Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
MTK stadion | |
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| Full name | Hidegkuti Nándor stadion |
|---|---|
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Coordinates | 47°29′27.31″N 19°6′24.21″E / 47.4909194°N 19.1067250°E |
| Owner | Hungary |
| Operator | MTK Budapest |
| Capacity | 12,700 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass Field |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1911 |
| Built | 1911-12 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Renovated | 2014- |
| Demolished | 2014 |
| Construction cost | c. 6.5 billion HUF |
| Architect | Péter Bordás |
| Tenants | |
| MTK Budapest | |
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The stadium currently is under reconsctruction. The former Hidegkuti stadium could hold 12,700 people (27,000 in the 1990s) and was built in 1912. It was renamed after the MTK Budapest and Hungary footballer Nándor Hidegkuti. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of MTK Budapest.
History
Planning
- Tamás Deutsch, Hungarian Parliament MP, announced that by 2016 a new stadium will have been built. The club have 6.5 billion HUF to spend on reconstruction. The construction of a new stadium is expected to be finished in 2016. The new facility will be able to host 5000 spectators and will be the home of the Sándor Károly Football Academy. The first phase of the construction will start at the end of the 2013-14 Hungarian League season with the demolition of the current stadium. During the construction the club will play their matches at one of the stadiums in Budapest, decided by the fans of the club.[2]
- On 4 November 2014, the construction of the new stadium became a highlighted investment. The Hungarian state provides 1.39 billion HUF for the construction of a sports hall at the Lantos Mihiály Sportelep, 3.91 billion HUF for the reconstruction of the Nándor Hidegkuti stadium, and 350 million HUF for the training pitch next to the stadium. Altogether 5.65 billion HUF.[3]
- On 5 December 2014, the first drafts of the new stadium were published on the official website of the club. The tender was won by Bord Építész Stúdió Kft, led by Péter Bordás. The new stadium will be able to host 5000 spectators and it will be opened in the summer of 2016. The UEFA stadium category of the new stadium will be 3 according to the plans.[4]
- On 12 December 2014, new photos of the new stadium were published on the website of the club. The opening match will be played in 2016 against Sporting Lisbon.[5][6]
- On 18 June 2015, the new possible plans were revealed by the Hungarian epiteszforum.hu. The plans were delivered by designers of two companies, Sportarchitects and Azmpl.[7]
Demolition
- On 6 November 2014, the demolishion of the stadium started. First the floodlights system was uninstalled and then the seats were removed.[8][9]
- In May 2015 the demolition of the main stand started.[10]
Construction
- On 6 November 2014, the demolition of the old stadium started by removing the old seats and the lights system.[11]
- On 16 November 2015, the foundation stone of the new stadium was laid. Tamás Deutsch, president of the club, said that it is an important step in the life of the club and its supporters. At the ceremony, Kálmán Szekrényessy's great-great-grandchild, founding member of the club, József Kanta, the captain of the MTK Budapest FC in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Olivér Horváth and Maja Pásztor, representatives of the Sándor Károly Academy, were present.[12]
- On 9 December 2015, the first post was placed officialy with the aid of two male MTK Budapest footballers Sándor Torghelle, Ákos Baki and one female Lilla Nagy. Until March 2016, another 165 posts will be placed.[13][14]
Milestone matches
 MTK Budapest FC | – |  Sporting Clube de Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| [ (Report)] |
| MTK Budapest FC | – | TBA |
|---|---|---|
| [(Report)] |
Concerts
The American band Metallica kicked off their Damaged Justice tour at the stadium on September 11, 1988. Damaged Justice was the fourth concert tour by the American thrash metal band Metallica. It began on September 11, 1988 and ended on October 8, 1989. The name is believed to be inspired either by the cover of its fourth studio album ...And Justice for All, or by the song "Damage, Inc." from the group's previous album, Master of Puppets. Both of the August 29 and 30, 1989 shows in Seattle, Washington were later released in the box set Live Shit: Binge & Purge. The tour marked the one and, to date, only time that Metallica has played in the U.S. state of Delaware. On August 7, 1989, the band headlined a special and very drunken gig at Newark's Stone Balloon.
Film location
The stadium was used in the film Escape to Victory or known simply as Victory in North America. The 1981 film about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during World War II who play an exhibition match of Association football against a German team. The film was directed by John Huston and stars Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max von Sydow and Daniel Massey.[15][16]
The film received great attention upon its theatrical release, as it also starred professional footballers Bobby Moore, Osvaldo Ardiles, Kazimierz Deyna, Paul Van Himst, Mike Summerbee, Hallvar Thoresen, Werner Roth and Pelé. Numerous Ipswich Town players were also in the film, including John Wark, Russell Osman, Laurie Sivell, Robin Turner and Kevin O'Callaghan. Further Ipswich Town players stood in for actors in the football scenes - Kevin Beattie for Michael Caine, and Paul Cooper for Sylvester Stallone. The script was written by Yabo Yablonsky. The film was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[17]
References
- ^ "Nándor Hidegkuti Stadion". Stadium Database. 10 February 2015.
- ^ "MTK: 2020-ig 6.5 milliárd a létesítmények fejlesztésére". Nemzeti Sport. 24 April 2014.
- ^ "MTK: kiemelt beruházás lett az új stadion építése". Nemzeti Sport. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "MTK: kész a terv, így néz majd ki az új Hidegkuti-stadion - kép". Nemzeti Sport. 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Újabb képek a tervezett, új Hidegkuti Nándor Stadionról". MTK Budapest's Official Website. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "MTK: új látványképek a készülő Hidegkuti-stadionról". Nemzeti Sport. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Az MTK stadion - a sporaarchitects és az azpml terve". epiteszforum.hu. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Megkezdődött a Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Bontása". MTK Budapest's Official Website. 6 December 2014.
- ^ "NB I: megkezdődött az MTK-stadion bontása - képek". Nemzeti Sport. 6 November 2014.
- ^ "New construction: The art of demolition in Budapest". StadiumDB. 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Megkezdőtött az MTK stadion bontása". Nemzeti Sport. 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Letették az új stadion alapkövét". Nemzeti Sport. 16 November 2015.
- ^ "HELYÉRE KERÜLT AZ ELSŐ PILLÉR (VIDEÓ + GALÉRIA)". MTKBudapest.hu. 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Helyére került az új Hidegkuti stadion első tartópillére". Nemzeti Sport. 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Victory". IMDb. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "The Escape to Victory Website". Escapetovictory.spodrum.co.uk. 12 December 2014.
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-01-27.