Stadium Name: | Várkert Stadium |
Fullname: | Várkert Stadion |
Location: | Kisvárda, Hungary |
Opened: | 2018 |
Owner: | Kisvárda FC |
Surface: | Grass Field |
Construction Cost: | 2.5 billion HUF[1] |
Tenants: | Kisvárda FC |
Seating Capacity: | 2,850 |
Record Attendance: | 3,385 (Kisvárda v Mezőkövesd, 19 May 2019) |
Dimensions: | 105x |
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]
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.