Stadion v Jiráskově ulici

Stadion v Jiráskově ulici
Map
LocationJiráskova 2603/69
Jihlava, Czech Republic, 586 01
Coordinates49°24′7.20″N 15°34′24.60″E / 49.4020000°N 15.5735000°E / 49.4020000; 15.5735000
OperatorFC Vysočina Jihlava
Capacity4,500
Field size105m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1955
Renovated2002, 2012
Tenants
FC Vysočina Jihlava

Stadion v Jiráskově ulici is a multi-use stadium in Jihlava, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vysočina Jihlava. The stadium holds 4,082 people on an all-seater basis.

Redevelopment

After Jihlava won promotion to the Czech First League in 2005, league rules stipulated 4,000 seated places must be available at their stadium. The club were allowed to continue playing at Stadion v Jiráskově ulici for the first half of the season while upgrades were carried out.[1] Work began on a development of the stadium in 2005, which included the installation of four new floodlight towers.[2] Work costing a total of 180 million Czech koruna was officially completed in 2006 as the club re-opened the stadium, featuring a new 4,025 capacity.[3] The club set an attendance record in October 2006 when the new grandstand was opened for the first time, welcoming a crowd of 3,100 to the match against FC Zenit Čáslav, which Jihlava won 2–0.[4]

Another redevelopment was required after the club was promoted to the top flight in 2012. The club added under-soil heating in the summer of 2012 as part of upgrades to make the stadium suitable for Czech First League use.[5]

Notable matches

Stadion v Jiráskově ulici hosted the final of the 2010–11 Czech Cup, a 1–1 draw between Mladá Boleslav and Sigma Olomouc. Boleslav went on to win 4–3 on penalties. This was only the third final to be held outside of Prague since the competition began in the 1993–94 season.

References

  1. ^ "Jihlava, Most i Plzeň můžou hrát první ligu". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ "V Jihlavě začali rekonstrukci stadionu". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Jihlava otevře zrekonstruovaný stadion". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Jihlava křtila tribunu vítězstvím". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Jihlava po postupu do ligy začala s přípravou vyhřívaného trávníku". idnes.cz (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.