The MVM Dome, sometimes known as the Budapest Handball Sports Hall (Hungarian: ''Budapesti Kézilabda Sportcsarnok'') and formally known as ''Budapest Multifunctional Arena'', named after

MVM Group MVM Group (Magyar Villamos Művek Zártkörűen működő Részvénytársaság, literally: ''Hungarian Electrical Works Private Limited Company'') is a Hungary, Hungarian electricity, power company, and has a Hungarian monopoly for the production ...

, is Europe's largest

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

arena located in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, the capital city of

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. Opened in December 2021, it hosted the

2022 European Men's Handball Championship The 2022 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 Janua ...

and the

2024 European Women's Handball Championship The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...

. It will host the

2027 World Women's Handball Championship The 2027 World Women's Handball Championship, the 28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will take place in Hungary in 2027. It will be the main qualifying event for the women's Handball at the Summer Olympics, handball tourna ...

, and the Final Four of the

Women's EHF Champions League The EHF Women's Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

from 2022 onwards.

History

In June 2018, when Hungary and Slovakia were awarded the right to host the

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena The László Papp Budapest Sports Arena (), also known as Budapest Sports Arena or locally just Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Budapest, Hungary. It is the second biggest sports complex in the country after MVM Dome, which is also in t ...

was still the chosen venue in Budapest. The possibility of a new sports arena for the event was first mentioned in February 2019. The venue, the site of a former barracks, was officially proposed in April. The construction of the project was estimated at HUF 116 billion at the time of the tender, and the contract was signed for a net amount of HUF 78.7 billion, not including the HUF 13.6 billion paid for the purchase of the land and the additional HUF 1.7 billion spent on preparations. Construction started on 29 November 2019. By June 2020, the 8 staircases were roughly completed and the construction of the grandstand structure began. In October 2020, construction of the roof structure started. In January 2021, ticket sales for the 2022 European Handball Championship started. At this time, the installation of the outer covering of the new arena began. The inauguration ceremony of the then still unnamed venue took place in 2021. The event concluded with a Punnany Massif concert and a 2×15 minute Hungary-Hungary gala match featuring some of the biggest names of recent history. On 4 January 2022, it was announced that the name of the facility will be MVM Dome, based on the cooperation between MVM Zrt. and BMSK Zrt. From 15 February 2022, the trustee of the sports arena is Ferencváros TC. From February 2022, the arena will be operated by Sportfive Hungary Kft. for ten years.

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