 The stadium is able to hold 7,000 people and was opened in 1955.The stadium used to be referred to as "PMSC stadion" due to the old name of the local team, and sometimes referred to as "Újmecsekaljai stadion", which is derived from the name of the district, where the stadium is located.The history of the stadium, as well as the history of the football club is closely related to uranium mining in Pécs.