Tehelné pole (meaning "Brickfield") is the informal name of a city quarter in Bratislava, Slovakia, characterized by the presence of several sports facilities. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Administratively, the quarter belongs to Nové Mesto borough, situated around 5 km north-east of the centre. Nové Mesto (meaning New Town) is a borough of Bratislava, in the Bratislava III district The German and Hungarian names for this locality are Ziegelfeld and Téglamezö.
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Football (soccer)
Most commonly the name refers to the football stadium which is the home field for Slovan Bratislava and the regular home for the Slovakia national team in this quarter. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a Slovak Sports club, based in Bratislava. The Slovakia national football team is the national football team of Slovakia and is controlled by the Slovak Football Association. The stadium has a capacity of 30,085 spectators,[1] and is 105 m long and 68 m wide. [2] The stadium was built during the first Slovak Republic, when Nazi Germany occupied Petržalka in 1938 and Bratislava lost almost all of its sporting facilities. The Slovak Republic ( Slovak: Slovenská republika) was an independent national Slovak state which existed from 14 March 1939 Petržalka ((Pozsonyligetfalu Engerau is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. [3] The construction lasted from 1939 to 1944 and the stadium became home ground for Slovan Bratislava. The stadium was officially opened in September 1940 with 25,000 places, and the first international match was played on 27 October 1940, with Slovan Bratislava playing against Hertha Berlin, ending in 2–2 tie. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB The old stadium underwent reconstruction in 1961, which added second tribune, boosting its capacity to 45,000 and modernising by adding score table, artificial light and revamping the field. [4] However, the stadium could hold up even 50,000 spectators, and just before breakup of Czechoslovakia, it was the largest one in use (Strahov Stadium in Prague had a capacity of 220,000 but was disused in the 1990s) and was the home ground for Czechoslovak national team. The Great Strahov Stadium ( Velký strahovský stadion in Czech) is a Stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic [5] The stadium was reconstructed once more in the 1990s to the "all-seater" stadium, reducing the capacity into 30,000. [5] After this, the Tehelné pole stadium was the second-largest in Slovakia after Všešportový areál in Košice, however, that stadium is now disused. Vsesportový Areal Stadion is a multi-use Stadium in Košice, Slovakia. Košice (; Hungarian: Kassa; (also known by other alternative names) is a city in eastern Slovakia. In 2005-06, it was also used as the "home" ground for FC Artmedia Bratislava in that club's Champions League and UEFA Cup campaigns, as Artmedia's own ground did not meet minimum standards for UEFA competition. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. FC Artmedia Petržalka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovak football club from the Petržalka district of the capital Bratislava See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. It is planned that the current stadium will be demolished and a new one with the capacity around 35,000 people will be built, costing around 80 million Euro. [6] The need for a new stadium stems from the UEFA rules, which require to play international matches on stadiums of certain standards from 2008, however, Slovakia lacks these stadiums so far. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. [6]
Lido
A lido (swimming pool) with the same name was built near the football stadium in 1939. [3] It survives to the present day and currently has three swimming pools of varying size, with additional services.
Other stadiums/venues nearby
Other stadiums or venues near Tehelné pole locality include Štadión Pasienky (built 1962),[3] home ground for FK Inter Bratislava, ice hockey Samsung Arena (built 1938), home of the Slovak Extraliga team HC Slovan Bratislava and the National Tennis Centre, which is used for Fed Cup as well as Davis Cup matches, concerts and other events. Stadion Pasienky is a multi-use Stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia. FK Inter Bratislava is a Slovak football club playing in the city of Bratislava. Samsung Arena, part of Ondrej Nepela Winter Sports Stadium is an Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. Slovak Extraliga is the name of the highest-level Ice hockey league in Slovakia. Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava is a professional Ice hockey team in the Slovak Extraliga from the Slovak capital Bratislava The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis.
References
Citations
- ^ Football stadiums of the world - Stadium List Europe
- ^ O Slovane - Slovan Bratislava - Futbalový klub
- ^ a b c Lacika, "Bratislava", p. 195 (Slovak)
- ^ História Slovana - Slovan Bratislava - Futbalový klub
- ^ a b Tehelne pole nahradi narodni stadion - Reprezentace - Fotbal - Sportplus - Aktualne - Aktualne.cz
- ^ a b "State to finance Sk3 billion football stadium", The Slovak Spectator. The Slovak Spectator (or in abbreviated form Slovak Spectator) is a Slovakia’s only English-language newspaper
General references
- Lacika, Ján (2000). Bratislava, 1st ed. , Poznávame Slovensko (in Slovak), Bratislava, Slovakia: DAJAMA. ISBN 80-88975-14-X.
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