Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli is a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it was the home ground of FC Košice. The stadium is still contracted with FC Lokomotíva Košice, men categories are playing there. The stadium holds 9500 people and was built in 1970.[1]
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| Full name | Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli |
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| Location | Čermeľská 1, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°44′27.01″N 21°14′40.19″E / 48.7408361°N 21.2444972°E |
| Owner | TJ Lokomotíva a.s. |
| Capacity | 9,000 |
| Field size | 105×75 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Lokomotíva Košice (1970–1997, 2022–ongoing) FC VSS Košice (1997–2017) FC Košice (2017-2021) Slovakia (1998) | |
History
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The stadium is in the Čermeľ district, a multi-use stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of VSS Košice since 1997. The stadium holds 10,787 (8,787 seated) spectators and was built in 1970. Initially, the stadium was used by Lokomotíva Košice and 1.FC Košice (later VSS) have played there since 1997 until last year. The Slovakia national football team played there a few matches, but the stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for international events today. The club planned the construction of a new stadium for 20,000 spectators in the neighbourhood of the old, disused Všešportový areál stadium.[2][3][4][5] The estimated cost of the stadium is €28 million. However, the construction was not launched and it is not clear when it starts.[6]
Photo gallery
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International matches
editLokomotíva stadium has hosted one friendly and one competitive match of the Slovakia national football team.
| 19 August 1998 International Friendly | Slovakia  | 0–0 |  Finland | Košice, Slovakia |
| Report | Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Miroslav Liba |
| 5 September 1998 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 7 | Slovakia | 3–0 |  Azerbaijan | Košice, Slovakia |
| 20:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland) |
Concerts
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edit| Date | Performer(s) | Reference |
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| 1 June 2016 | Nightwish | [7] |
External links
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edit- ^ "Stadion Lokomotíva". Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Nový štadión vyrastie na blšáku" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 22 July 2005.
- ^ "Nový štadión už má svoju štúdiu" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 21 December 2007.
- ^ "Štadión má zelenú – MFK dostal pozemky do prenájmu na 50 rokov!" (in Slovak). mfkkosice.sk. 21 December 2007.
- ^ "Nový košický štadión s kapacitou takmer 20 000" (in Slovak). profutbal. 2009-02-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Štadión sa v dohľadnom čase nezačne stavať" (in Slovak). MFK Košice official website. 2010-07-27.
- ^ "Koncert Nightwish sa definitívne presúva na Lokomotívu".