Stadium Name: | Szent Gellért Fórum |
Location: | Szeged, Hungary |
Broke Ground: | 2018 |
Built: | 2018-19 |
Opened: | 28 August 2019 |
Owner: | Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia |
Operator: | Szeged-Csanád county |
Surface: | Grass Field |
Construction Cost: | 13,4 billion HUF |
Tenants: | Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia |
Seating Capacity: | 8,256 |
Dimensions: | 105x |
Website: | https://szentgellertforum.hu/ |
Szent Gellért Fórum is a sports venue in Szeged, Hungary. The stadium is home to the association football side Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia. The stadium has a capacity of 8,256. Szent Gellért Fórum is a UEFA IV stadium category, therefore UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group games can be played in it.
The stadium was opened in three phases. First, on 28 August 2019, Placido Domingo's concert opened the stadium. The Puerto Rican soprano Ana María Martínez and Domingo's father also appeared on stage.[1] On 8 September 2019, the second phase will include a common mass with the members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Szeged–Csanád, while third phase will include an association football match between the tenant of the Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia and the Italian Serie A-club S.S. Lazio.[2]