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Stadion Pasienky is a
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in
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,
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 ...
. The stadium holds 11,591 people. It is used mostly for
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matches and is the home ground of Slovan Bratislava from 2009 to 2018. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,400 lux.


History

Pasienky Stadium (Slovak for "Pasture Stadium") was built in 1962 as a
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. It was the home ground of
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for most of its history, until 2009. It was also used for
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Grand Prix of Slovakia (
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). Its current seating capacity is 11,500 people.


UEFA U-21 Championship 2000

Pasienky Stadium has hosted four matches of
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''Group B'' ''Third place play-off''


International matches

Štadión Pasienky has hosted 5 competitive and 4 friendly matches of the
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.


Concerts

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performed at the stadium four times: the first one was on June 11, 2006 during their
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. The second one was on June 22, 2009 during their
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, in front of a crowd of 31,500 people. The third one was on May 25, 2013 during their
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, in front of a sold out crowd of 29,112 people. The 2006 and 2009 shows were recorded for the group's live albums projects '' Recording the Angel'' and ''
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'', respectively.


List of concerts


Transport

Stadium Pasienky is located in the
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district of
Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
,
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 ...
. The Stadium can be approached by
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,
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and
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.


External links


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References

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