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| Former names | Stadion Eden (2008) Synot Tip Arena (2009–2012) Eden Arena (2012–2018) Sinobo Stadium (2018–2022) Fortuna Arena (2022–present) |
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| Location | U Slavie 1540/2a,Vršovice, Prague,Czech Republic, 100 00 |
| Coordinates | 50°04′03″N14°28′18″E / 50.06750°N 14.47167°E /50.06750; 14.47167 |
| Owner | Eden Arena[1] |
| Operator | SK Slavia Prague |
| Capacity | 19,370[2] |
| Field size | 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 15 September 2006 |
| Opened | 7 May 2008 |
| Construction cost | 1 billionCZK |
| Architect | Martin Kotík Daniel Dvořák Leoš Zeman |
| Tenants | |
| SK Slavia Prague (2008–present) Bohemians 1905 (2010–2012) Czech Republic national football team (selected matches) | |
Fortuna Arena (formerly known asSinobo Stadium,Eden Arena, andSynot Tip Arena) is afootballstadium, inPrague-Vršovice,Czech Republic. The stadium has a capacity of 19,370 people and it is the biggest and the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic.[2]
It is the home venue ofSK Slavia Prague and occasionally theCzech Republic national football team. In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, it was also the venue ofBohemians 1905 home matches. During the 2011–12 season the stadium hosted home matches forFC Viktoria Plzeň in theChampions League group stage. The stadium was used for the2013 UEFA Super Cup.[3]
In the early 1950s, Slavia was forced to leave its stadium atLetná and anew stadium was built at Eden in theVršovice district. Its capacity was about 50,000 (mostly for standing). The wooden western (main) stand was taken from the old stadium at Letná, the rest of the stands were made of concrete. The stadium also featured an athletics track. The first match at this stadium took place on 27 September 1953, Slavia drew 1–1 against the team ofKřídla vlasti Olomouc.Josef Bican scored the home team's goal.
In the 1970s, it became apparent that Eden did not provide sufficient comfort for the visitors and planning started to build a new one in the same place. However, under the communist regime, the planning went quite slowly. Several projects were made, and the construction was finally to start in 1990. In 1989, Slavia moved temporarily to the nearbyĎolíček stadium (home of FC Bohemians Prague, now known asBohemians 1905) and the eastern stand was torn down. However, theoverthrowing of the communist regime in 1989 delayed the construction. In the meantime, Slavia moved toStadion Evžena Rošického, a stadium on theStrahov hill, which is large but uncomfortable and poorly accessible.
In the early 1990s, the whole construction was cancelled and Slavia moved back to Eden. A temporary stand was built in the place of former eastern stand, but it was clear that Eden was outdated and Slavia needed a new home ground. Several more projects were proposed, but Slavia was unable to raise sufficient funds and there were some legal problems, as the premises were owned by the government and it took a lot of effort to transfer them to Slavia. In 2000, the stadium became ineligible to hostCzech First League matches, so Slavia moved to the unpopular Strahov again.[4]
Slavia finally presented a project of the new stadium, but no construction started. In December 2003, the old Eden stadium was torn down and Slavia announced that the new stadium would be opened on 19 October 2005, however, by October 2005 the construction had not even started. It took another year to start. The project had to be scaled down to lower the construction cost from 1.8 billion Czech koruna to less than 1 billion. The construction eventually started in October 2006.
Despite the stadium not being fully finished, it was opened on 7 May 2008 with an exhibition match againstOxford University A.F.C. Many former Slavia stars (such asPavel Kuka,Patrik Berger,Jan Suchopárek andIvo Knoflíček) took part in this match, which Slavia won 5–0.[5]
The first competitive match at the new stadium was played on 17 May 2008 againstJablonec, the match ended 2–2, Slavia secured theCzech First League title in this final match of the2007/08 season.
In 2016,CEFC China Energy, who had previously purchased a majority stake in SK Slavia Prague, sought to buy a 70% stake in the stadium and announced plans to invest around €50 million (including the purchase price) to improve the stadium capacity and turn it into the main national stadium for theCzech Republic national team.[6] In April 2017, it was announced that the details of the transaction have since changed and CEFC China Energy had purchased the stadium in full.[7] The stadium was then renamed to Sinobo Stadium.
In July 2008, it was announced that betting company Synot Tip had made an agreement with E Side Property Limited, the owners of the stadium, regarding a sponsorship deal regarding one of the stands.[8] In 2009, the stadium's name was officially changed to Synot Tip Arena.[9]
In 2011, Natland Group were announced as the new majority owners of the stadium.[10]
In 2012 it was announced that Synot would not be extending their sponsorship of the stadium past the end of the2011–12 season.[11]
In November 2018, the Chinese real estate company Sinobo Group became the majority owner of SK Slavia Praha, and the stadium was renamed Sinobo Stadium.[12]
Eden Arena has hosted 18 competitive matches and 4 friendly matches of theCzech Republic national football team.
Czech Republic  | 2 – 0 |  Lithuania |
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Koller 39',62' | (Report) |
| Czech Republic | 0 – 0 |  Northern Ireland |
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| Czech Republic | 1 – 0 |  Scotland |
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| Hubník 70' | (Report) |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 2 |  Armenia |
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| Rosický 70' | (Report) | Mkrtchyan 31' Ghazaryan 90' |
| Czech Republic | 2 – 2 |  Norway |
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| Rosický 11' Vydra 39' | (Report) | Elyounoussi 21' Pedersen 88' |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 1 |  Latvia |
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| Pilař 90' | (Report) | Višņakovs 30' |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 2 |  South Korea |
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| Marek Suchý 46' | (Report) | Yoon Bit-garam 26' Suk Hyun-jun 40' |
| Czech Republic | 2 – 1 | Norway |
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| Krmenčík 11' Zmrhal 47' | (Report) | King 87' |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 2 |  Germany |
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| Darida 78' | (Report) | Werner 4' Hummels 88' |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 0 |  Slovakia |
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| Schick 32' | (Report) |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 3 |  Brazil |
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| Pavelka 37' | (Report) | Firmino 49' Gabriel Jesus 83',90' |
| Czech Republic | 2 – 1 |  England |
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| Brabec 9' Ondrášek 85' | (Report) | Kane 5' (pen.) |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 1 |  Belgium |
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| Provod 50' | (Report) | R. Lukaku 60' |
| Czech Republic | 2 – 2 |  Wales |
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| Pešek 38' Ward 49' (o.g.) | (Report) | Ramsey 36' James 69' |
| Czech Republic | 2 – 1 |  Switzerland |
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| Czech Republic | 2 – 2 |  Spain |
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| Czech Republic | 0 – 4 |  Portugal |
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| Czech Republic | 3 – 1 |  Poland |
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| Krejčí 1' Čvančara 3'Kuchta 64' | (Report) | D. Szymański 87' |
| Czech Republic | 1 – 1 |  Albania |
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| Černý 56' | (Report) | Bajrami 66' |
| Czech Republic | 3 – 2 |  Ukraine |
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| Šulc 21',45+2' Souček 80' (pen.) | (Report) | Vanat 37' Sudakov 84' |
| Czech Republic | 0 – 0 |  Croatia |
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The stadium is occasionally used for other events beside football, such as concerts or other sports matches. In 2012, theSokolslet, a mass gymnastics event, was held here.
The stadium was used for the finalrugby matches of the2008 and2009–10 KB Extraliga seasons.[13][14]
There is a hotel and a fan shop in the northern stand, and various other facilities (bar,McDonald's,Komerční banka branch, offices) in the main stand.
The stadium is served by buses, trams, and trains, with stops for buses and trams using the nameSlavia - Nádraží Eden while the train stop is calledPraha-Eden. Trams run alongVršovická street, north of the stadium, while bus services 135, 136, 150 and 213 stop onU Slavie street, immediately west of the stadium. The nearest metro station isŽelivského.
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