 Stadion Evžena Rošického, north stand | |
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| Location | Prague,Czech Republic |
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| Coordinates | 50°4′50″N14°23′1″E / 50.08056°N 14.38361°E /50.08056; 14.38361 |
| Capacity | 19,032 |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Closed | 2022 |
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Stadion Evžena Rošického, also known simply asStrahov, is amulti-purpose stadium inStrahov,Prague in theCzech Republic. It hosted the1978 European Athletics Championships and for many years this was the venue for main annual internationaltrack and field meet of Prague (Evžen Rošický Memorial and laterJosef Odložil Memorial) untilStadion Juliska took the role in 2002. Since then the stadium has been used only for minor domestic athletic competitions and mostly forfootball matches. It served as the home ground forSK Slavia Prague from August 2000 until May 2008 when their new stadium, theSynot Tip Arena, was opened.[1] It is also occasionally used by other Czech teams, and is the usual venue for theCzech Cup final.
The stadium holds 19,032 spectators.Stadion Evžena Rošického is adjacent to the considerably largerGreat Strahov Stadium, thesecond biggest in the world.[2]
It is named after Czech athlete andanti-Nazi resistantEvžen Rošický, executed by the Nazis in 1942.
Since 2022, Stadion Evžena Rošického has been closed due to its inadequate technical state.
Sparta Prague played here at the end of the2000–01 season due to the installation ofunder-soil heating at their stadium.[1]Viktoria Žižkov played European matches here in the2001–02 UEFA Cup and2002–03 UEFA Cup.[1]Sparta Krč played its home matches here in the2007–08 Czech 2. Liga.[1] Sparta's reserves played here for two seasons, in the2008–09 Czech 2. Liga and2009–10 Czech 2. Liga.[1]
In the2009–10 season,Bohemians Prague used Stadion Evžena Rošického as its home stadium.[1] Additionally,SK Kladno andBohemians 1905[3] both played one home match here in March 2010 due to under-soil heating concerns at their own stadia, after the winter break.[1]
In October 2011,Dukla Prague played a match here while work was done on their under-soil heating and seating installation in the2011–12 Czech First League.[1] By doing so, Dukla became the ninth team to play a home match at Strahov in ten years.[1]
In December 2022, the stadium was closed due serious defects of its steel structure. According toFootball Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) spokesperson, the stadium was no longer safe to use and its repair would be a large-scale investment which the FAČR was unable to secure at the time.[4]
Stadion Evžena Rošického has hosted two friendly matches of theCzech Republic national football team
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Republic of Ireland| 24 April 1996International Friendly | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Republic of Ireland | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Match 528/20 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 6,118 Referee:Strampe (Germany) |
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Greece| 18 August 2004International Friendly | Czech Republic | 0–0 | Greece | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Match 631/123 | ČMFS Report | Stadium:Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 15,050 Referee:Dougal (Scotland) |
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