The Champions Burger returns to Mestalla this summer with its most spectacular route inspired by the American football league | OneFootball

The Champions Burger returns for the third consecutive year to the stadium of Valencia CF. This time with The Big Game, the route inspired by the NFL, the professional American football league, which arrives accompanied by an impressive entertainment show that will raise the intensity of the competition for the title of “Best burger in Spain”.

From June 11 to 29, the most viral gastronomic event of the moment will take over the pitch to immerse the public in an atmosphere dominated by the red, blue and white colours, representative of the theme of this edition inspired by the NFL. Visitors, in this sense, will go through a surprising scenography, with immersive lighting, access tunnels, immersive sound and interactive activities that will enhance the experience.

After the success of 2025, with more than 300,000 attendees, the stadium will become a live competition for 19 days. More than 25 burger restaurants will take to the field in food truck format with gourmet proposals featuring premium meat as the star ingredient. For the third consecutive edition, the public will form an active part of the game in an exceptional setting. After trying the burgers, they will be able to vote for their favourite by rating the bread, the meat, the combination of ingredients, the presentation and the originality. The fans will set the pace of the competition and decide the final result.

The Champions Burger, with an innovative format that merges leisure and gastronomy with entertainment, is touring more than 60 cities between February and December. Last year it broke records - 57 cities visited, more than 8 million attendees, 300 participating burger restaurants and a successful international debut in Paris and Porto -. In 2026, the festival reinvents itself with three new themed routes and an expansion that is already bringing the passion for burgers to new destinations in Spain, France and Portugal.

THE MESTALLA STADIUM, CONSOLIDATED AS A REFERENCE VENUE FOR MAJOR EVENTS

The stadium of Valencia CF continues consolidating itself as a venue for major events. This strategy, focused on positioning in the sector ahead of the future move to Nou Mestalla in the summer of 2027, seeks to establish new points of contact with all kinds of audiences and visitors, beyond the first team matches.

The Club continues working to turn its stadium into a reference point for leisure, culture and entertainment in the city, reinforcing its role as a social engine and a driver of the surrounding area.

A VALENCIAN PROJECT THAT HAS REVOLUTIONISED BURGER CULTURE IN EUROPE

The Champions Burger was born nine years ago by the hand of three young Valencian entrepreneurs and, since then, it has revolutionised burger culture in Europe. The project has consolidated itself as a leader in gastronomic entertainment events, promoting the opening of new specialised establishments and raising the quality, creativity and diversity of a product that today is already part of gourmet gastronomy.

Since its beginnings, more than 13 million visitors have attended the festival, which has also welcomed more than 200 institutional representatives, a recognition of the positive impact it generates by connecting with thousands of people in every visit.

This year it celebrates its seventh edition and has already visited Murcia, Seville, Alicante, Barcelona and Madrid, and has started the Portuguese route in Porto and Braga with great success. In each city, the public will decide which burger restaurants will step onto the podium. And at the end of the year, first, the “Best burger in Spain” and, later, the “Best burger in Europe” will be chosen.