Doosan Arena

{{Short description|Stadium in Plzeň, Czech Republic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox venue | name = Doosan Arena | nickname = Štruncovy sady | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = Doosan Arena Plzeň1.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = '''UEFA Category 3 Stadium''' 12px12px12px | fullname = Doosan Arena | former_names = Stadion města Plzně (1955–2012) | location = Štruncovy sady 3, Plzeň, Czech Republic, 301 12 | coordinates = {{coord|49|45|00|N|13|23|08|E|display=inline,title|region:CZ_type:landmark}} | broke_ground = 1953 | built = 1953–1955 | opened = 1955 | renovated = 2003, 2011 | owner = The city of Plzeň | tenants = FC Viktoria Plzeň (1955–present) Czech Republic national football team (selected matches) | operator = FC Viktoria Plzeň | surface = Grass Field | scoreboard = | construction_cost = | capacity = 11,700<ref>[http://www.fcviktoria.cz/zobraz.asp?t=stadion-info Základní informace]</ref> | record_attendance = 35.000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcviktoria.cz/zobraz.asp?t=historie-pamatne-zapasy#2|title=Klub | Historie | Památné zápasy | FC VIKTORIA Plzeň}}</ref> Spartak Plzeň 1–7 FK Dukla Praha, September, 1961 | dimensions = {{convert|105|by|68|m|yards}} | acreage = | hosts = | website = [http://www.fcviktoria.cz/zobraz.asp?t=stadion www.fcviktoria.cz] }} 250px|thumb|Doosan Arena, Czech Republic 2–1 Iceland, 2014 250px|thumb|Doosan Arena '''Doosan Arena''', previously known as '''Stadion města Plzně''' (Plzeň City Stadium), is a football stadium in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It is located in Štrunc Park, near the confluence of the Mže and Radbuza rivers. The stadium is the home ground of FC Viktoria Plzeň. The stadium holds 11,700 people. It is also known as '''Stadion ve Štruncových sadech''' (Stadium in Štrunc Park), named after Emil Štrunc, a former regional chieftain of the Sokol Movement (some people incorrectly think it is named after a famous local footballer Stanislav Štrunc).{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

==History== The stadium was opened in 1955 for the regional Spartakiad. After various construction enlargements, its capacity was 35,000 people, 7,600 of which were seated. In 2002–03 it underwent reconstruction to comply with the needs of football association and the capacity lowered significantly to 7,425 people.<ref>[http://www.efotbal.cz/index.php?page=clanek&clanek=73339 eFotbal.cz: Plzeň chce nový stadion až za 400 milionů] - 20 May 2010</ref>

=== 2011 reconstruction === In April 2011, work costing approximately 360 million Czech koruna got under way to modernise the stadium in line with UEFA criteria.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://plzen.idnes.cz/rekonstrukce-stadionu-zacala-do-struncovych-sadu-vjely-bagry-p6w-/Plzen-zpravy.aspx?c=A110401_145402_plzen-zpravy_sou |title=Rekonstrukce stadionu začala, do Štruncových sadů vjely bagry|language=cs |publisher=idnes.cz |date=1 April 2011 |access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> While the reconstruction was in progress, the capacity of the stadium was reduced to 3,500 spectators.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/plzen-zacala-na-novem-stadionu-setrit-skrtla-vybaveni-za-24-milionu-1dr-/domaci.aspx?c=A110707_114621_plzen-zpravy_alt |title=Plzeň začala na novém stadionu šetřit, škrtla vybavení za 24 milionů|language=cs |publisher=idnes.cz |date=7 July 2011 |access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> At the end of August 2011, part of the 2011 reconstruction had finished, leaving the stadium with a new capacity of around 8,500.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/fanouskovsky-kotel-plzenskych-fotbalistu-roste-a-stehuje-se-puc-/fotbal.aspx?c=A110827_093510_plzen-sport_ald |title=Fanouškovský kotel plzeňských fotbalistů roste. A stěhuje se|language=cs |publisher=idnes.cz |date=27 August 2011 |access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref> In December 2011, the reconstruction was finished with a resultant capacity of almost 12,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/zajemci-si-mohou-prohlednout-opraveny-stadion-ve-struncovych-sadech-12m-/fotbal.aspx?c=A111213_181130_plzen-zpravy_sou |title=Zájemci si mohou prohlédnout opravený stadion ve Štruncových sadech|language=cs |publisher=idnes.cz |date=13 December 2011 |access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2011, Plzeň played in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage. However, home matches were played at Synot Tip Arena in Prague due to the reconstruction. In January 2012, the stadium was approved for use in Plzeň's 2011–12 UEFA Europa League match with Schalke 04.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.ihned.cz/fotbal/c1-54440270-uefa-rozhodla-zapas-plzen-schalke-se-bude-hrat-na-stadionu-v-plzni |title=UEFA rozhodla: zápas Plzeň - Schalke se bude hrát na stadionu v Plzni |language=cs |publisher=Hospodářské noviny |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=20 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120012834/http://sport.ihned.cz/fotbal/c1-54440270-uefa-rozhodla-zapas-plzen-schalke-se-bude-hrat-na-stadionu-v-plzni |archive-date=20 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Average attendance == *1993/94 – 5,774 *1994/95 – 4,573 *1995/96 – 3,441 *1996/97 – 4,626 *1997/98 – 3,819 *1998/99 – 4,033 *2000/01 – 3,073 *2003/04 – 3,622 *2005/06 – 4,118 *2006/07 – 4,836 *2007/08 – 3,828 *2008/09 – 4,005 *2009/10 – 3,629 *2010/11 – 6,415 *2011/12 – 7,009 *2012/13 – 10,046 *2013/14 – 10,089 *2014/15 – 10,868 *2015/16 – 10,618 *2016/17 – 10,040 *2017/18 – 9,576 *2018/19 – 9,021 *2019/20 – 7,732 *2020/21 – 2,698 *2021/22 – 6,430 *2022/23 – 8,779 *2023/24 – 9,030 *2024/25 – 8,553 *2025/26 – 9,451

==International matches== Doosan Arena has hosted one friendly and nine competitive matches of the Czech Republic national football team

{{football box collapsible |format = 1 |date = 12 October 2012 |time = 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Match 724/216 |round = '''2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Group B''' |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 3–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016011709/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182221/report.html FIFA Report] |team2 = {{fb|MLT}} |goals1 =Gebre Selassie {{goal|34}} Pekhart {{goal|52}} Rezek {{goal|67}} |goals2 =Briffa {{goal|38}} |stadium=Stadion města Plzně |location =Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 10,358 |referee =Salmanov (Azerbaijan) |result = W }} {{football box collapsible |format = 1 |date = 16 November 2014 |time = 20:45 CET (UTC+01) Match 744/236 |round = '''UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A''' |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2013909--czechia-vs-iceland/ UEFA Report] |team2 = {{fb|ISL}} |goals1 = Kadeřábek {{goal|45+1}} Halldórsson {{goal|61|o.g.}} |goals2 = R. Sigurðsson {{goal|9}} |stadium= Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 11,324<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nv.fotbal.cz/reprezentace/reprezentace-a/statistiky/viewstat2.asp?page=/nat/AM/2014/match8.asp|title=FOTBAL.CZ - Reprezentace A - statistiky}}</ref> |referee = Stark (Germany) |result = W }} {{football box collapsible |format = 1 |date = 3 September 2015 |time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02) Match 748/240 |round = '''UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A''' |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2013970--czechia-vs-kazakhstan/ Report] |team2 = {{fb|KAZ}} |goals1 = Škoda {{goal|74||86}} |goals2 = Logvinenko {{goal|21}} |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 10,572<ref>{{cite web|url=https://repre.fotbal.cz/zapasy/zapas/2841|title=Kvalifikace EURO 2016: Česká republika - Kazachstán 2:1 - Reprezentace - FOTBAL.CZ}}</ref> |referee = Strömbergsson (Sweden) |result = W }} {{football box collapsible |format = 1 |date = 8 October 2017 |time = 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |round = '''2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying''' |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 5–0 |report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300331972/index.html |team2 = {{fb|SMR}} |goals1= *Krmenčík {{goal|8||23}} *Kopic {{goal|27}} *Novák {{goal|71}} *Kadlec {{goal|83}} |goals2 = |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 5,625 |referee =Alex Troleis (France) |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |format = 1 | round = UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A | date= {{Start date|2019|11|14|df=y}} | time= 20:45 UTC+1 | team1= {{fb-rt|CZE}} | score= 2–1 | report= https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2020/matches/round=2001086/match=2026092/index.html | team2= {{fb|KOS}} | goals1 = Král {{goal|71}} Čelůstka {{goal|79}} | goals2 = Nuhiu {{goal|50}} | stadium = Doosan Arena | location = Plzeň, Czech Republic | attendance = 10,986 | referee = Rocchi (Italy) | result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |format = 1 |round = 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |date = 15 November 2020 |time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}} |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 1–0 |report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030101/ |team2 = {{fb|ISR}} |goals1 = *Darida {{goal|7}} |goals2 = |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 0 |referee = Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |format = 1 |round = 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |date = 18 November 2020 |time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}} |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 2–0 |report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030122/ |team2 = {{fb|SVK}} |goals1 = *Souček {{goal|17}} *Ondrášek {{goal|55}} |goals2 = |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 0 |referee = Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |result = W }} {{Football box collapsible |format=1 |round = Friendly |date = 8 September 2021 |time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}} |team1 = Czech Republic {{flagdeco|CZE}} |score = 1–1 |report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2033098/ |team2 = {{fb|UKR}} |goals1 = *Vydra {{goal|90+4}} |goals2 = *Korniyenko {{goal|27}} |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 5,231 |referee = Filip Glova (Slovakia) |result = D }} {{Football box collapsible |format = 1 |round = UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |date = {{Start date|2023|10|15|df=y}} |time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}} |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 1–0 |team2 = {{fb|FRO}} |report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036459/ |goals1 = *Souček {{goal|76|pen.}} |goals2 = |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |stadium = Doosan Arena |attendance = 9,115 |referee = Rohit Saggi (Norway) |result = W }} {{football box collapsible |format = 1 |date = 6 June 2025 |time = 20:45 UTC+2 |round = '''2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying''' |team1 = {{fb-rt|CZE}} |score = 2–0 |report = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288329/288330/400019395 |team2 = {{fb|MNE}} |goals1= *Hložek {{goal|23}} *Schick {{goal|65}} |goals2 = |stadium = Doosan Arena |location = Plzeň, Czech Republic |attendance = 10,889 |referee = Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |result = W }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822042316/http://www.fcviktoria.cz/cs/stadion information at club's official website] {{in lang|cs}} * [http://www.stadiumguide.com/doosanarena/ Stadium Guide Article]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doosan Arena}} Category:Football venues in the Czech Republic Category:Czech First League venues Category:Sports venues in Plzeň Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in the Czech Republic Category:FC Viktoria Plzeň Category:Sports venues completed in 1955 Category:1955 establishments in Czechoslovakia Category:20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic Category:Doosan Group