Štadión na Sihoti is a multi-use stadium in Trenčín, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of AS Trenčín. The stadium holds 6,366 people. The ground was built in 1960 and has since undergone several renovations.
History The stadium was built in the 1960s and used for football matches of AS Trenčín sport club. The original capacity was over 22,000, mostly for standing spectators. Due to disrepair, the capacity was decreased to 16,000 then to 4,500 in 2008.http://aktualne.atlas.sk/print.xml?path%5Barticle%5D%3Dtrencin-zacal-so-zachranou-futbaloveho-stadiona Renovations began in 2014 to increase the capacity to 10,000.
New arena Between 2017 and 2021, the stadium was replaced by a new modern all-seater arena with a capacity of around 11,500 spectators.
In 2015, the old stands (except the main stand) were demolished. By December 2020, three sides of the stadium had been built. In February 2021 the stadium was opened after reconstruction. By September 2024, after over 19 years of using artificial turf, natural grass had returned to the stadium.
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UEFA U-21 Championship 2000 Štadíón na Sihoti has hosted three matches of UEFA U-21 Championship 2000
International matches Štadión na Sihoti has hosted one competitive match of the Slovakia national football team.
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External links Stadium Database Article Football stadiums profile