Štadión pod Dubňom
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| Location | Žilina, Slovakia |
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| Coordinates | 49°13′44.83″N 18°44′41.24″E / 49.2291194°N 18.7447889°E |
| Operator | MŠK Žilina |
| Capacity | 10,785 |
| Record attendance | 25,000 (Slovakia vs Dynamo Moscow, 1953) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass (1941–2016) Artificial grass (2016-present) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1941 |
| Renovated | 2006–2015 |
| Tenants | |
| MŠK Žilina (1941–present) Slovakia national football team (2003–2015) UEFA U-17 Championship (2013) | |
| Website | |
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Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which is the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill Dubeň, adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Dubeň Hill." The capacity is 10,785 seats.[1]
History
[edit]The original stadium was opened on 10 August 1941 although the ground had been in use since the club's foundation in 1909. As of 2002, predominantly due to UEFA requirements, the club proposed an extensive renovation of the stadium. Throughout the first stages of redevelopment all seating low capacity stands were erected behind the goals to comply with UEFA rules. Following years, as the expansion continued, extra rows of seats were added and both stands were fully covered.
Since the 2012–13 season, the away supporters have been housed on one side of the North Stand, historically the Kop stand attended solely by the home fans. This decision has triggered a huge discontent among the home supporters, with many of them boycotting to attend home games as a sign of protest.
Currently the stadium consists of four separate stands. The West and East Stands run alongside the pitch, with West Stand considered to be the main stand equipped with VIP seats, hospitality boxes and press room, TV commentators seats as well as section for wheelchair users. Changing rooms are also situated in the West Stand. The East Stand was the last to be rebuilt and was reopened before 2009–10 season.
For security purposes the stadium has been equipped with modern security installations such as a monitoring system. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,930 lux. There is also a large screen inside the ground for showing highlights of match days. A prayer room is situated between South and East Stand.
Štadión pod Dubňom was also a venue to host international matches of the Slovakia national football team until 2016, when the natural grass was replaced by the artificial grass.
The stadium was one of the venues used for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where six matches were held including the final.
International matches
[edit]Štadión pod Dubňom has hosted 11 competitive and 10 friendly matches of the Slovakia national football team.
| 30 April 2003 International Friendly | Slovakia  | 2–2 |  Greece | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 18:00 Match 103 |
Szilárd Németh  14', 87' |
Report | Vasilios Tsiartas 13' (pen.) Lampros Choutos 76' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 10 September 2003 2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group 7 | Slovakia | 1–1 |  Macedonia | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:15 Match 107 |
Szilárd Németh 25' |
[2] | Dragan Dimitrovski 62' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
| 15 November 2006 International Friendly | Slovakia | 3–1 |  Bulgaria | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 17:30 Match 140 |
Marek Mintál 8' Marek Sapara 53' Miroslav Karhan 78' (pen.) |
[3] Report] | Kalojan Karadžinov 80' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland) |
| 19 November 2008 International Friendly | Slovakia | 4–0 |  Liechtenstein | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 17:30 Match 162 |
Marek Hamšík 43', 72' Róbert Vittek 75' Róbert Jež 90+' |
[4] Report] | Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,010 Referee: Orechov (Ukraine) |
| 17 November 2009 International Friendly | Slovakia | 1–2 |  Chile | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 17:00 Match 174 |
Stanislav Šesták 17' |
Report | Gonzalo Jara 8' Esteban Paredes 55' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary) |
| 3 March 2010 International Friendly | Slovakia | 0–1 |  Norway | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 17:00 Match 175 |
Report | Morten Moldskred 67' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 12 October 2010 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia | 1–1 |  Republic of Ireland | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:30 Match 186 |
Ján Ďurica 36' |
[5] Report] | Sean St Ledger 16' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,892 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 6 September 2011 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia | 0–4 |  Armenia | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:15 Match 194 |
[6] Report] | Yura Movsisyan 57' Henrikh Mkhitaryan 70' Gevorg Ghazaryan 80' Artur Sarkisov 90+1' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
| 7 October 2011 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia | 0–1 |  Russia | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 195 |
[7] Report] | Alan Dzagoev 71' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group G | Slovakia | 1–1 |  Lithuania | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:10 Match 207 |
Martin Jakubko 40' |
[8] Report] | Darvydas Šernas 19' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 26 March 2013 International Friendly | Slovakia | 0–0 |  Sweden | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:15 Match 208 |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria) |
| 10 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group G | Slovakia | 1–2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:15 Match 212 |
Marek Hamšík 42' |
[9] Report] | Ermin Bičakčić 70' Izet Hajrović 78' |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,438 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
| 4 September 2014 International Friendly | Slovakia | 1–0 |  Malta | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 18:20 Match 220 |
Adam Nemec 43' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
| 9 October 2014 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia | 2–1 |  Spain | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 222 |
Juraj Kucka 17' Miroslav Stoch 87' |
[10] | Paco Alcácer 82' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,478 Referee: Björn Kuipers () |
| 18 November 2014 International Friendly | Slovakia | 2–1 |  Finland | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 18:20 Match 225 |
Filip Hološko 1' Marek Hamšík 7' |
Tomáš Hubočan 45' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,998 Referee: Markus Hameter |
| 27 March 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia | 3–0 |  Luxembourg | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 226 |
Adam Nemec 10' Vladimír Weiss 21'Peter Pekarík 40' |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,524 Referee: Stephan Studer () |
| 31 March 2015 International Friendly | Slovakia | 1–0 |  Czech Republic | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:30 Match 227 |
Ondrej Duda 49' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,594 Referee: István Vad () |
| 14 June 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia | 2–1 | Macedonia | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 228 |
Kornel Saláta 8' Marek Hamšík 38' |
Report | Arijan Ademi 69' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Kenn Hansen () |
| 8 Sept. 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia | 0-0 |  Ukraine | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 match 230 |
Report | Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,648 Referee: Martin Atkinson () |
| 9 October 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia | 0–1 |  Belarus | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 231 |
Report | Stanislav Dragun 34' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,859 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek () |
| 17 November 2015 International Friendly | Slovakia | 3–1 |  Iceland | Žilina, Slovakia |
| 20:45 Match 234 |
Róbert Mak 58', 61' Michal Ďuriš 84' |
Report | Alfred Finnbogason 8' |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 5,568 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski () |