Stadion v Jiráskově ulici is a

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. It is the home ground of

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. The stadium holds 4,082 people on an all-seater basis.

Redevelopment

After Jihlava won promotion to the

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in 2005, league rules stipulated 4,000 seated places must be available at their stadium. The club were allowed to continue playing at Stadion v Jiráskově ulici for the first half of the season while upgrades were carried out. Work began on a development of the stadium in 2005, which included the installation of four new

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towers. Work costing a total of 180 million

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was officially completed in 2006 as the club re-opened the stadium, featuring a new 4,025 capacity. The club set an attendance record in October 2006 when the new grandstand was opened for the first time, welcoming a crowd of 3,100 to the match against

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, which Jihlava won 2–0. Another redevelopment was required after the club was promoted to the top flight in 2012. The club added

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in the summer of 2012 as part of upgrades to make the stadium suitable for

use.

Notable matches

Stadion v Jiráskově ulici hosted the final of the

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, a 1–1 draw between

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and

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. Boleslav went on to win 4–3 on penalties. This was only the third final to be held outside of Prague since the competition began in the 1993–94 season.

References

External links

Information at FC Vysočina Jihlava website

Photo gallery and data at Erlebnis-stadion.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stadion v Jiraskove ulici Football venues in the Czech Republic Czech First League venues FC Vysočina Jihlava Buildings and structures in Jihlava Sports venues completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Czechoslovakia 20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic