U Nisy Stadium
Encyclopedia
Stadion u Nisy is an all-seater football stadium
in Liberec
. The stadium is home to Czech
football club FC Slovan Liberec
and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team
. The stadium is named after the river Nisa
, flowing directly behind the North Stand. Another interesting fact about the stadium, the oldest Grandstand is embedded to a rock. The capacity is 9,900 seats.
sport clubs, the forerunners of today's FC Slovan Liberec
. The field had a small wooden stand that time. Slovan Liberec did not use the stadium until 1978, before the club played on Městský (Municipal) stadium on the other side of Liberec
. The original capacity was 5,000 spectators. Due to renovation work in 1995 the capacity was increased to 7,000. In 1998 was a lawn heating installed and a couple of months later started a construction of the North Stand. In year 2000 Slovan had to install floodlights because of a game in UEFA cup
against FC Liverpool. The construction work of the North Stand was completed in 2001.
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Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
. The stadium is home to Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
football club FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
. The stadium is named after the river Nisa
Lusatian Neisse
The Lusatian Neisse is a long river in Central Europe. The river has its source in the Jizera Mountains near Nová Ves nad Nisou, Czech Republic, reaching the tripoint with Poland and Germany at Zittau after , and later forms the Polish-German border on a length of...
, flowing directly behind the North Stand. Another interesting fact about the stadium, the oldest Grandstand is embedded to a rock. The capacity is 9,900 seats.
History
The stadium was built in 1933 and used for football matches of several LiberecLiberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
sport clubs, the forerunners of today's FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
. The field had a small wooden stand that time. Slovan Liberec did not use the stadium until 1978, before the club played on Městský (Municipal) stadium on the other side of Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
. The original capacity was 5,000 spectators. Due to renovation work in 1995 the capacity was increased to 7,000. In 1998 was a lawn heating installed and a couple of months later started a construction of the North Stand. In year 2000 Slovan had to install floodlights because of a game in UEFA cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
against FC Liverpool. The construction work of the North Stand was completed in 2001.
International matches
The Stadion u Nisy has hosted three competitive matches of the Czech national team and one friendly match.----
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