Sports
The city has a famous football club, Debreceni VSC, which currently has the best recent record in Hungary. Its results include winning the national championship in the consecutive seasons of 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2011/2012. The stadium, which seats more than 10,000, is on Oláh Gábor street, in the City Park (Nagyerdő). The home color of the team is red, while the away color is white. There are currently plans for a large new stadium to be built in the city, which will serve as Debrecen VSC's home ground. The new stadium is planned to open in March 2014, as the Hungarian government provided the whole sum (12.5 billion Forints) for the construction. The construction works on the new stadium begin in September 2012.
The city has hosted several international sporting events in recent years, such as the second World Youth Championships in Athletics in July 2001 and the first IAAF World Road Running Championships in October 2006. The 2007 European SC Swimming Championships and World Artistic Gymnastics Championships of 2002 also took place in Debrecen. Most recently, the city hosted the 19th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in October 2010. In 2012, Debrecen hosted the 31st LEN European Swimming Championships.
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