Všešportový areál
All sports complex (Všešportový areál in Slovak) was a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia.
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| Full name | Všešportový areál |
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| Location | Košice, Slovakia |
| Coordinates | 48°42′7.31″N 21°14′36.03″E |
| Owner | Avalta, s.r.o. |
| Capacity | 30,312 |
| Field size | 105×75 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Closed | 1997 (used until 2004 as training ground) |
| Demolished | 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| VSS / ZŤS / 1. FC Košice (1976–1997) Slovakia (1995) | |
History
Všešportový areál stadium was opened by match against ZVL Žilina on 29 February 1976. The football stadium has been demolished in year 2011. The stadium was primarily used for football matches and holds 30,312 spectators. It was also six times home ground for the Czechoslovakia national football team and four times for Slovakia. VSS Košice, later renamed to ZŤS and 1. FC Košice, there played until 1997. The complex also consisted of several football training grounds, basketball, handball and wrestling indoor arenas.[1]
New stadium
The club planned construction of the new stadium for 20,000 spectators in neighbourhood of the old not used 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]
International matches
Všešportový areál has hosted one friendly and three competitive matches of the Slovakia national football team.
| 9 March 1995 International Friendly | Slovakia  | 2–1 |  Russia | Košice, Slovakia |
Match 9 |
Peter Dubovský  19', 69' |
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.) |
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' |
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 |
Gheorghe Hagi 66' Dorinel Munteanu 82' |
Stadium: Všešportový areál Attendance: 9,676 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands) |
References
- "Ani chrám futbalu, ba ani drevená dedina". SME (in Slovak). 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- "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.