Andruv Stadion
Encyclopedia
Andrův stadion is a football stadium in Olomouc
, Czech Republic
. It is the home ground of SK Sigma Olomouc
and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team
. The stadium holds 12,566 people.
It was built in 1940 and is named after Josef Ander, local interwar businessman and philanthropist who also sponsored football in Olomouc. In the past historical clubs SK Olomouc ASO and Křídla vlasti Olomouc played there.
have played five full international matches at Andrův stadion, the first one taking place in 1998. These have mainly been matches against less attractive opposition where a relatively small crowd is expected, and it has therefore been unnecessary to play the match in Prague
.
The most recent full international played at the stadium was a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
match between the Czech Republic and Lithuania
. Disappointingly for the home crowd, Lithuania won the match 1–0.
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Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It is the home ground of SK Sigma Olomouc
SK Sigma Olomouc
SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :...
and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
. The stadium holds 12,566 people.
It was built in 1940 and is named after Josef Ander, local interwar businessman and philanthropist who also sponsored football in Olomouc. In the past historical clubs SK Olomouc ASO and Křídla vlasti Olomouc played there.
International football
The Czech RepublicCzech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
have played five full international matches at Andrův stadion, the first one taking place in 1998. These have mainly been matches against less attractive opposition where a relatively small crowd is expected, and it has therefore been unnecessary to play the match in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
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The most recent full international played at the stadium was a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
match between the Czech Republic and Lithuania
Lithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
. Disappointingly for the home crowd, Lithuania won the match 1–0.
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