13Feb
Industry update: more on mobility, fan experience and SLOs
Read more on Eintracht Frankfurt’s disabled fans mobility service, an SLO project supported by UEFA, fan experience at FC Barcelona and more in ESSMA’s weekly industry update.
Safety & Security
23Jan
Groupama Arena to host the ESSMA Summit 2020
ESSMA is glad to announce that the sixth edition of the ESSMA Summit will be hosted at Groupama Arena, home of Ferencvárosi TC. After a successful 2019 edition in Porto, we are delighted to invite you to join us in Budapest for the ESSMA Summit 2020.
23Jan
Two days in Porto: a strong delegation at the fifth ESSMA Summit
A crowd of over 375 engaged ESSMA delegates came together to share ideas, learn best practices and network at the fifth annual ESSMA Summit in Porto at Estádio do Dragão. Organised by the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA), in partnership with ECA and European Leagues, this must-attend stadium industry event could welcome representatives of clubs, stadiums, leagues, federations amongst others.
14Jan
Collaboration between stewards and police assisted by the integration of an advanced CCTV system at Everton FC
During ESSMA’s Safety & Security Workshop in Copenhagen, David Lewis - Head of Security & Stadium Safety Officer - shared insights with participants on how Everton FC have strengthened the collaboration between stewards and the local police and their advanced CCTV system to improve the overall safety at Goodison Park.
02Jan
How FC København improved safety during away games
During ESSMA’s Safety & Security Workshop in Copenhagen, Leif Bjørn - Security Manager at Telia Parken - explained more about FC København’s away system, used to identify fans during away games.
23Dec
Matchday security at Juventus’ Allianz Stadium – Francesco Gianello, Head of Stadium
During ESSMA’s Safety and Security Workshop in Copenhagen, Francesco Gianello, Head of Allianz Stadium, shared the security and stewarding approach of Juventus.
06Dec
How an in-house and professional security organisation can help your club improve stewarding procedures
During ESSMA’s Safety and Security Workshop in Copenhagen, Joris De Lange - Matchday Operations & Security Manager - talked about the challenges AFC Ajax has faced in terms of attracting, training and retaining stewards and how they dealt with it by creating their own in-house stewarding company, called Stewarding Triple A.
30Nov
ESSMA Safety & Security Workshop 2018: The Key Takeaways
On 13 and 14 November 2018, ESSMA organised its 3rd Safety & Security Workshop. After two successful editions at Stuttgart and Dortmund, this edition of the Safety & Security workshop took place in Copenhagen at FC København’s Telia Parken and at Brøndby IF’s Brøndby Stadium, where over 55 ESSMA Members got the chance to network and get new insights during presentations given by experts in their field.