Stadium Pod Dubňom
History
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
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 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
18:00 Match 103 |
Szilárd Németh ![]() |
Report | Vasilios Tsiartas ![]() Lampros Choutos ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
10 September 2003 2004 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group 7 | Slovakia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:15 Match 107 |
Szilárd Németh ![]() |
[2] | Dragan Dimitrovski ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden) |
15 November 2006 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
17:30 Match 140 |
Marek Mintál ![]() Marek Sapara ![]() Miroslav Karhan ![]() |
[3] Report] | Kalojan Karadžinov ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland) |
19 November 2008 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
17:30 Match 162 |
Marek Hamšík ![]() Róbert Vittek ![]() Róbert Jež ![]() |
[4] Report] | Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 2,010 Referee: Orechov (Ukraine) |
17 November 2009 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
17:00 Match 174 |
Stanislav Šesták ![]() |
Report | Gonzalo Jara ![]() Esteban Paredes ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary) |
3 March 2010 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
17:00 Match 175 |
Report | Morten Moldskred ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,756 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
12 October 2010 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:30 Match 186 |
Ján Ďurica ![]() |
[5] Report] | Sean St Ledger ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,892 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
6 September 2011 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:15 Match 194 |
[6] Report] | Yura Movsisyan ![]() Henrikh Mkhitaryan ![]() Gevorg Ghazaryan ![]() Artur Sarkisov ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
7 October 2011 2012 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group B | Slovakia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 195 |
[7] Report] | Alan Dzagoev ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group G | Slovakia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:10 Match 207 |
Martin Jakubko ![]() |
[8] Report] | Darvydas Šernas ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
26 March 2013 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:15 Match 212 |
Marek Hamšík ![]() |
[9] Report] | Ermin Bičakčić ![]() Izet Hajrović ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,438 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) |
4 September 2014 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
18:20 Match 220 |
Adam Nemec ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,509 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
9 October 2014 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 222 |
Juraj Kucka ![]() Miroslav Stoch ![]() |
[10] | Paco Alcácer ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,478 Referee: Björn Kuipers () |
18 November 2014 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
18:20 Match 225 |
Filip Hološko ![]() Marek Hamšík ![]() |
Tomáš Hubočan ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 3,998 Referee: Markus Hameter |
27 March 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 226 |
Adam Nemec ![]() Vladimír Weiss ![]() Peter Pekarík ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,524 Referee: Stephan Studer () |
31 March 2015 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:30 Match 227 |
Ondrej Duda ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,594 Referee: István Vad () |
14 June 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 228 |
Kornel Saláta ![]() Marek Hamšík ![]() |
Report | Arijan Ademi ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 10,765 Referee: Kenn Hansen () |
8 Sept. 2015 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying Group C | Slovakia ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 231 |
Report | Stanislav Dragun ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 9,859 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek () |
17 November 2015 International Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Žilina, Slovakia |
20:45 Match 234 |
Róbert Mak ![]() Michal Ďuriš ![]() |
Report | Alfred Finnbogason ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom Attendance: 5,568 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski () |
References
- ^ "Všetky tímy doma. Toto sú štadióny, na ktorých sa hrá Niké liga". Niké liga. Retrieved 2023-08-03.