UEFA Champions League Finals

Munich

Outline

We conceptualised and produced the state-of-the-art Sponsors Hospitality Village for the UEFA Champions League Finals in Munich.

Case

Iventions designed and managed the 15,000 m2, avant-garde Sponsors Hospitality Village for the UEFA Champions League Finals in Munich. This ‘Champions Village’ hosted around 6,000 VIP guests of different UEFA sponsors, all present to see the football competition and feel the vibrations of the stadium and the game. It was one of the largest hospitality facilities for an annual sports event in Europe. Sponsors included Heineken, Sony, adidas, MasterCard, Ford, and UniCredit. UEFA chose us as their highest preference best event management company.

At the Allianz Arena, one of the top 3 most iconic stadiums in the world, we built a complex Champions League Village. With an enormous team and six weeks of building with supplies from over 9 different countries, we created one of the largest temporary hospitality villages ever made. We created 15,000m2 with an ambiance matching no other, delivering top hospitality with bespoke entertainment in a thrilling atmosphere. In a style mimicking that of the world-famous designers of the Allianz Arena, Iventions set up a magical, tightly organised event with an ambiance matching no other.

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Iventions should be very proud of what was created because the feedback from the clients, sponsors and UEFA are all positive and full of compliments.

Event Operation Manager for TEAM, UEFA’s exclusive agent for marketing

We created 15,000m2 with an ambiance matching no other

Facts

15,000 sqm hospitality village  
13,680 sqm tent structures  
700 sqm Outdoor technical area
400 sqm Outdoor storage area
220 sqm Outdoor logistic area
6,000 VIP guests
120 persons in build crew
4,600 KVA generator capacity
29,000 meters power & TV cabling  
640 meters truss systems
62 plasma screens  
2,900 sqm graphic branding

Aspects

Red carpet entrance
Reception desk & cloakroom
Sports hospitality
Large common plaza area
Outdoor terrace  
3D dome with central bar
Sponsor pavilions
DJ booth & stage
adidas merchandise booth
Luxury toilets
Kitchens
Temporary power plant
Trophy stand & prediction wall

This UEFA Champions League Finals ‘Champions Village’ hosted around 6,000 VIP guests of different UEFA sponsors.

Work process

At the Allianz Arena, Iventions adopted architects Herzog & De Meuron’s unique contemporary style in a temporary village, using bright white structures, hi-tech aluminium roof frames and colourful LED mood lighting technology. This stadium has distinct qualities and specific angular lines, which we matched in both graphics and lighting, integrating the strict fire-safety regulations. With this lighting, the Champions Village complemented the entire stadium. Working on the biggest sports’ event of the year, we wanted to correspond that significance to the guest experience.

In six weeks’ time, we transformed a parking lot into a fully functioning city, delivering every aspect, from toilets to tech. Under challenging circumstances and local German regulations, we generated good solutions within close collaboration. In addition, we were able to re-invent the iconic Champions League 3D Starball with a nineteen-meter diameter semi-spherical structure as the centerpiece of the event. This main feature was the shining heart of the hospitality village, turning into every possible colour. Each sponsor booth contained their own unique magical ambiance – for example, for Heineken and MasterCard we designed completely different worlds. Managing this experiential UEFA Champions League Finals Hospitality Village event, Allianz Arena’s Director named us the best event management company they have ever worked with.

For me as an entrepreneur, this event was most impressive and one of the pinnacle events I’ve created in my professional career.
Pascal Jorritsma, CEO & Founder

meet our event architects

Setting-up the Champions League Finals