Várkerti Stadion
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| Full name | Várkert Stadion |
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| Location | Kisvárda, Hungary |
| Owner | Kisvárda FC |
| Capacity | 2,850 |
| Record attendance | 3,385 (Kisvárda v Mezőkövesd, 19 May 2019) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass Field |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Construction cost | 2.5 billion HUF[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Kisvárda FC Nyíregyháza Spartacus (2023) | |
| Website | |
| www.magyarfutball.hu | |
Várkert Stadium is a football stadium in Kisvárda, Hungary. The UEFA category 3 arena is home to the association football side Kisvárda FC. The stadium has a capacity of 2,850.[2]
History
[edit]The stadium was planned to be built for HUF 120 million in 2014, however step by step it managed to cost taxpayers a lot more. After categorised as an economically significant investment, another HUF 800 million was awarded in 2014, which grew to 1.5 billion and then 2 billion in a short time. In the end a further 473 million HUF was spent on building a heat pipe system from the nearby thermal water complex - making the total investment HUF 2.5 billion - basically 1 million for each spectator seat. A typical example how one politician's dream can make others pay for it.
The first Nemzeti Bajnokság I match was played against Ferencváros on the 4th match day of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[3]
The first Magyar Kupa match was played on 27 February 2018 in the 2018–19 Magyar Kupa season against Ferencváros. The result was 1-1.
Nyíregyháza hosted Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia on the 38 match day of the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season at the Várkerti Stadion on 27 May 2023.[4]
Milestone matches
[edit]| 11 August 2018 | Kisvárda  | 0–2 | Ferencváros | First Nemzeti Bajnokság I match |
| Report |  55' Leandro 75' Lanzafame |
Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Csaba Pintér (Hungary) |
| 26 February 2019 | Kisvárda | 1–1 | Ferencváros | First Magyar Kupa match |
| 20:00 CET | Grozav 67' (p.) |
Report | 33' Gorriarán |
Referee: Róbert Nagy |
Gallery
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Kisvárda host Debrecen on 2 December 2023 -
The stadium in 2024 -
The stadium in 2024 -
The stadium in 2024 -
The stadium in 2024 -
The stadium in 2024 -
The stadium in 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Átadták Kisvárda új stadionját, amely 120 millió helyett a hússzorosába, két és félmilliárdba került". 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Stadion".
- ^ "Kisvárda: készen áll a stadion, a Fradi ellen felavatják – képek" [Kisvárda: the stadium is ready, inauguration against Fradi] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Good, Kisvárda Master. "A Várkertben játszik a Nyíregyháza". kisvardafc.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
External links
[edit]- Magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)
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