Ďolíček Stadium

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Ďolíček Stadium
Ďolíček Stadium in Prague (November 2007)
Ďolíček Stadium in Prague (November 2007)
Earlier names

Dannerův stadium

Data
place Vršovická 31 101 00 Prague , Czech Republic
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Coordinates 50 ° 4 '1.2 "  N , 14 ° 27' 15.1"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 4 '1.2 "  N , 14 ° 27' 15.1"  E
owner City of Prague
operator City of Prague
opening March 27, 1932
First game March 27, 1932
AFK Bohemians - Slavia Prague 1: 3
Renovations 1970/71, 2002/03, 2007
surface Natural grass
architect A. Vejvoda
capacity 6,300 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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The Ďolíček stadium (short: Ďolíček , full name: Městský stadion Ďolíček , German  City Stadium Ďolíček ) is a football stadium in the Prague district of Vršovice . It is the venue of the Bohemians Prague 1905 football club . The stadium has 6,300 seats.

history

The old Ďolíček (1914 to 1932)

Since it was founded in 1905, AFK Vršovice has played on various courses. In 1912, with the support of the industrialist Jindřich Wald, the construction of a soccer field near the former Waldes factory, today Koh-i-Noor , which was completed in 1914. The stadium opened on August 19, 1914 and had a capacity of 6,000 spectators. Because of its trough-shaped location, the square was quickly called Ďolíček , meaning pit, or more precisely, small pit. At the end of the 1920s, when AFK Vršovice had renamed itself AFK Bohemians after a tour of Australia , the Ďolíček was too small, especially for top games, and the capacity was no longer sufficient for the rush of top Czech clubs.

The new Ďolíček (since 1932)

In this situation, the then chairman of the AFK Bohemians Zdeněk Danner suggested a new building. Danner (1888–1936), economic advisor, financial expert and functionary, had been elected chairman of the association little before, where he was supposed to exercise his social and financial influence on the association. The director of the local citizen's fund provided the necessary funds, from 1930 to 1932 a new stadium was built a few hundred meters from the old one. The grandstand required for this was dismantled in the Klusácký stadium in the Letná district and rebuilt at the Botič brook , where the new building stood.

The stadium was opened on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1932 with the game AFK Bohemians against Slavia Prague as part of a four-way tournament, in which Viktoria Žižkov and the Teplice FK took part. Bohemians lost against the reigning Czechoslovak champions Slavia with 1: 3. The capacity of the new stadium was 18,000 spectators, officially it was called Dannerův stadion Bohemians , a corresponding label was attached to the canopy of the main stand, which was not in the middle, but slightly offset. The back straight was completely covered and offered standing room, as did the two uncovered stands at the back of the gate, which were made of wood.

Colloquially, the stadium was initially called Dannerák , and it was not until the 1960s that the name of the first stadium was transferred to the building from 1932. Originally equipped with an ash surface, a lawn was laid in 1950/51, in 1955 the Dannerák received a simple floodlight, which was replaced in 1966 by one that met international requirements. Four years later, the main grandstand was demolished and replaced by a new building that stretched the entire length of the pitch and offered 3,020 seats. Before a concert by the American singer Tina Turner in 1996, the southern rear stand was dismantled, until 2007 the stadium was only expanded on three sides. The stadium was renovated in 2002/03 to meet the requirements of the ligové stadiony 2003 project , with capacity falling from 13,388 to around 9,000. When the team was promoted to the Gambrinus League in 2007, all remaining standing room had to be converted into seats, so that Ďolíček could accommodate 6,863 spectators. A tubular steel grandstand was built on the southern rear side of the gate, on which the sector for the guest fans is now located.

Planned renovation

In 2018, the city of Prague acquired the facility with 6,300 places and took over operation. The city wants to renovate and expand the home of Bohemians Prague in 1905. After the measures with new VIP areas and new grandstands, 9,800 seats should be available. A study is to be commissioned soon to examine the possibilities and costs.

photos

Entrance to the Ďolíček stadium Back gate in Ďolíček
Entrance to the Ďolíček stadium Back gate in Ďolíček

literature

  • Tomáš Habrcetl: Fotbalové stadiony v České republice. Volvox Globator, Praha 2001, ISBN 80-7207-448-2

Web links

Commons : Stadion Ďolíček  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Conversion planned for the Prague stadium. In: stadionwelt.de. February 12, 2020, accessed February 13, 2020 .