Sports
The most popular sport in Miskolc is football. The leading club of the city is Diósgyőri VTK (short name: DVTK). They have won the Hungarian Cup several times and represented Hungary many times in Europe. The capacity of the stadium is 26,000 (15,000 of which are in use), but it is now in poor condition due to decay, except for the new grandstand. The new board plans to build a new 15,000-seater stadium with under-soil heating and fully covered stands.
The other team, MVSC, plays in the county division.
Miskolc has got other former first division representatives, namely Attila FC Miskolc (seven seasons at the highest level), Pereces TK (one).
Miskolc has a famous women's basketball team, called DKSK Miskolc MISI. It has won The National Cup twice.
The Miskolc Ice-bears Hockey Team also plays in the first division. The Ice arena is in the People's Garden Downtown. It has 1,500 seats and was opened in 2006.
The women's volleyball team of MVSC also plays at the highest Hungarian level.
Speedway Miskolc joined the Polish Second League in 2005 and achieved serious results. They won the 2007 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup with World champion Jason Crump.
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