23Feb
Tiger House opens doors for ESSMA Connect
FC Utrecht has built a home for its mascot Tiger and Tigergirl in the center of the stadium.
Member news
18Feb
How Croke Park is preparing crowd flows and F&B concourses
Croke Park, home of Gaelic Athletic Association, can typically host up to 80,300 fans. Even at a reduced capacity that would still be a large amount of people once fans are allowed back at the stadium. During ESSMA Spotlight, Emma Kelly discussed Croke Park’s preparations and planning linked to crowd flow procedures, how they operated during matches behind closed doors and adapted F&B measures.
16Feb
Johan Cruijff ArenA as innovation hub to test new ideas
Johan Cruijff ArenA is a key example in the field of innovation and technology. Willem Hegen, Crowd Services Manager at the ArenA, discussed several ongoing projects during ESSMA Spotlight.
12Feb
ESSMA Spotlight: Arsenal FC and FIA discuss COVID-19
The majority of sports and entertainment venues have had the opportunity to welcome back (a small amount of) visitors in the past months. Valuable lessons were learned about hygienic requirements, safety protocols and fan experience. To kick off our first ESSMA Spotlight, John Beattie - Stadium & Facilities Director at Arsenal FC, Adam Baker - Safety Direct at FIA and Cyril De Greve from ESSMA shared their insights during a high-level panel discussion.
09Feb
ESSMA turns 25!
2021 is a year with a festive touch for the ESSMA-community.
01Feb
How blockchain technology can support and transform your ticketing platform: insights from UEFA and KNVB
During ESSMA Spotlight, both UEFA and KNVB shared insights on how they are using blockchain technology to improve the mobile ticketing journey for its fans.
27Jan
Oliver Page joins the ESSMA Advisory Committee as Corporate Partner representative
As the new representative of the Corporate Partners, Oliver wants to focus on a better understanding of the corporate partner expectations of ESSMA.
26Jan
Discover the latest stadium updates in the fourth ESSMA Stadium Development Report 2020!
In ESSMA's fourth 2020 issue of ESSMA’s Stadium Development Report you gain insights into the projects of SBV Excelsior and LASK Linz, an expert panel on stadium operations software, the COVID-19 delayed stadiums of Castleford Tigers and Peterborough United, our mobility survey and much more!