The Národný atletický štadión (National athletics stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football matches and serves as the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,030.[2]

History

Construction of this centrally-located stadium in the Štiavničky part of Banská Bystrica commenced in 1957 and lasted two years. The stadium opened on 22 August 1959, the 15th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, SNP) under the name of Štadión SNP with a capacity of almost 15,000 spectators.[3]

Motorcycle speedway was held around the football pitch on the site from 1959 to 1966[4] and hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1959 and 1960.[5]

2019 reconstruction

In 2019 reconstruction work began on the stadium to meet IAAF standards and UEFA 3-star criteria. Tenants FK Dukla Banská Bystrica played their last match on 5 October 2019, drawing 3–3 with Dubnica nad Váhom before the construction started.[6] The original capacity was decreased to 7,381 spectators (all-seated). The estimated cost of €14.1 million was paid for by the Slovak government.[3] The stadium re-opened after construction work in October 2021, newly featuring under-soil heating, a grandstand, and an adjacent training stadium. The stadium is owned by Ministry of Defence Slovak Republic.[7]

Non-football events

Národný atletický štadión hosted athletics at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, from 25 to 30 July 2022.[8] In July 2024 the stadium hosted the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships over a four-day period.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Banská Bystrica-Mönchengladbach 1984 History". UEFA. n.d. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  2. ^ "Všetky tímy doma. Toto sú štadióny, na ktorých sa hrá Niké liga". Niké liga (in Slovak). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  3. ^ a b "Zrekonštruovaný štadión Dukly na Štiavničkách je už k dispozícii športovcom, kvalitou dosahuje medzinárodné štandardy :: Ministerstvo obrany SR" (in Slovak). Mosr.sk. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. ^ "Historia". Speedway SK (in Slovak). n.d. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. ^ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Czechosłowacji na Żużlu" [Individual Czechoslovak Championship]. Historia Sportu Zuzlowego (in Polish). n.d. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "FOTO: Vydretá remíza Dubnice s kontroverziami. Varga: S fair-play to nemalo nič spoločné" (in Slovak). profutbal.sk. 2019-10-06. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07.
  7. ^ "Hodný tohto storočia, vraví minister. Otvorili zrekonštruovaný štadión VŠC Dukla" (in Slovak). sme.sk. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
  8. ^ "Athletics". EYOF 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  9. ^ "Štadión v Banskej Bystrici je pripravený na majstrovstvá Európy do 18 rokov" (in Slovak). aktuality.sk. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNP_Stadium
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