Cluj-Arena, a stadium under the management of the Administrative Forum of Cluj County, received a total income of 5,947,929.40 lei in 2023.

Cluj Arena, revenues of almost 6 million lei in 2023

According to the Cluj County Council, revenues from the operation of Cluj Arena have been constantly growing, respectively by about 23% compared to 2019, excluding the pandemic years 2020 and 2021, News.ro reports.

The five most important sources of income for the Cluj County Council in 2023 at the Cluj Arena stadium:

• Concerts/festivals/contests: 1,257,819 lei

• Permanent lease/lease of conference halls, multifunctional, VIP: 1,174,570 lei

• Football matches (U Cluj, Olimpia Cluj and U21 Football CE): 440,522 lei

• Parking fee: 436,817 lei

• Advertising fee: 143,570 lei

As for the number of events organized at the Cluj Arena stadium, in 2023 there were 98 such events, of which 26 were of a purely sporting nature.

The cited source notes that, for a brief comparison, the previous year’s results of the National Arena in Bucharest, the biggest stadium in Romania, were much lower than those of the Cluj Arena, with only 39 organized events and less revenue. more than 5 million levs.

“The figures become even more relevant if you take into account the fact that the construction costs of Cluj Arena were 44 million euros, while the total cost of the construction of the National Stadium was 207 million euros,” said the representative. CJ Cluj.