DVTK Stadion

DVTK Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Miskolc, Hungary. It is the playing field of the local football association and it is the home of Diosgyori VTK.

History

Planning

On 7 October 2013, it was announced that a UEFA stadium category C stadium will be built in "British-style" in Miskolc. 4,5 billion HUF will be guaranteed for the construction by the Hungarian government. The new arena will be able to host about 15,000 spectators. The whole old stadium will be demolished except for the newly built stand. Behind the goals two new stands will be built which will be able to host 2,800 spectators each, while the new main stand will host 6,000 fans. The mayor of Miskolc, Akos Kriza, pointed out that the infrastructure has to be fixed around the stadium.

On 28 November 2013, Akos Kriza and Laszlo Sebestyen announced that the government approved the construction of a new stadium. The available budget for the reconstruction is 4,5 billion HUF.

On 25 February 2014, Laszlo Sebestyen, Hungarian Parliament MP, announced that the reconstruction will be started in the summer of 2014. The athletics track will be removed from the stadium. There will be 350 million HUF for a new track at the sports centre of the University of Miskolc. The new stadium will be built in British style i.e. the stands will be as close as possible to the pitch.

On 10 September 2014, the Diosgyori Stadionrekonstrukcios Ltd. and Ministry of Human Resource (in Hungarian: Emberi Eroforrasok Miniszteriuma) signed the contract in connection with the reconstruction of the new stadium.

On 18 September 2014, it was announced that, during the reconstruction, Diosgyor will play their home matches at the Miskolci VSC's stadium in Miskolc.

On 9 February 2015, the new 4 UEFA stadium category stadium became a highlighted project of the Nemzeti Stadionfejlesztesi Program (National Stadium Development Program). From the 2015 budget the project will receive 2.75 billion HUF. In addition, the proj