Full name TJ Lokomotíva Field size 105×75 m Capacity 10,787 Phone +421 55/633 04 43 Renovated 1997 | Owner Lokomotíva a.s. Surface Grass Opened 1970 Team FC VSS Košice | |
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Location Čermeľská 1, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia Address Čermeľská cesta, 040 01 Sever, Slovakia Similar SNP Stadium, Tatran Stadium, Štadión pod Zoborom, Mestský futbalový štadión D, NTC Poprad | ||
TJ Lokomotíva is a multi-purpose stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it was the home ground of FC Lokomotíva Košice. The stadium holds 9000 people and was built in 1970. The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,200 lux.
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History
The stadium is in the Čermeľ district, a multi-use stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of VSS Košice since 1997. The stadium holds 10,787 (8,787 seated) spectators and was built in 1970. Initially, the stadium was used by Lokomotíva Košice and 1.FC Košice (now VSS) have played there since 1997 until last year. The Slovakia national football team played there a few matches, but the stadium does not meet UEFA criteria for international events today. The club planned the construction of a new stadium for 20,000 spectators in the neighbourhood of the old, disused Všešportový areál stadium. The estimated cost of the stadium is €28 million. However, the construction was not launched and it is not clear when it starts.
International matches
Lokomotíva stadium has hosted one friendly and one competitive match of the Slovakia national football team.