Christián László Municipal Sports Complex Explained

Stadium Name:	Christián László Municipal Sports Complex
Location:	Gyula, Hungary, Zrínyi Miklós tér 2, 5700 Hungary
Coordinates:	46.6378°N 21.2636°W

Christián László Municipal Sports Complex is a municipal sports complex in Gyula, Hungary. It consists of 13 hectares of sports facilities, which includes the Himer Center field with an athletics track and a football pitch surrounded by a motorcycle speedway track. In addition, there are two more full size football pitches, tennis courts, basketball and skateboarding facilities.^{[1] [2]}

History

Speedway

The speedway arena has been a significant venue for motorcycle speedway and hosted important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship (starting in 1987)^{[3] [4]} and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 2004.^[5]

It also held a round of the 2008 Individual Speedway European Championship.

Football

In 2023, the Himer center field underwent a complete renovation.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: id. Christián László Városi Sporttelep . Gyula Sport . 9 February 2024.
2. Web site: Gyula, id. Christián László Városi Sporttelep . Magyar Futball . 9 February 2024.
3. Web site: World Championship . Metal Speedway . 9 February 2024.
4. Web site: World Championship . Speedway.org . 9 February 2024.
5. Web site: Speedway World Cup . International Speedway . 9 February 2024.
6. Web site: The center field of the sports center will be renewed . BEOL . 9 February 2024.