Bozsik Arena

Bozsik Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary. The stadium opened on 24 July 2021 and it was renamed after the Budapest Honved FC and Hungary footballer Jozsef Bozsik. It is used for football matches and it is the home stadium of Nemzeti Bajnoksag I club Budapest Honved FC.

History

Planning

On 20 November 2014, it was revealed that the reconstruction of Bozsik Arena is going to start in 2015 and it will be finished in 2016. The stadium is the property of the Hungarian state, namely the National Sportcentre. The capacity of the new stadium will be 9,000 and there will be 900 VIP seats, 350 skyboxes, and 100 square metre mixed zone for the press.

Obuda Group was commissioned to plan the new stadium. The planning started in 2014 and fonoshed in the summer of 2015.

On 11 October 2018, it was announced that the construction could begin in 2019.

On 21 February 2019, the demolition was officially started.

Construction

On 21 March 2019, the construction of the new stadium officially began. At the ceremony Tunde Szabo, minister of sport, and George Hemingway, the owner of Budapest Honved, were also present. Tunde Szabo said the stadium would be important both for Budapest and Kispest. Tunde Szabo also sai that it was an incredibly important moment in the history of Hungarian football since both Ferenc Puskas and Jozsef Bozsik started their career on this ground. George Hemingway emphasised that the stadium would be opened on 12 June 2020. He also said that every type of official UEFA match could be organised in the new stadiums except for Champions League final match. The new stadium will be able to host 8,200 spectators and the main stand will have three floors. The modern floodlight systems will allow to broadcast matches in HD quality. The constructor companies will be Pharos 95 Sportpalyaepito Kft. and West Hungaria Bau Kft. Hemingway also said that the former company also constructed the training centre of the club