Anton Malatinský Stadium

Anton Malatinský Stadium (Slovak: Štadión Antona Malatinského) is a football stadium located in Trnava, Slovakia, which is the home ground of the local football club Spartak Trnava. The stadium was completely renovated in 2013–2015 and has an all-seated capacity of 19,200 which makes it the second-largest football stadium in Slovakia.

Anton Malatinský Stadium in 2015
Spartak Trnava ultras at stadium in 2018
Anton Malatinský Stadium
CITY ARENA – Štadión Antona Malatinského
AddressŠportová 1
LocationTrnava, Slovakia
Coordinates48°22′24″N 17°35′30″E
OwnerCity of Trnava
OperatorCity-Arena a.s.
Executive suites20
Capacity19,200[1]
Record attendance28,116 v Újpest
6 March 1974 (European Cup)
Field size105 × 68 m
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Opened1921
Renovated2013–2015
Construction cost€28 million
ArchitectPavol Adamec
Tenants
Spartak Trnava (1923–present)
Slovakia national football team (1996–present)
Website
Official: http://stadium.cityarena.tt
Fansite: http://www.CityArenaTrnava.com

On 14 January 1998, the stadium was named in the honour of former footballer and manager Anton Malatinský, who died in 1992.[2]

2013–2015 reconstruction

Stadium underwent a complex reconstruction in 2013–2015. The project consisted not only of complete reconstruction of the stadium, but also building the adjacent shopping centre named City Arena. The whole construction cost of the project is €79 million, out of which €28 million is the cost of stadium reconstruction. Slovak government provided €13 million of the cost.

Spartak Trnava officially announced the intention on 25 November 2011, and after that preparation works began immediately. Three out of four stands (including old floodlight) were completely demolished between April and August 2013. Construction permit was granted in August 2013 and cornerstone of the stadium was placed in September 2013. Spartak Trnava continued playing at the stadium even during the reconstruction, with only West stand in service. In May 2015, the last of the four stands was demolished and subsequently rebuilt.

Opening ceremony of the new stadium took place on 22 August 2015. In the opening match, Spartak Trnava lost to Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense 0–2.

Milestone matches (after reconstruction)

Match Home Result Opponent Date Competition Attendance
First match Spartak Trnava 0–2 Atlético Paranaense 22 August 2015 Friendly match 16,500
First Slovak League match Spartak Trnava 2–0 MŠK Žilina 30 August 2015 2015–16 13,340
First international match Slovakia 3–2 Switzerland 13 November 2015 Friendly match 17,582
First Slovak Cup match Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Trenčín 29 April 2016 Final 2015–16 8,574
First Europa League match Spartak Trnava 3–0 Hibernians F.C. 30 June 2016 2016–17 0
First Champions League match Spartak Trnava 1–0 Zrinjski Mostar 11 July 2018 2018–19 0

International matches

Anton Malatinský Stadium has hosted 28 matches of the Slovakia national team (14 friendlies and 14 competitive games).

24 April 1996 International Friendly Slovakia  0–0  Bulgaria Trnava, Slovakia

Match 19
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
19 April 1997 International Friendly Slovakia  3–1  Iceland Trnava, Slovakia

Match 30
Július Šimon  36' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Jaroslav Timko  54'
Vladimír Kinder  57'
Helgi Sigurðsson  26' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Igor Yarmenchuk
28 March 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group 4
Slovakia  3–1  Azerbaijan Trnava, Slovakia
17:00
Match 81
Szilárd Németh  1', 10'
Ľubomír Meszároš  57'
Vadim Vasilyev  3' (pen.)
Emin Agaev  53'  78'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
20 November 2002 International Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Ukraine Trnava, Slovakia

Match 98
Miroslav Karhan  64' (pen.) Oleksandr Melashchenko  84' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland)
2 April 2003 2004 UEFA Euro
Qualifying
Group 7
Slovakia  4–0  Liechtenstein Trnava, Slovakia
19:00
Match 102
Ľubomír Reiter  19'
Szilárd Németh  50', 64'
Vladimír Janočko  89'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: Closed Doors
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)
17 November 2004 International Friendly Slovakia  0–0  Slovenia Trnava, Slovakia

Match 118
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
20 May 2006 International Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Belgium Trnava, Slovakia
20:00
Match 134
Filip Hološko  65' Karel Geraerts  77' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
22 August 2007 International Friendly Slovakia  0–1  France Trnava, Slovakia
21:00
Match 146
Thierry Henry  38' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 13,164
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
12 September 2007 2008 UEFA Euro
Qualifying
Group D
Slovakia  2–5  Wales Trnava, Slovakia
18:30
Match 148
Marek Mintál  12', 57' Freddy Eastwood  22'
Craig Bellamy  34', 41'
Ján Ďurica  78' (o.g.)
Simon Davies  90'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 5,486
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
29 March 2011 International Friendly Slovakia  1–2  Denmark Trnava, Slovakia
20:15
Match 190
Filip Hološko  32' Kornel Saláta  3' (o.g.)
Michael Krohn-Dehli  72'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 4,927
Referee: David Fernández (Spain)
13 November 2015 International Friendly Slovakia  3–2   Switzerland Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
Match 233
Michal Ďuriš  39', 48'
Róbert Mak  55'
Eren Derdiyok  63'
Josip Drmić  67'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
25 March 2016 International Friendly Slovakia  0–0  Latvia Trnava, Slovakia
20:30
Match 235
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 12,405
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
4 June 2016 International Friendly Slovakia  0–0  Northern Ireland Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
Match 239
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 18,111
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group F
Slovakia  0–1  England Trnava, Slovakia
18:00
Match 244
Lallana  90+5' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 18,111
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group F
Slovakia  3–0  Scotland Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
Match 246
Róbert Mak  18', 56'
Adam Nemec  68'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 11,097
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group F
Slovakia  4–0  Lithuania Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
Match 247
Adam Nemec  12'
Juraj Kucka  15'
Martin Škrtel  36'
Marek Hamšík  86'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 9,653
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) 2018 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group F
Slovakia  1–0  Slovenia Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Nemec  81' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 16,896
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
8 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup
Qualifying
Group F
Slovakia  3–0  Malta Trnava, Slovakia
18:00 Adam Nemec  33', 62'
Ondrej Duda  69'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 17,774
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
14 November 2017 International Friendly Slovakia  1–0  Norway Trnava, Slovakia
18:00 Stanislav Lobotka  90+3' Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
31 May 2018 International Friendly Slovakia  1–1  Netherlands Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Adam Nemec  8' Report Quincy Promes  59' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 15,432
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski, Poland
5 September 2018 International Friendly Slovakia  3–0  Denmark Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Nemec  11'
Rusnák  37'
Fogt  79' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 6,432
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
16 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Slovakia  4–1  Ukraine Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Rusnák  6'
Kucka  26'
Zreľák  52'
Mak  61'
Report Konoplyanka  47' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 9,764
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
7 June 2019 International Friendly Slovakia  5–1  Jordan Trnava, Slovakia
20:30 Lukáš Haraslín  50'
Martin Chrien  55'
Ján Greguš  71' (pen.)
Samuel Mráz  74'
Jaroslav Mihalík  84'
Report Musa Al-Taamari  39' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: Tomasz Musial (Poland)

References

  1. "City Arena - Štadión Antona Malatinského". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. "Stadion Antona Malatinského". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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