Sinobo Stadium

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Sinobo Stadium
Facade from the southwest
Facade from the southwest
Earlier names

Stadium Eden (until 2009)
Synot Tip Aréna (2009–2012)
Eden Aréna (2012–2018)

Data
place U Slavie 1540 / 2a Vršovice , 100 00 Prague , Czech Republic
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
Coordinates 50 ° 4 '3 "  N , 14 ° 28' 18"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 4 '3 "  N , 14 ° 28' 18"  E
owner CEFC China Energy
opening May 7, 2008
First game Slavia Prague - Oxford University AFC 5-0
surface Natural grass
costs approx. CZK 1 billion
architect Martin Kotík
Daniel Dvořák
Leoš Zeman
capacity 20,617 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events

The Sinobo Stadium is a football stadium in the Vršovice district of the Czech capital Prague . The soccer club Slavia Prague has played its home games here since May 2008.

history

Old stadium

Slavia Prague, which traditionally played in the Letná district in the immediate vicinity of its biggest rival Sparta Prague , had to leave its own stadium in 1948 at the behest of the communist rulers and moved to the Vršovice district, where a new stadium was built in the so-called Eden. The wooden grandstand was removed from Letná and rebuilt in Eden.

The first renovation plans were made in 1984, but nothing happened for years. Four years later it looked as if the renovation would begin, but after the demolition of the east stand, things stopped moving. Further work was delayed after the collapse of communism. It was unclear who owned the land under the stadium. In 1994 there were again plans to rebuild the stadium, they spoke of a complete roof, a capacity of 32,000 spectators, underfloor heating, a hotel and a shopping center. None of this was realized. Another three years later, an architectural competition was held, but no winner was chosen.

In October 1997, the British company ENIC became the main shareholder in Slavia Prague and promised a stadium until 2000. Following the 1999/2000 season, Slavia Prague left the dilapidated Eden and from then on played its home games in the Evžena Rošického stadium . General director Vladimír Leška promised to return to a new building in Eden by 2003. In December 2003 he presented a study of the new stadium and set an exact date for the opening game, namely October 19, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. At the same time a floodlight pole was symbolically demolished in Eden.

In October 2005 the old stadium was torn down, but the financing for a new building was only possible in mid-2006. The foundation stone for the new Eden was finally laid on October 19, 2006.

New stadium

inside view

The stadium in the Vršovice district was built from October 2006 to April 2008. It stands on the site of the old Eden Stadium, which was demolished between 2003 and 2004. A new building was planned at the same location as early as the 1990s, but it was not until 2003 that all legal questions regarding the land could be settled. The new building was financed by a specially founded company, E Side Property Limited, mainly through the issue of promissory notes .

The stadium has 20,617 covered seats and 40 VIP boxes with 900 seats.

The stadium opened on 7 May 2008 with a game Slavia Braies against English club Oxford University AFC . This was Slavia's first British opponent in 1899, when the red-whites were defeated 3-0 to the FA Cup winners of 1874. In a game over two times 35 minutes, Slavia beat Oxford 5-0 in front of 14,618 spectators.

The stadium was sold out for the first time in the league game against FK Jablonec 97 on May 17, 2008. Slavia won the Czech championship with a 2-2.

From April 1, 2009 to July 20, 2012, the stadium was called Synot Tip Aréna. The name rights were secured for several years by the betting provider Synot Tip for around ten million crowns per year.

The Slavia Prague stadium hosted the UEFA Super Cup game in 2013 after the Stade Louis II in Monaco had been a permanent venue for many years. The UEFA Super Cup was played for the first time on August 30, 2013 between FC Bayern Munich and FC Chelsea in the Eden Aréna.

After the Chinese conglomerate CEFC China Energy took over SK Slavia Prague in 2015 , the company also acquired the Eden Aréna on April 29, 2017. With the takeover, the stadium is to be expanded and modernized for 49.6 million euros to 30,000 to 35,000 seats. The CEFC China Energy paid a billion for the football arena Kč (around 37 million euros).

Surname

Until March 31, 2009 it was called Stadion Eden . From 2009 to July 2012 the venue was called Synot Tip Aréna through a sponsorship agreement . From 2012 to 2018 it was called Eden Aréna . In November 2018, the Chinese company Sinobo became the majority owner of Slavia Prague. In the middle of the month the venue was named Sinobo Stadium .

Web links and sources

Commons : Sinobo Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stadion Eden slavnostně otevřen !!! ( Memento of September 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) slavia.cz of May 7, 2008, last accessed on October 7, 2012, in Czech
  2. ↑ Czech champions-elect Slavia too strong for Blues ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ouafc.com from May 12, 2008, last accessed on May 15, 2008, English @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ouafc.com
  3. ↑ V Edenu už vstupenky nejsou! ( Memento from September 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) slavia.cz from May 13, 2008, last accessed on October 7, 2012, in Czech
  4. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Multifunkční areál ponese název SYNOT TIP ARÉNA stadioneden.cz from April 1, 2009, last accessed on April 1, 2009, in Czech@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.stadioneden.cz
  5. ↑ Fotbalový stadión v Edenu se bude jmenovat Synot Tip Aréna fotbal.sport.cz of March 25, 2009, last accessed on April 1, 2009, in Czech
  6. ↑ uefa.com: Bayern tackle Chelsea in Prague Super Cup article from May 26, 2013 (English)
  7. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Prague: Chinese owners take over at Eden Arena Article from April 29, 2017 (English)
  8. ↑ Slavia přijde o miliony od Synotu called on November 20, 2012
  9. ↑ Slavia přejmenuje arénu v Edenu na Sinobo Stadium. In: eurofotbal.cz. November 14, 2018, accessed June 15, 2019 (cz).