Borsod Volán Stadion Explained

Stadium Name:Borsod Volán Stadion
Location:Miskolc, Budai József u. 1, 3529 Hungary
Coordinates:48.0953°N 20.7939°W
Capacity:7,000
Length Km:(367 metres) 0.367

Borsod Volán Stadion is an association football ground and former motorcycle speedway track, located in the centre of Miskolc.[1] [2]

Football

Miskolci AK played their football matches at the stadium but now Borsod Volán SE play there.

Speedway

The stadium hosted the Speedway Miskolc speedway team that competed in the Hungarian leagues before moving to the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 2006 to 2010.[3]

The stadium hosted a large number of major events,[4] including nine rounds of the Speedway World Team Cup and the Speedway World Cup in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2008 and 2013 respectively.[5] It has also staged rounds of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1976, 1980 and 1993 and the Continental Speedway final in 1995.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miskolc, Borsod Volán Stadion . Magyar Futball . 21 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc (Ungarn) . Weltfussball . 21 December 2023.
  3. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2013 . Speedway History . 21 December 2023.
  4. Book: Bott, Richard. The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. 1980 . Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. 0-09-141751-1.
  5. Web site: World Team Cup & World Cup . International Speedway . 21 December 2023.
  6. Web site: HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK . Speedway.org . 21 December 2023.