Doosan Arena, previously known as Stadion města Plzně (Plzeň City Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It is located in Štrunc Park, near the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Viktoria Plzeň. The stadium holds 11,700 people. It is also known as Stadion ve Štruncových sadech (Stadium in Štrunc Park), named after Emil Štrunc, a former regional chieftain of the Sokol Movement (some people incorrectly think it is named after a famous local footballer Stanislav Štrunc).[citation needed]
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| Full name | Doosan Arena |
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| Former names | Stadion města Plzně (1955–2012) |
| Location | Štruncovy sady 3,Plzeň, Czech Republic, 301 12 |
| Coordinates | 49°45′00″N 13°23′08″E / 49.75000°N 13.38556°E |
| Owner | The city of Plzeň |
| Operator | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| Capacity | 11,700[1] |
| Record attendance | 35.000[2] Spartak Plzeň 1–7 FK Dukla Praha, September, 1961 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass Field |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1953 |
| Built | 1953–1955 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Viktoria Plzeň (1955–present) Czech Republic national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| www.fcviktoria.cz | |
History edit
The stadium was opened in 1955 for the regional Spartakiad. After various construction enlargements, its capacity was 35,000 people, 7,600 of which were seated. In 2002–03 it underwent reconstruction to comply with the needs of football association and the capacity lowered significantly to 7,425 people.[3]
2011 reconstruction edit
In April 2011, work costing approximately 360 million Czech koruna got under way to modernise the stadium in line with UEFA criteria.[4] While the reconstruction was in progress, the capacity of the stadium was reduced to 3,500 spectators.[5] At the end of August 2011, part of the 2011 reconstruction had finished, leaving the stadium with a new capacity of around 8,500.[6] In December 2011, the reconstruction was finished with a resultant capacity of almost 12,000.[7]
In 2011, Plzeň played in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage. However, home matches were played at Synot Tip Arena in Prague due to the reconstruction. In January 2012, the stadium was approved for use in Plzeň's 2011–12 UEFA Europa League match with Schalke 04.[8]
Average Attendance edit
- 1993/94 – 5,774
- 1994/95 – 4,573
- 1995/96 – 3,441
- 1996/97 – 4,626
- 1997/98 – 3,819
- 1998/99 – 4,033
- 2000/01 – 3,073
- 2003/04 – 3,622
- 2005/06 – 4,118
- 2006/07 – 4,836
- 2007/08 – 3,828
- 2008/09 – 4,005
- 2009/10 – 3,629
- 2010/11 – 6,415
- 2011/12 – 7,009
- 2012/13 – 10,046
- 2013/14 – 10,089
- 2014/15 – 10,868
International matches edit
Doosan Arena has hosted one friendly and eight competitive matches of the Czech Republic national football team
| 12 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B | Czech Republic  | 3–1 |  Malta | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Match 724/216 |
Gebre Selassie  34'Pekhart 52'Rezek 67' |
FIFA Report | Briffa 38' |
Stadium: Stadion města Plzně Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Salmanov (Azerbaijan) |
| 16 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A | Czech Republic | 2–1 |  Iceland | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) Match 744/236 |
Kadeřábek 45+1' Halldórsson 61' (o.g.) |
UEFA Report | R. Sigurðsson 9' |
Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,324[9] Referee: Stark (Germany) |
| 3 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A | Czech Republic | 2–1 |  Kazakhstan | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02) Match 748/240 |
Škoda 74', 86' |
Report | Logvinenko 21' |
Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,572[10] Referee: Strömbergsson (Sweden) |
| 8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | Czech Republic | 5–0 |  San Marino | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 5,625 Referee: Alex Troleis (France) |
| 14 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A | Czech Republic | 2–1 |  Kosovo | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Král 71' Čelůstka 79' |
Report | Nuhiu 50' |
Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Rocchi (Italy) |
| 15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | Czech Republic | 1–0 |  Israel | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | Czech Republic | 2–0 |  Slovakia | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 8 September 2021 Friendly | Czech Republic | 1–1 |  Ukraine | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
| 15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Czech Republic | 1–0 |  Faroe Islands | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,115 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Základní informace
- ^ "Klub | Historie | Památné zápasy | FC VIKTORIA Plzeň".
- ^ eFotbal.cz: Plzeň chce nový stadion až za 400 milionů - 20 May 2010
- ^ "Rekonstrukce stadionu začala, do Štruncových sadů vjely bagry" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Plzeň začala na novém stadionu šetřit, škrtla vybavení za 24 milionů" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Fanouškovský kotel plzeňských fotbalistů roste. A stěhuje se" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Zájemci si mohou prohlédnout opravený stadion ve Štruncových sadech" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "UEFA rozhodla: zápas Plzeň - Schalke se bude hrát na stadionu v Plzni" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace A - statistiky".
- ^ "Kvalifikace EURO 2016: Česká republika - Kazachstán 2:1 - Reprezentace - FOTBAL.CZ".