Štadión pod Čebraťom () is a

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Ružomberok Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000. Etymology The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok () is a Slovak professional football club playing in the city of Ružomberok. History Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, t ...

. It is named after the hill Čebrať, adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Čebrať Hill." The stadium holds 4,876 people. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,400 lux.

History

The stadium was built in 1955 and used for football matches of

sport club. The original capacity was more than 20,000 (mostly for standing) spectators. In 1998 old stands were demolished and new west stand for 2536 spectators was built . Capacity decreased. In 2006, new east stand for 2,340 spectators was built. Current capacity is 4,876 spectators (all seating).

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Stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

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