Várkert Stadium is a football stadium in

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. The UEFA category 3 arena is home to the

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side

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. The stadium has a capacity of 2,850.

History

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

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match was played against

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on the 4th match day of the

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. The first Magyar Kupa match was played on 27 February 2018 in the

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season against Ferencváros. The result was 1-1.

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hosted

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on the 38 match day of the

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season at the Várkerti Stadion on 27 May 2023.

Milestone matches

Gallery

File:Kisvarda vs Debrecen.jpg, Kisvárda host Debrecen on 2 December 2023 Varkerti_stadion_1.jpg, The stadium in 2024 Varkerti_stadion_2.jpg, The stadium in 2024 Varkerti_stadion_3.jpg, The stadium in 2024 Varkerti_stadion_4.jpg, The stadium in 2024 Varkerti_stadion_exterior.jpg, The stadium in 2024 Varkerti_stadion_muzeum.jpg, The stadium in 2024

References

External links

Magyarfutball.hu
Football venues in Hungary Kisvárda FC {{Hungary-sports-venue-stub