Na StÃnadlech
FK Teplice
The stadium Na Stínadlech ( colloquially Stínadla ) is a football stadium in the north-eastern Bohemian town of Teplice.
The football club FK Teplice plays its home games from here. Named the stadium is (Czech: Stínadla ) to the place of execution, which was formerly at this location. The capacity is 18 221 seats, of which 17,255 spaces are covered. Owner is the FK Teplice. The stadium Na Stínadlech is next to the AXA Arena in Prague, the main venue of the Czech national football team.
History
The stadium was built in the early 1970s and on 9 May 1973 although not yet finalized, opened with a match between Sklo Union Teplice and Slavia Sofia ( 1:0). Originally an extensive sports complex was planned to ultimately just a football stadium and an indoor ice rink was built. On 18 September 1996, the first international match took place in the stadium, the Czech Republic defeated Malta 6-0. In the autumn of the same year, the stadium was reconstructed, including the wooden benches were replaced by steel seats. After another reconstruction in 1998, the stadium met the standards of FIFA and UEFA. From 2000 to 2001 all seats were covered up at the North Stand.