After residing over 50 years in the Estadio Vicente Calderon, Atletico Madrid’s home games will be played in the new Wanda Metropolitano, located in the north-east of Madrid. Construction started in 2011, on the grounds of the old La Peineta, an athletics stadium.
The FBA offers its students a Professional Master in Football Business with the objective to deliver them all the necessary tools and an optimal learning environment in order to succeed in the passionate and dynamic football industry. As a strategic partner, ESSMA aims to help educate football’s future business leaders.
SAFA (South African Football Association) and ESSMA league member LaLiga, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which focuses on initiatives in terms of improving the growth of football in South Africa.
Close to FC Bayern’s Allianz Arena in the north of Munich, the club opened its new Campus for young players. The aim of the Youth Academy is to optimize and improve the development of young talent.
During the ESSMA European Stadium Tour to Russia (2-5 July 2017), one of the stadiums we visited was the future Dynamo Stadium. With the VTB Arena incorporated into the stadium, both venues and its surroundings are part of an enormous project in Moscow and we talked to the Head of Project at VTB Arena Park, Andrei Peregoudov.
ESSMA welcomes new league members Eredivisie CV (Association of Eredivisie clubs) and CED (Cooperation of first division clubs) to its extensive network of stadium professionals. Through the membership of both leagues, all associated clubs will be part of ESSMA’s community.
Stadium Member FC Nantes and Stadium Partner Philips Lighting have worked together to renovate the Stade de la Beaujoire Louis Fonteneau. FC Nantes is the first Ligue 1 stadium which is fully LED equipped with the Philps ArenaVision LED solution.
We are glad to announce The Stadium Consultancy as ESSMA’s latest Corporate Partner.