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Várkert Stadium

Full name	Várkert Stadion
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
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.

History

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.

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.

Milestone matches

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 (2019-02-26)	Kisvárda	1–1	Ferencváros	First Magyar Kupa match
20:00 CET	Grozav 67' (p.)	Report	33' Gorriarán	Referee: Róbert Nagy

Gallery

• 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

1. "Átadták Kisvárda új stadionját, amely 120 millió helyett a hússzorosába, két és félmilliárdba került". 7 August 2018.
2. "Stadion".
3. "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.
4. Good, Kisvárda Master. "A Várkertben játszik a Nyíregyháza". kisvardafc.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

External links

• Magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)

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