Szusza Ferenc Stadion

Szusza Ferenc Stadion (formerly known as Megyeri úti Stadion or simply Megyeri út) is a football stadium in Újpest and the home of Újpest FC. The stadium was designed by Alfréd Hajós and opened on 17 September 1922. The stadium was renovated in 2000-01; its capacity is 12,670.[2]

Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Megyer, Megyeri út
Full nameSzusza Ferenc Stadion
LocationMegyeri út 13, Újpest, Budapest
OwnerNUSI
Capacity12,670[1]
Field size105 x 68 meters
Construction
Built1921–22
Opened17 September 1922
ArchitectAlfréd Hajós
Tenants
Újpest FC
Hungary (1948–1953 and some matches)
Vasas SC (2016–17)

Since 2003 the stadium has been named after Ferenc Szusza (1923–2006), one of the best strikers in Hungarian football history.

History

After one year of construction the stadium was opened on 17 September 1922, with the match Újpest v Ferencváros 2-1. From June 1925 to June 1929 a bicycle track was running around the ground allowing it to be used as a velodrome. Since the track was occupying some parts of the stands, the capacity was reduced to 15,000 people.

A flood in 1945 destroyed the stands but after the renovations in 1946 the Megyeri úti Stadion became the largest stadium in Hungary with a capacity of 45,117 people. The stadium saw its first international game in 1948, Hungary beating Romania 9-0.

The main events of the World Festival of Youth and Students were also held in this stadium in 1949. In the mid-50s an athletic track was installed at the stadium reducing the capacity to 32,000.

Floodlights were installed in April 1968, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final against Newcastle United was also held here in 1969. The 1972 and 2007 Hungarian Cup final matches were played in the stadium as well.

Until 2000 the only change made in the stadium was the renovation of the floodlight system in 1988. Between 2000 and 2001 the stadium was completely renovated. It was changed into an all-seater stadium, holding 13,501 people and completely roofed.

In 2003 the Megyeri úti Stadion was named Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

On 16 October 2016 István Őze, director of the club, announced that reconstruction of the stadium would be finished by the end of October 2016. The capacity of the stadium was decreased from 13,501 to 12,670.[3]

Szusza Ferenc Stadium in 2003

On 16 June 2023, Belarus hosted Israel in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying since Belarus could not play their home match due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4] Three days later, on 19 June 2023, Belarus hosted Kosovo in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[5] On 12 October 2023, Belarus drew with Romania in thebUEFA Euro 2024 qualifting match.[6]

Attendance

Records

Record Attendance:

Record league Attendance:

Record average Attendance (League):

  • 1952: 20,571

Average attendances (Hungarian League)

International matches

Until 2021, 29 international matches have been played at Szusza Ferenc Stadion. The ground was the 'home stadium' for the Hungarian national team between 1948 and 1953, and also numerous international games were played here since the reconstruction of 2001. Hungary was unbeaten in the Szusza Stadion from 1948 to 2006 (58 years), when they lost against Norway 4-1.

Match details
6 June 1948 (1948-06-06) 1948 Balkan Cup Hungary  9–0  Romania Megyeri úti Stadium
18:00 Mészáros 30', 46'
Egresi 43', 61', 72'
Puskás 58', 82'
Kocsis 67', 85'		 Report Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antun Mlinarić (Yugoslavia)
3 October 1948 (1948-10-03) Friendly Hungary  2–1  Austria Megyeri úti Stadium
15:00 Deák 16'
Szusza 30'		 Report Melchior 41' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
8 May 1949 (1949-05-08) 1948–53 Central European International Cup Hungary  6–1  Austria Megyeri úti Stadium
17:30 Deák 2', 49'
Kocsis 22'
Puskás 32', 82' (pen.), 89'		 Report Melchior 79' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
12 June 1949 (1949-06-12) 1948–53 Central European International Cup Hungary  1–1  Italy Megyeri úti Stadium
18:00 Deák 29' Report Carapellese 11' Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bill Evans (England)
30 October 1949 (1949-10-30) Friendly Hungary  5–0  Bulgaria Megyeri úti Stadium
14:00 Deák 17'
Budai 57'
Rudas 67'
Puskás 70', 84'		 Report Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
20 November 1949 (1949-11-20) Friendly Hungary  5–0  Sweden Megyeri úti Stadium
13:30 Kocsis 9', 49', 56'
Puskás 24'
Deák 70'		 Report Attendance: 46,000
Referee: George Reader (England)
30 April 1950 (1950-04-30) Friendly Hungary  5–0  Czechoslovakia Megyeri úti Stadium
17:00 Puskás 38', 85'
Kocsis 58', 70'
Szilágyi 65'		 Report Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Ştefan Alexandriu (Romania)
24 September 1950 (1950-09-24) Friendly Hungary  12–0  Albania Megyeri úti Stadium
15:30 Puskás 18', 36', 75', 82'
Budai 33', 52', 60', 65'
Palotás 39', 50'
Kocsis 42', 53'		 Report Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jozef Nemčovský (Czechoslovakia)
29 October 1950 (1950-10-29) Friendly Hungary  4–3  Austria Megyeri úti Stadium
14:00 Puskás 10', 13', 90'
Szilágyi 67'		 Report Wagner 24', 52'
Melchior 85'		 Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Arthur Blythe (England)
27 May 1951 (1951-05-27) Friendly Hungary  6–0  Poland Megyeri úti Stadium
17:00 Kocsis 27', 70'
Sándor 37'
Puskás 72', 75' (pen.)
Czibor 82'		 Report Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
18 November 1951 (1951-11-18) Friendly Hungary  8–0  Finland Megyeri úti Stadium
13:30 Hidegkuti 9', 28', 85'
Kocsis 23', 31'
Czibor 54'
Puskás 69' (pen.), 71'		 Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
19 October 1952 (1952-10-19) Friendly Hungary  5–0  Czechoslovakia Megyeri úti Stadium
14:30 Hidegkuti 5'
Egresi 14'
Kocsis 27', 37', 78'		 Report Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Józef Szlejfer (Poland)
26 April 1953 (1953-04-26) Friendly Hungary  1–1  Austria Megyeri úti Stadium
17:00 Czibor 43' Report Hinesser 16' Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Bill Evans (England)
16 April 1961 (1961-04-16) 1962 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  2–0  East Germany Megyeri úti Stadium
16:30 Albert 12'
Göröcs 52'		 Report Attendance: 26,590
Referee: Yordan Takov (Bulgaria)
6 May 1972 (1972-05-06) 1974 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  3–0  Malta Megyeri úti Stadium
18:30 L. Kocsis 35'
Bene 60'
Juhász 75'		 Report Attendance: 5,646
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) Friendly Hungary  4–1  Turkey Megyeri úti Stadium
17:30 Kovács 3'
Kozma 5'
Kiprich 8', 74' (pen.)		 Report Çolak 54' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)
14 November 2001 (2001-11-14) Friendly Hungary  5–0  Macedonia Megyeri úti Stadium
20:15 Lisztes 4', 74'
Ferenczi 27'
Tököli 57' (pen.)
Tokody 65'		 Report Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia)
16 October 2002 (2002-10-16) Euro 2004 qualifiers Hungary  3–0  San Marino Megyeri úti Stadium
20:30 Gera 49', 60', 88' Report Attendance: 4,136
Referee: Gylfi Orrason (Iceland)
30 March 2003 (2003-03-30) Friendly Hungary  5–1  Luxembourg Megyeri úti Stadium
20:15 Gera 18'
Szabics 50', 90+2'
Lisztes 61'
Kenesei 68'		 Report Strasser 26' Attendance: 1,205
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 September 2004 (2004-09-08) 2006 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  2–1  Iceland Szusza Ferenc Stadium
21:15 Gera 62'
Torghelle 75'
Szabics 79'		 Report Guðjohnsen 39'
Sigurðsson 78'		 Attendance: 5,461
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
30 March 2005 (2005-03-30) 2006 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  1–1  Bulgaria Szusza Ferenc Stadium
20:45 Rajczi 90' Report Petrov 52' Attendance: 11,586
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
3 September 2005 (2005-09-03) 2006 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  4–0  Malta Szusza Ferenc Stadium
20:45 Torghelle 35'
Said 55' (o.g.)
Takács 64'
Rajczi 85'		 Report Attendance: 6,744
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Ukraine)
12 October 2005 (2005-10-12) 2006 World Cup qualifiers Hungary  0–0  Croatia Szusza Ferenc Stadium
19:30 Report Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
24 May 2006 (2006-05-24) Friendly Hungary  2–0  New Zealand Szusza Ferenc Stadium
19:00 Huszti 48'
Szabics 80'		 Report Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) Euro 2008 qualifiers Hungary  1–4  Norway Szusza Ferenc Stadium
20:00 Gera 89' (pen.) Report Solskjær 15', 54'
Strømstad 32'
Pedersen 41'		 Attendance: 12,283
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
28 March 2007 (2007-03-28) Euro 2008 qualifiers Hungary  2–0  Moldova Szusza Ferenc Stadium
18:00 Priskin 9'
Gera 63'		 Report Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
13 October 2007 (2007-10-13) Euro 2008 qualifiers Hungary  2–0  Malta Szusza Ferenc Stadium
16:20 Feczesin 34'
Tőzsér 77'		 Report Attendance: 7,633
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
31 May 2008 (2008-05-31) Friendly Hungary  1–1  Croatia Szusza Ferenc Stadium
20:30 Kovač 44' (o.g.) Report Kovač 24' Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Damien Ledentu (France)
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) Friendly Hungary  0–0  Republic of Ireland Szusza Ferenc Stadium
20:00 Report Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
Belarus 1–2 Israel
 Report
Belarus 2–1 Kosovo
 Report
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
Belarus 0–0 Romania
Report
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Attendances
As of 2 June 2018
Season Average
2010–113,895[7]
2011–121 3,908[8]
2012–131 3,392[9]
2013–141 2,612[10]
2014–151 2,368[11]
2015–161 2,822[12]
2016–171 2,452[13]
2017–181 3,462
  • The main stand
    The main stand
  • The corner
    The corner
  • Interior
    Interior

References
  1. "Pintér Attiláé lehet az "új" újpesti stadion nyitómeccse". 2016-10-11.
  2. "Pintér Attiláé lehet az "új" újpesti stadion nyitómeccse". 2016-10-11.
  3. "Újpest: október végére fejeződik be a Szusza-stadion felújítása". Nemzeti Sport. 13 October 2016.
  4. UEFA.com. "Belarus-Israel | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. UEFA.com. "Belarus-Kosovo | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. UEFA.com. "Belarus-Romania | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. "2010–11 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2011.
  8. "2011–12 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2012.
  9. "2012–13 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2013.
  10. "2013–14 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2014.
  11. "2014–15 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2015.
  12. "2015–16 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 1 July 2016.
  13. "2016–17 Nézőszámok". magyarfutball.hu. 11 April 2016.

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