Lokomotíva Stadium

TJ Lokomotíva

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Full name	TJ Lokomotíva
Location	Čermeľská 1, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
Coordinates
Owner	Lokomotíva a.s.
Capacity	9,000
Field size	105×75 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1970
Renovated	1997
Tenants
Lokomotíva Košice (1970–1997) FC VSS Košice (1997–present) Slovakia (1998)

TJ Lokomotíva is a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC VSS Košice. The stadium holds 9000 people and was built in 1970. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,200 lux.

History

The stadium is in the Čermeľ district, a multi-use stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of VSS Košice since 1997. The stadium holds 10,787 (8,787 seated) spectators and was built in 1970. Initially was the stadium used by Lokomotíva Košice and 1.FC Košice (now VSS) have played there since 1997. The Slovakia national football team played there a few matches, but the stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for international events today. The club planned construction of the new stadium for 20,000 spectators in neighbourhood of the old not used Všešportový areál stadium. The estimated cost of the stadium is €28 million. However, the construction was not launched and it is not clear when it starts.

International matches

Lokomotíva stadium has hosted one friendly and one competitive match of the Slovakia national football team.

Slovakia v Finland

19 August 1998 International Friendly	Slovakia	0–0	Finland	Košice, Slovakia
Match 44		[1]		Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Miroslav Liba

Slovakia v Azerbaijan

5 September 1998 2000 UEFA EURO Qualifying Group 7	Slovakia	3–0	Azerbaijan	Košice, Slovakia
20:15 Match 45	Martin Fabuš  17' Peter Dubovský  26' (pen.) Ľubomír Moravčík  37'	[2]		Stadium: Lokomotíva Stadium Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Alan Snoddy (Northern Ireland)

External links

• Stadium Database Article