Andrův stadion

• SK Sigma Olomouc

The Andrův stadium is a football stadium in the Moravian city of Olomouc. The football club SK Sigma Olomouc bears here since 1969, its home games. Is named the stadium after Olomouc wholesalers Josef Ander.

History

In 1938, the wholesale merchant Joseph Ander, patron of the SK Olomouc ASO (ASO stand for the other a syn Olomouc, German Ander and son, Olomouc) the construction of a new stadium in order. After two years of construction, the stadium was opened in 1940 with the Cup final between Olomouc ASO and the SK Prostějov. The capacity was 20,000 spectators. Particularly striking was the reinforced concrete grandstand for that time. At the end of the Second World War, the stadium was destroyed by German troops. Subsequently, a temporary wooden grandstand was built, which stood until 1977. After the dissolution of the SK Olomouc ASO in 1951, it served the army team Křídla Vlasti Olomouc until 1955 as home ground. In 1950, there was in the stadium Miru ( German: Stadium of Peace) renamed. The building became the property of the city and was later briefly the club Slavoj Zora Olomouc.

In the following years the stadium fell into disrepair and stood empty. Until 1969 it was free and TJ Sigma Olomouc MZ, today SK Sigma Olomouc leased. 1974 built the club to a new building with changing rooms, offices and club rooms. Three years later, the wooden grandstand was demolished and in its place built a new grandstand. The rise of the sigmoid colon in the first league made ​​an expansion necessary. First, a steel structure was built. In 1985, a grandstand added on the opposite side, so that the capacity increased to 6,000 spectators. In 1993, the now re- named building Andrův stadium floodlights. 1998 seats have been installed in the main grandstand, at the same time the main grandstand was extended. For UEFA Cup match against Olympique Marseille, the new Südtribune was inaugurated. The imposing, steep north stand was ready for the Intertoto Cup 2000 final against Udinese Calcio. Recently, the standing room on the opposite stand in seats were converted. In the summer 2006, a soil heating was installed. For the near future the canopy Located behind the two is planned, which should increase capacity to approximately 16,000 seats. In the immediate vicinity is the Spartakiádní stadium.

Structure

The capacity is 12,072 seats. The stadium is einrangig. The main (west) and the opposite stand (East) are covered. The Guest sector is at the O sector on the northern edge of the opposite stand (East).