Štadión pod Dubňom

Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which is the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill Dubeň, adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Dubeň Hill."

Štadión pod Dubňom
UEFA
LocationŽilina, Slovakia
Coordinates49°13′44.83″N 18°44′41.24″E
OperatorMŠK Žilina
Capacity11,258
Record attendance25,000 (Slovakia vs Dynamo Moscow, 1953)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass (1941-2016) Artificial grass (2016-present)
Construction
Opened1941
Renovated2006–2015
Tenants
MŠK Žilina (1941–present)
Slovakia national football team (2003–2015)
UEFA U-17 Championship (2013)
Website
www.mskzilina.sk

History

The original stadium was built in 1941 (opening match 10.8.1941 MŠK Žilina 3-0 AC Sparta P.Bystrica) although the ground had been in use since the club's foundation in 1909. As of 2002, predominantly due to UEFA requirements, the club proposed an extensive renovation of the stadium. Throughout the first stages of redevelopment all seating low capacity stands were erected behind the goals to comply with UEFA rules. Following years, as the expansion continued, extra rows of seats were added and both stands were fully covered.

Since the 2012-13 season, the away supporters have been housed on one side of the North Stand, historically the Kop stand attended solely by the home fans. This decision has triggered a huge discontent among the home supporters, with many of them boycotting to attend home games as a sign of protest.

Currently the stadium consists of four separate stands. The West and East Stands run alongside the pitch, with West Stand considered to be the main stand equipped with VIP seats, hospitality boxes and press room, TV commentators seats as well as section for wheelchair users. Changing rooms are also situated in the West Stand. The East Stand was the last to be rebuilt and was reopened before 2009-10 season.

For security purposes the stadium has been equipped with modern security installations such as a monitoring system. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,930 lux. There is also a large screen inside the ground for showing highlights of match days. A prayer room is situated between South and East Stand.

The current capacity is 11,258[1] seats with the prospect of future expansion to hold a crowd of up to 15,000 spectators.

Štadión pod Dubňom was also a venue to host international matches of the Slovakia national football team until 2016, when the natural grass was replaced by the artificial grass.

The stadium was one of the venues used for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where six matches were held including the final.

International matches

Štadión pod Dubňom has hosted 11 competitive and 10 friendly matches of the Slovakia national football team.

30 April 2003 International FriendlySlovakia 2–2 GreeceŽilina, Slovakia
18:00
Match 103		 Szilárd Németh  14', 87' Vasilios Tsiartas  13' (pen.)
Lampros Choutos  76'		 Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)
10 September 2003 2004 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group 7		Slovakia 1–1 MacedoniaŽilina, Slovakia
20:15
Match 107		 Szilárd Németh  25' Dragan Dimitrovski  62' Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
15 November 2006 International FriendlySlovakia 3–1 BulgariaŽilina, Slovakia
17:30
Match 140		 Marek Mintál  8'
Marek Sapara  53'
Miroslav Karhan  78' (pen.)		 Kalojan Karadžinov  80' Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
19 November 2008 International FriendlySlovakia 4–0 LiechtensteinŽilina, Slovakia
17:30
Match 162		 Marek Hamšík  43', 72'
Róbert Vittek  75'
Róbert Jež  90+'		 Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Orechov (Ukraine)
17 November 2009 International FriendlySlovakia 1–2 ChileŽilina, Slovakia
17:00
Match 174		 Stanislav Šesták  17' Gonzalo Jara  8'
Esteban Paredes  55'		 Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 11,072
Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary)
3 March 2010 International FriendlySlovakia 0–1 NorwayŽilina, Slovakia
17:00
Match 175		 Morten Moldskred  67' Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 9,756
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
12 October 2010 2012 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group B		Slovakia 1–1 Republic of IrelandŽilina, Slovakia
20:30
Match 186		 Ján Ďurica  36' Sean St Ledger  16' Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,892
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
6 September 2011 2012 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group B		Slovakia 0–4 ArmeniaŽilina, Slovakia
20:15
Match 194		 Yura Movsisyan  57'
Henrikh Mkhitaryan  70'
Gevorg Ghazaryan  80'
Artur Sarkisov  90+1'		 Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
7 October 2011 2012 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group B		Slovakia 0–1 RussiaŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 195		 Alan Dzagoev  71' Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying Group G		Slovakia 1–1 LithuaniaŽilina, Slovakia
20:10
Match 207		 Martin Jakubko  40' Darvydas Šernas  19' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
26 March 2013 International FriendlySlovakia 0–0 SwedenŽilina, Slovakia
20:15
Match 208		 Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)
10 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying Group G		Slovakia 1–2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaŽilina, Slovakia
20:15
Match 212		 Marek Hamšík  42' Ermin Bičakčić  70'
Izet Hajrović  78'		 Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
4 September 2014 International FriendlySlovakia 1–0 MaltaŽilina, Slovakia
18:20
Match 220		 Adam Nemec  43' [] Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
9 October 2014 2016 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group C		Slovakia 2–1 SpainŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 222		 Juraj Kucka  17'
Miroslav Stoch  87'		 Paco Alcácer  82' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 9,478
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
18 November 2014 International FriendlySlovakia 2–1 FinlandŽilina, Slovakia
18:20
Match 225		 Filip Hološko  1'
Marek Hamšík  7'		 [] Tomáš Hubočan  45' (o.g.) Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Markus Hameter
27 March 2015 2016 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group C		Slovakia 3–0 LuxembourgŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 226		 Adam Nemec  10'
Vladimír Weiss  21'
Peter Pekarík  40'		 Report Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 9,524
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
31 March 2015 International FriendlySlovakia 1–0 Czech RepublicŽilina, Slovakia
20:30
Match 227		 Ondrej Duda  49' [] Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,594
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
14 June 2015 2016 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group C		Slovakia 2–1 MacedoniaŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 228		 Kornel Saláta  8'
Marek Hamšík  38'		 Report Arijan Ademi  69' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,765
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)
8 Sept. 2015 2016 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group C		Slovakia 0-0 UkraineŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
match 230		 Report Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom
Attendance: 10,648
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
9 October 2015 2016 UEFA Euro
Qualifying Group C		Slovakia 0–1 BelarusŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 231		 Report Stanislav Dragun  34' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 9,859
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
17 November 2015 International FriendlySlovakia 3–1 IcelandŽilina, Slovakia
20:45
Match 234		 Róbert Mak  58', 61'
Michal Ďuriš  84'		 Alfred Finnbogason  8' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 5,568
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)
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References
  1. "Klub - MŠK Žilina". www.mskzilina.sk.
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