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Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli is a
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in
Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
,
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. It is currently used mostly for
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matches and it was the home ground of FC Kosice. The stadium is still contracted with FC Košice, women categories are playing there. The stadium holds 9000 people and was built in 1970.


History


The stadium is in the Čermeľ district, a multi-use stadium in
Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
,
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
. 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, the stadium was used by Lokomotíva Košice and 1.FC Košice (now VSS) have played there since 1997 until last year. The
Slovakia national football team The Slovakia national football team ( sk, Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slo ...
played there a few matches, but the stadium does not meet
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criteria for international events today. The club planned the construction of a new stadium for 20,000 spectators in the neighbourhood of the old, disused
Všešportový areál Všešportový areál ("All Sports Complex") was a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. In its 21 years operating as a professional football ground, the Czechoslovakia national football team, then the independent Slovakia national football t ...
stadium. The estimated cost of the stadium is
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28 million. However, the construction was not launched and it is not clear when it starts.


Photo gallery


International matches

Lokomotíva stadium has hosted one friendly and one competitive match of the
Slovakia national football team The Slovakia national football team ( sk, Slovenská futbalová reprezentácia) represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slo ...
.


Concerts


List of concerts


External links


Stadium Database Article


References

Football venues in Slovakia Football venues in Czechoslovakia Athletics (track and field) venues in Czechoslovakia Multi-purpose stadiums in Slovakia
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Buildings and structures in Košice Sports venues completed in 1970 {{slovakia-sports-venue-stub