Doosan Arena
Doosan Arena, previously known as Stadion města Plzně (Plzeň City Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It is located in Štrunc Park, near the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches and 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).
Štruncovy sady | |
UEFA Category 3 Stadium | |
| Full name | Doosan Arena |
|---|---|
| Former names | Stadion města Plzně (1955–2012) |
| Location | Štruncovy sady 3,Plzeň, Czech Republic, 301 12 |
| Coordinates | 49°45′00″N 13°23′08″E |
| Owner | The city of Plzeň |
| Operator | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| Capacity | 11,700 |
| Record attendance | 35.000 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 | |
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