Anton Malatinský Stadium ( sk, Štadión Antona Malatinského) is a

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located in

Trnava Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' (Trna ...

, Slovakia, which is the home ground of the local football club

Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. Historically, it is one of the most successful clubs in the country, having won the Czechoslovak First League five times and the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, and ...

. The stadium was completely renovated in 2013–2015 and has an all-seated capacity of 19,200 which makes it the second-largest football stadium in Slovakia. On 14 January 1998, the stadium was named in the honour of former footballer and manager Anton Malatinský, who died in 1992.

2013–2015 reconstruction

Stadium underwent a complex reconstruction in 2013–2015. The project consisted not only of complete reconstruction of the stadium, but also building the adjacent

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named City Arena. The whole construction cost of the project is €79 million, out of which €28 million is the cost of stadium reconstruction. Slovak government provided €13 million of the cost.

officially announced the intention on 25 November 2011, and after that preparation works began immediately. Three out of four stands (including old

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) were completely demolished between April and August 2013.

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was granted in August 2013 and

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of the stadium was placed in September 2013. Spartak Trnava continued playing at the stadium even during the reconstruction, with only West stand in service. In May 2015, the last of the four stands was demolished and subsequently rebuilt. Opening ceremony of the new stadium took place on 22 August 2015. In the opening match,

lost to

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ian club

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0–2.

Milestone matches (after reconstruction)

International matches

Anton Malatinský Stadium has hosted 34 matches of the Slovakia national team (14 friendlies and 20 competitive games).

Image gallery

File:CityArena.jpg, Anton Malatinský Stadium in 2015 File:The Spartak Trnava ultras at the City Arena in 2018.jpg, Spartak Trnava ultras at stadium in 2018 File:Spartka Trnava fans.jpg, Spartak

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in match against

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in 2018

External links

Stadium Database ArticleFootball stadiums profileFansite - City Arena TrnavaVideos - Construction of the stadium

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stadion Antona Malatinskeho Antona Malatinskeho Buildings and structures in Trnava FC Spartak Trnava Sports venues completed in 1921 1921 establishments in Slovakia