Všešportový areál ("All Sports Complex") was a

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. In its 21 years operating as a professional football ground, the

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, then the independent

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, and local club FC VSS Košice played home matches there from 1976 to 1997.

History

The Všešportový areál stadium opened on 29 February 1976 with a match against ZVL Žilina. The football stadium was demolished in 2011. The stadium was primarily used for

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matches and held 30,312 spectators. It hosted six matches for the

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and four times for the independent

. VSS Košice, later renamed to ZŤS and 1. FC Košice, played there until 1997, moving to the renovated Štadión Lokomotívy. The complex also consisted of several football training grounds,

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and

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indoor

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New stadium

The club planned construction of a new stadium holding 20,000 spectators in a neighbourhood of older Všešportový areál stadium. The estimated cost of the stadium was

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28 million. In 2017 club went to bankruptcy and new stadium Košická futbalová aréna was built by city of

and Slovak government in 2022.

International matches

Všešportový areál hosted 1 friendly and 9 international competitive matches. One friendly and 3 of them by

, and 6 of them by

References

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