Všešportový areál

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Všešportový areál ("All Sports Complex") was a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. In its 21 years operating as a professional football ground, the Czechoslovakia national football team, then the independent Slovakia national football team, and local club FC VSS Košice played home matches there from 1976 to 1997.

Všešportový areál
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Full nameVšešportový areál
LocationKošice, Slovakia
Coordinates48°42′7.31″N 21°14′36.03″E / 48.7020306°N 21.2433417°E / 48.7020306; 21.2433417
OwnerAvalta, s.r.o.
Capacity30,312
Field size105×75 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1976
Closed1997 (used until 2004 as training ground)
Demolished2011
Tenants
VSS / ZŤS / 1. FC Košice (1976–1997)
Slovakia (1995)

History

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The Všešportový areál stadium opened on 29 February 1976 with a match against ZVL Žilina. The football stadium was demolished in 2011. The stadium was primarily used for football matches and held 30,312 spectators. It hosted six matches for the Czechoslovakia and four times for the independent Slovakia. VSS Košice, later renamed to ZŤS and 1. FC Košice, played there until 1997, moving to the renovated Štadión Lokomotívy. The complex also consisted of several football training grounds, basketball, handball and wrestling indoor arenas.[1]

New stadium

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The club planned construction of a new stadium holding 20,000 spectators in a neighbourhood of older Všešportový areál stadium.[2][3][4][5] The estimated cost of the stadium was 28 million. In 2017 club went to bankruptcy and new stadium Košická futbalová aréna was built by city of Košice and Slovak government in 2022.

International matches

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Všešportový areál hosted 1 friendly and 9 international competitive matches. One friendly and 3 of them by Slovakia national football team, and 6 of them by Czechoslovakia national football team. [citation needed]

10 March 1976 International Friendly Czechoslovakia   2–2   Soviet Union Košice, Slovakia
15:00
Match 330
Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lajos Somlai (Hungary)
30 April 1980 International Friendly Czechoslovakia   1–0   Hungary Košice, Slovakia
16:30
Match 374
Zdeněk Nehoda   73' Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Jerzy Kacprzak (Poland)
26 September 1990 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Czechoslovakia   1–0   Iceland Košice, Slovakia
16:00
Match 471
Václav Daněk   43' Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 30,142
Referee: Todor Colev (Bulgaria)
23 September 1992 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4 Czechoslovakia   4–0   Faroe Islands Košice, Slovakia
16:00
Match 491
Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 16,278
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
2 June 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4 Czechoslovakia   5–2   Romania Košice, Slovakia
17:00
Match 495
Florin Răducioiu   26', 55' Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
27 October 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4 Czechoslovakia   3–0   Cyprus Košice, Slovakia
16:30
Match 498
Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 16,602
Referee: Lube Spasov (Bulgaria)
8 March 1995 International Friendly Slovakia   2–1   Russia Košice, Slovakia
Match 8 Peter Dubovský   19', 69' Report Valeri Karpin   76' Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Germany)
29 March 1995 1996 UEFA EURO
Qualifying
Group 1
Slovakia   4–1   Azerbaijan Košice, Slovakia
18:00
Match 10
Dušan Tittel   34'
Jaroslav Timko   40', 51'
Peter Dubovský   45' (pen.)
Report Nazim Suleymanov   80' (pen.) Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 12,450
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)
6 September 1995 1996 UEFA EURO
Qualifying
Group 1
Slovakia   1–0   Israel Košice, Slovakia
18:00
Match 15
Tibor Jančula   54' Report Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 7,810
Referee: Marnix Sandra (Belgium)
15 November 1995 1996 UEFA EURO
Qualifying
Group 1
Slovakia   0–2   Romania Košice, Slovakia
17:30
Match 17
Report Gheorghe Hagi   66'
Dorinel Munteanu   82'
Stadium: Všešportový areál
Attendance: 9,676
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

References

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  1. ^ "Ani chrám futbalu, ba ani drevená dedina". SME (in Slovak). 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-27.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Nový štadión vyrastie na blšáku" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 22 July 2005.
  3. ^ "Nový štadión už má svoju štúdiu" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 21 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Štadión má zelenú – MFK dostal pozemky do prenájmu na 50 rokov!" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 21 December 2007.
  5. ^ "Nový košický štadión s kapacitou takmer 20 000" (in Slovak). profutbal. 2009-02-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.