Anton Malatinský Stadium () is a

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located in

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

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. The stadium was completely renovated in 2013–2015 and has an all-seated capacity of 18,200 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

The stadium underwent a complex reconstruction between 2013 and 2015. The project consisted not only of a complete reconstruction of the stadium, but the construction of an adjacent

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

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

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) were completely demolished between April and August 2013. A

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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 during the reconstruction, with only West Stand in service. In May 2015, the last of the four stands was demolished and subsequently rebuilt. The opening ceremony of the new stadium took place on 22 August 2015. In the opening match,

lost to

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ian club Atlético Paranaense 0–2.

Milestone matches (after reconstruction)

International matches

Anton Malatinský Stadium has hosted 36 matches of the Slovakia national team (14 friendlies and 22 competitive games). On June 19, 2023, the stadium served as home ground for the Ukrainian national football team on their game against

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since Ukraine were unable to play in their country due to the

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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 fans in match against AS Trenčín in 2018

External links

Stadium Database ArticleFansite - 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