Doosan Arena
Štruncovy sady | |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
Doosan Arena, previously known as Stadion města Plzně (Plzeň City Stadium), is a football stadium in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It is located in Štrunc Park, near the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers. The stadium 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]
History
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- 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
- 2015/16 – 10,618
- 2016/17 – 10,040
- 2017/18 – 9,576
- 2018/19 – 9,021
- 2019/20 – 7,732
- 2020/21 – 2,698
- 2021/22 – 6,430
- 2022/23 – 8,779
- 2023/24 – 9,030
- 2024/25 – 8,553
- 2025/26 – 9,451
International matches
[edit | edit source]Doosan Arena has hosted one friendly and nine competitive matches of the Czech Republic national football team
| 12 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Match 724/216 |
Gebre Selassie File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Pekhart File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Rezek File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
FIFA Report | Briffa File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | Stadium: Stadion města Plzně Attendance: 10,358 Referee: Salmanov (Azerbaijan) |
| 16 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01) Match 744/236 |
Kadeřábek File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Halldórsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (o.g.) |
UEFA Report | R. Sigurðsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 11,324[9] Referee: Stark (Germany) |
| 3 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02) Match 748/240 |
Škoda File:Soccerball shade.svg 74', 86' | Report | Logvinenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,572[10] Referee: Strömbergsson (Sweden) |
| 8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg 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 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Král File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Čelůstka File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Report | Nuhiu File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Rocchi (Italy) |
| 15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 8 September 2021 Friendly | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
| 15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 9,115 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
| 6 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying | Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,889 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Základní informace
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- ^ eFotbal.cz: Plzeň chce nový stadion až za 400 milionů - 20 May 2010
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