champions are pushing ahead, in cooperation with their partner Deutsche Telekom, to offer their fans an extraordinary stadium experience.
Since June 21st, it has been possible for Russian football fans to return to the stadium on matchday. However, as stadiums capacity is limited to 10% in Russia nowadays and there are numerous additional regulations to take into account, this return is quite a challenge for stadium managers.
ESSMA proudly presents her Connectivity Benchmark, which zooms in on the technological developments in the stadium industry.
Read more on the stadium experience for players in LaLiga while playing matches behing closed doors and the annual fan survey of KNVB.
KNVB Expertise organised a webinar focused on sponsorship and sales with 30 representatives from Dutch professional football clubs. The webinar focused on ways to provide visibility and added value for sponsors and partners during COVID-19 crisis with insights from Steffen Plein, Sponsoring & Sales Coordinator at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In addition, ESSMA shared its insights on the ongoing COVID-19 research and best practices on new initiatives and ideas for clubs to expand its reach.
Since 23 May NB1 matches behind closed doors were allowed again. As a next phase, a limited amount of fans were allowed back into the stadium soon after. While for the last three competition rounds, a full capacity was allowed. ESSMA interviewed Máté Bálint - International Project Manager at Ferencvárosi TC - and László Erik Horváth - Infrastructure Expert at MLSZ - regarding the Hungarian restart.