MOL Aréna

Not to be confused with the MOL Aréna Sóstó in Székesfehérvár.

MOL Aréna

UEFA
Former names	Mestský štadión (1953–2016) DAC Aréna (2016–2017) MOL Aréna (2017–present)
Location	Športová ulica 18 Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Coordinates	47°59′56.8″N 17°37′08.8″E
Owner	DAC Aréna, a.s.
Operator	DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
Capacity	12,700 [1][2]
Record attendance	15,572 (D.Streda vs Bayern Munich, 1988)
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1953
Renovated	2015–2019
Construction cost	€22 million (2015–2019)
Architect	Csaba Ambrus (ADIF)
Tenants
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda
Website
www.fcdac.sk

MOL Aréna is a football stadium in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia. It is the home ground of a local club FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and has an all-seated capacity of 12,700 people. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,800 lux.

In European competitions, the stadium is known as DAC Aréna due to advertising rules.

History

The stadium was opened in 1953. The main stand was built in the first half of the 1980s and was inaugurated for the 1985 Spartakiad. The capacity was 16,410 spectators. The stadium underwent reconstruction in 2008, when DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda started to play in Corgoň Liga.

In the 2016-17 league season, DAC drew an average home attendance of 4,112,^[3] the highest in the league.

2016–2019 reconstruction

The old stadium was replaced with a new, modern arena with a capacity of 12,700 spectators between 2016 and 2019.

The old stands (except the main stand) were demolished in spring 2016. The construction of a new stadium began in June 2016. In the beginning two new stands were built. The main construction works were finished in September. The stadium was ready for matches of the Slovak football league in November. Current members of Toldy Construct^[4] team also contributed to this project. They helped to realize specialised construction and design elements of the facade and roof.

Afterwards, the main stand with dressing rooms, VIP and press rooms, fanshop, club museum and a restaurant was constructed.

Finally, the last stand was constructed which replaced the old main stand. The arena was finished in January 2019.

The new arena has a 4-star UEFA standard, so it can be used for international matches.^[5]

Owners

DAC Arena^[6] is owned by EHCS Group (51.9%), city of Dunajská Streda (25.6%) and MOL (22.5%)

Name

MOL Arena is the name of the stadium from season 2017-18^[7] because MOL Group is the main partner of the stadium.

Cost

The cost of the reconstruction was €22 million.^[8] First phase cost €11 million, Slovak government provided €2.4 million of the cost. City of Dunajská Streda provided €2 million, MOL provided €2 million.

International matches

DAC Aréna has hosted one friendly match of the Slovakia national football team.

Slovakia  v  Lithuania

30 March 1993 International friendly	Slovakia	2–2	Lithuania	Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
	Ľubomír Luhový 27' Pavol Diňa 55' (pen.)	Report	Ricardas Zdancius 41', 71'	Stadium: Mestský štadión Dunajská Streda Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Karol Ihring

Image gallery

External links

• Stadium Database Article
• Football stadiums profile

References

1. "Mennyi a MOL Aréna jelenlegi befogadóképessége? | FC DAC 1904 Dunaszerdahely". Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
2. "Štadión Dunajskej Stredy je hotový! | ProFutbal.sk". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
3. "EFS Attendances".
4. "Toldy Construct – Transportation Buildings". Toldy Construct. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
5. "Takto vyrastie nový štadión". Takto vyrastie nový štadión | FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda. 2016-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
6. "Majiteľa mrzí, že štát prispel málom. V Dunajskej Strede budujú nový štadión".
7. "Štadión v Dunajskej Strede ponesie nové meno". 2 July 2017.
8. "DAC kone?ne vo svojom, Vil?gi: Chceme svetov? ?rove? (Video) - Profutbal.sk :: Fortuna liga". Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.