Eden Arena
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| Former names | Stadion Eden (2008) Synot Tip Arena (2008–2012) |
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| Location | Vršovice, Prague 10, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°04′03″N 14°28′18″E / 50.06750°N 14.47167°ECoordinates: 50°04′03″N 14°28′18″E / 50.06750°N 14.47167°E |
| Owner | Eden Arena |
| Operator | SK Slavia Prague |
| Capacity | 21,000 |
| Field size | 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd) |
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| Broke ground | 15 September 2006 |
| Opened | 7 May 2008 |
| Construction cost | 1 billion koruna |
| Architect | Ing. arch.Martin Kotík Ing. arch.Daniel Dvořák Ing. arch.Leoš Zeman |
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SK Slavia Prague (2008–present) Bohemians 1905 (2010–2012) |
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EDEN ARÉNA (formerly known as Synot Tip Arena) is a football stadium, in Prague-Vršovice, Czech Republic.
The stadium has a capacity of 21,000 people and it is the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic. It is the home venue of SK Slavia Prague and occasionally the Czech Republic national football team. In the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, it was also the venue of Bohemians 1905 home matches. During the 2011–12 season the stadium hosted home matches for FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League group stage.
The stadium was the venue for the 2013 UEFA Super Cup.
In the early 1950s, Slavia was forced to leave its stadium at Letná and a new stadium was built at Eden in the Vršovice district. Its capacity was about 50,000 (mostly for standing). The wooden western (main) stand was taken from the old stadium at Letná, the rest of the stands were made of concrete. The stadium also featured an athletics track. The first match at this stadium took place on 27 September 1953, Slavia drew 1-1 against the team of Křídla vlasti Olomouc. Josef Bican scored the home team's goal.
In the 1970s, it became apparent that Eden did not provide sufficient comfort for the visitors and started planning to build a new one in the same place. However, under the communist regime, the planning went quite slowly. Several projects were made, and the construction was finally to start in 1990. In 1989, Slavia moved temporarily to the nearby Ďolíček stadium (home of FC Bohemians Prague, now known as Bohemians 1905) and the eastern stand was torn down. However, the overthrowing of the communist regime in 1989 delayed the construction. In the meantime, Slavia moved to Stadion Evžena Rošického, a stadium on the Strahov hill, which is large but uncomfortable and poorly accessible.
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