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Nagyerdei Stadion is an
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asymmetric
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in
Debrecen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and i ...
, Hungary and home to Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club (the seats behind the goals are 'Vario' or 'Rail' seats to facilitate
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at domestic matches). With space for 20,340 spectators, Nagyerdei stadion has the third largest capacity of any Hungarian football stadium, preceded by
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and
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and the second largest
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stadium after
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. The stadium primarily hosts Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club's home matches. It was opened on 1 May 2014 and the first official match was played between Debrecen and
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in the 2013–14 season which ended with a 3–1 victory for the host team. As well as hosting Debreceni VSC games, the stadium will host matches for the
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. The ground also holds conference and banqueting suites and a club shop selling Debrecen merchandise.


History


First era (1934-2013)

On 5 June 1934, the stadium was opened, although only couple of days later was the first official match played on 24 June 1934. Bocskai FC played against the
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in the
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1934. The match ended with a 2–1 home victory, however Bocskai FC was eliminated from the Mitropa Cup 1934 season in front of 12,000 spectators. Between 1934 and 2013 the Nagyerdei stadion was the home of Bocskai FC and Debreceni VSC. It hosted the Flower Carnival of Debrecen (''Debreceni Virágkarnevál'' in Hungarian).


Reconstruction (2013–14)

On 29 March 2010, the first initial plans of a future stadium were presented. The designer of the stadium was Dezső Zsigmond. The stadium will be able to host about 20000 spectators. On 22 September 2010,
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, the
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of the Hungarian government, announced that the Hungarian government will support financially the construction of a new stadium in Debrecen. It was also announced the capacity of the stadium will be suitable for all matches of the
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matches except for the
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. On 1 December 2010, it was announced that a project firm will be established in order to execute the construction of the new stadium.
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, mayor of Debrecen and
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of Hungary, announced that by 2012 Debreceni VSC will be playing at the new stadium and can celebrated their 110-years anniversary of the foundation. Tibor Krecz announced that there were four tenders among which there were Hungarian and foreign companies on 5 December 2012. It was also announced that the money available is enough for the execution of the construction. The committee of the NSR Ltd. will evaluate the tenders and announces the winner who can start the construction in the spring of 2013. The plans of the new stadium was presented and displayed on the official website of the Debreceni VSC on 3 May 2012. The construction of the new stadium officially started on 29 January 2013. At the conference hall of the Kölcsey Centre Marjay Gyula (the project leader), László Vígh (member of the
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), and
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, mayor of the City of Debrecen, officially started the reconstruction with an opening ceremony. On 15 February 2013, Géza Kamuti, the project manager of the HUNÉP Universal Épitőipari Zrt., announced that the demolition of the old stadium was completed. On the same day two 40-centimetre-long shells, allegedly from the
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, were found during the construction of the stadium when
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was demolishing the heating rooms. The police had to close the area with 50 metres. The foot-stone was placed on 3 March 2013. It was announced that according to the plans, the stadium will be opened in April 2014. At the ceremony János Halász, minister of the Human resources of Hungary, was present who said that Debrecen deserves a new stadium. On 24 September 2013, the construction of the pitch was started. On 3 October 2013, a public procurement was announced for the reconstruction of the Nagyerdei Stadion. 16 658 red and 3391 white seats are going to be assembled. The construction of the entrance gates to the stadium was started on 20 December 2013. The
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system was first switched on at the stadium on 17 January 2014. The 216 light bulbs creates 1800 lux which meets the requirements of the
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broadcasts. On 11 February 2014, it was announced that the first match will be played on 1 May 2014. According to the report of dehir.hu, the reconstruction of the stadium is 85% ready. Therefore, on 1 May 2014 the stadium can be opened. On 3 March 2014, Lajos Kósa, mayor of City of Debrecen, Márton Vági, Secretary of
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, and Jenő Sípos, correspondent of the Hungarian Football Federation announced that the first match of the
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will be against
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on 22 May 2014. The national team haven't played in Debrecen for 12 years when Hungary hosted
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at the
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in 2002. The first
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photos were released on 13 March 2014. On 3 April 2014, it was announced that Vera Tóth, Gigi Radić,
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, Ildikó Keresztes, Gabriella Tóth, and Lou Bega are going to perform at the opening ceremony of the stadium. There is going to be an opening match between Debrecen All Stars and Hungary All Stars. Debrecen All Stars is going to include former Debrecen players such as Tamás Sándor,
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, and
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, while
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and
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are going to play for the national team. A 41-year-old worker died while working on the roof of the newly built stadium on 26 April 2014. On 28 April 2014,
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announced that everything is ready for the opening ceremony to be held on 1 May 2014. It was also said at the press conference, hold on the turf of the new stadium, that the service providers are the Local government of the City of Debrecen (22%),
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(22%) and Campus Eleven (56%). Lajos Kósa also declared that the club will raise money for the family of the deceased worker on the opening ceremony. Lázsló Papp, vice mayor of Debrecen and Hungarian MP, said that 90% of the tickets are sold. Attila Nagy, managing director of the Debreceni Közlekedési Vállalat, said that company is prepared for the delivery of the 20,000 spectators from the centre of the city to the stadium. The company has never transported so many people before.


Second era (2014-present)

On 1 May 2014, the Nagyerdei stadium was opened with an inauguration ceremony.
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,
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, said that "the Hungarian spirit, the architects, the engineers, the workers make Hungary a great country again with constructions like the Nagyerdei stadium" (in Hungarian: "A magyar szellem, a tervezők, a mérnökök, a munkások ilyen alkotásokkal teszik ismét naggyá Magyarországot"). The stadium was also santificied by Nándor Bosák, bishop of the
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, Gusztáv Bölcskei, minister, and Fülöp Kocsis, bishops of the
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. After the
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, singers such as Lou Bega,
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, Ildikó Kersztes, Gigi Radić, and Erika Miklósa entertained the audience. The first match was played between the Debrecen All Stars and Hungary All Stars, including players such as Attila Pintér, current
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coach, Kálmán Kovács, former
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legend, Péter Lipcsei, former
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icon,
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, former
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icon and current
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manager,
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, former Hungary international,
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, former Újpest legend, and
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, former Hungary national team legend. On 10 May 2014, the first official match was played at the new stadium between Debrecen and
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in the 2013–14 Hungarian League season. The match ended with a 3–1 victory over the
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-based rival, Újpest. The first goal of the match was scored by Kulcsár in the 27th minute. Although Vasiljević equalised the score in the 37th minute, Debrecen were able to clinch the victory in the second half due to an own goal by
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in the 46th minute and a goal by Vadnai in the 85th minute. On 22 May 2014, the first match of the
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was played at the stadium in front of 20,000 spectators which ended with a 2–2 draw against
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. The first goal was scored by the former
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legend Dzsudzsák.
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equalised the score in the 56th minute. The debutant Varga took the lead in the 69th minute again, but the score was equalised by Schöne in the 72nd minute. Géza Róka, director of Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club, said in an interview on Sport 1 that they are expecting 10,000-11,000 spectators on average in the 2014–15 season at the new Nagyerdei Stadium. If the club reach this achievement, it could have a positive effect on the finances of the club. The club celebrates the opening of the new stadium with a
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title.


Costs

The Nagyerdei Stadion cost 45.2 million
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. The price per seat was US$2,222. In 2014, the arena was the 5th cost-effective building, overtaking the
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of
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.


Tenants

Debreceni VSC and the
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are the major tenants of the stadium. Debreceni VSC will play their
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and
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matches, while the Hungarian national team will pay their
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qualifier matches. On 20 June 2017, it was announced that
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will not play their home matches at the
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because the turf cannot endure it. As a consequence, Diósgyőr will play the home matches of the
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matches at stadium of Debreceni VSC', Nagyerdei Stadion, in
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. On 8 March 2021, it was announced that
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will host three international matches at the stadium against
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, and
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due to the
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.


Awards

Nagyerdei stadion was voted the 4th Stadium of the Year by Stadium Database.


Transport connections


Bus

The stadium can be approached by bus No. 23Y from the centre of Debrecen. The service delivers passengers from Doberdő utca to Vámospércsi út from Monday to Sunday from 5 am to 10 pm. The service is provided by the Debreceni Közlekedési Vállalat (DKV).


Tram

Tha stadium can be approached by tram No. 1 from the centre of Debrecen.


Airport

From the
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the Nagyerdei Stadion can be approached by car from the direction of Mikepércsi road, by shuttle bus or by rail.


Milestone matches


National team matches

Matches played by Hungary Matches played by other sides* *:
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, as the host of the
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, joined the impaired UEFA Qualification Group A by FIFA and UEFA permission as a non-participant sixth member of the group, to gain match experience before their first major tournament in the national team's history. Originally scheduled to play at the
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, COVID-19 travel restrictions forced the team to select Debrecen instead.


Average attendances

Debrecen only played two matches at the Nagyerdei Stadion during the 2013–14 season. This table includes only domestic league matches.


Gallery

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Official Website of the Nagyerdei StadionPlans for new stadiumDebrecen Stadion at magyarfutball.huOldest DVSC ground, called Nagyerdei StadiumOld DVSC ground, Stadium Vágóhíd Street
{{Debreceni VSC Debreceni VSC Football venues in Hungary Buildings and structures in Debrecen