Stadion Juliska is a multi-use stadium in Prague-Dejvice, Czech Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Dukla Prague.
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| Location | Na Julisce 28/2, Prague, Czech Republic, 160 00 |
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| Coordinates | 50°06′43″N 14°23′15″E / 50.11194°N 14.38750°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Capacity | 8,150[1] |
| Field size | 105m x 68m |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Renovated | 2001, 2011 |
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| FK Dukla Prague Dukla Prague (1960–1997) | |
The stadium is also used for athletics events, including the annual Josef Odložil Memorial.[2] The stadium seats 8,150 people on individual seats.
In 2012 a statue of former Dukla player and European Footballer of the Year 1962 Josef Masopust was unveiled outside the stadium.[3]
History
editThe stadium played host to its first Dukla match on 10 July 1960 in the 1960 Mitropa Cup. In front of a crowd of 10,000, Dukla beat visitors Wiener SK 2–1, with goals from Rudolf Kučera and Jiří Sůra.[4]
In 1997, Dukla Prague vacated the stadium after 49 years in Prague.[5] A redevelopment of the stadium was completed in 2001, costing 28 million Czech koruna. This redevelopment, which included the laying of a new all-weather running track, brought the stadium in line with IAAF standards.[6]
League football returned to Juliska on 4 August 2007, as the new FK Dukla Prague hosted SFC Opava in their first home match after reaching the Czech 2. Liga. The home side missed a penalty and lost 2–1.[7] On 29 July 2011, Juliska hosted its first top flight football fixture since 1 June 1994, the opening fixture of the 2011–12 Czech First League between FK Dukla Prague and SK Sigma Olomouc. The match finished 0–0.[8]
Following Dukla's promotion to the Czech First League in June 2011, the Czech Football Association indicated that a condition of the club's acceptance into the league would be that they install under-soil heating and 2,270 new seats, scheduled to be installed between 23 September and 28 October 2011.[9] On 5 October 2011, it emerged that the club's new under-soil heating would not be ready in time for the league match at home to Jablonec on 22 October, which meant switching the fixture to an alternative stadium in Prague.[10]
Transport
editThe ground is served by bus service 131 from Hradčanská metro station to bus stop, Dukla-Juliska. Tram services 8 and 18 run from Dejvická metro station to tram stop Nádraží Podbaba, near the Hotel International.
References
edit- ^ "FK Dukla Praha | Klub | Stadion a sportoviště".
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (14 June 2011). "Spotakova improves to 65.77m in Prague". IAAF. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Masopust má u stadionu Dukly na Julisce sochu" (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Pivoda, p. 35.
- ^ Bouc, Frantisek (30 July 1997). "First division soccer kicks off". The Prague Post. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Rys, Pavel (27 November 2001). "Juliska má nyní světové parametry" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Pivoda, p. 104.
- ^ Novák, Jaromír (29 July 2011). "Dukla - Olomouc 0:0, domácí velkému tlaku po přestávce odolali" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Novák, Jaromír (14 June 2011). "Na Žižkově musí položit nový trávník, střížkovský klub hřiště rozšíří". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Juliska dostane vyhřívaný trávník, Dukla přivítá Jablonec jinde". idnes.cz (in Czech). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
Cited texts
edit- Pivoda, Aleš (2013). Legenda se vrátila. Praha: MAC. ISBN 978-80-86783-65-9.
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