Stadion Letná The Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , previously, and still commonly known as Letná Stadium , is a football stadium in Prague . It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and occasionally hosts the matches of the Czech Republic national football team . It has capacity for 19,416 people.History The first wooden stadium at its location opened in 1921, in 1930 it hosted the third Women's World Games . The stadium burned in 1934 and a new main reinforced concrete grandstand was built in 1937. In 1969 all the other grandstands were replaced by reinforced concrete ones and capacity was extended to 35,880 spectators. The 1994 reconstruction into its present form saw Letná closed for nine months, till the stadium met all international standards. The running track was removed and all spectator places were now seated. Letná has frequently hosted international matches, in October 1989 the venue saw a crowd of 34,000 watch home side Czechoslovakia defeat Switzerland in a qualifying match for the 1990 FIFA World Cup . After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia , Letná continued as an international stadium, hosting matches of the Czech Republic national football team from 1995, including qualification matches for UEFA Euro 1996 , in which the Czechs defeated the Netherlands and Norway . The playing surface was renovated in 2001, including the installation of a new under-soil heating and watering system and grass from Germany . This necessitated Sparta playing league matches at the end of the 2000–01 season at the nearby Stadion Evžena Rošického . Sparta was hit by a 55,000 CHF fine from European football governing body UEFA in 2001 following racist slurs from the crowd targeted at black Brazilian Luis Robson in a UEFA Champions League match at Letná against Spartak Moscow . It was, at the time , the biggest fine ever handed out by UEFA to a club for racist chanting. Since 2002, the stadium have a heated turf. In 1994 the stadium was reopened after a complete modernization, all seats have since been seated and the stadium meets all required standards. In 2009, major changes took place at the stadium, barriers were removed, two video screens were installed and infrared radiators were installed to heat the "opposite" tribune.Czech Republic national football team matches Date Attendance Home team Result Away team Competition Match report 26 April 1995 17,463 Czech Republic 3–1 NetherlandsUEFA Euro 1996 Q 6 September 1995 19,522 Czech Republic 2–0 NorwayUEFA Euro 1996 Q 15 November 199520,239 Czech Republic 3–0 LuxembourgUEFA Euro 1996 Q 9 October 1996 19,223 Czech Republic 0–0 Spain1998 FIFA World Cup Q2 April 1997 19,137 Czech Republic 1–2 FR Yugoslavia1998 FIFA World Cup Q 11 October 1997 5,428 Czech Republic 3–0 Slovakia1998 FIFA World Cup Q 19 August 1998 7,021 Czech Republic 1–0 DenmarkFriendly 9 June 1999 21,149 Czech Republic 3–2 ScotlandUEFA Euro 2000 Q9 October 1999 21,362 Czech Republic 2–0 Faroe IslandsUEFA Euro 2000 Q 26 April 2000 4,972 Czech Republic 4–1 IsraelFriendly 28 March 2001 16,354 Czech Republic 0–0 Denmark2002 FIFA World Cup Q25 April 2001 4,887 Czech Republic 1–1 BelgiumFriendly 6 October 2001 15,020 Czech Republic 6–0 Bulgaria2002 FIFA World Cup Q 14 November 2001 18,996 Czech Republic 0–1 Belgium2002 FIFA World Cup Q 18 May 2002 15,077 Czech Republic 1–0 ItalyFriendly 6 September 2002 5,435 Czech Republic 5–0 FR YugoslaviaFriendly 2 April 2003 17,150 Czech Republic 4–0 AustriaUEFA Euro 2004 Q10 September 2003 18,356 Czech Republic 3–1 NetherlandsUEFA Euro 2004 Q 28 April 2004 11,802 Czech Republic 0–1 JapanFriendly 2 June 2004 6,627 Czech Republic 3–1 BulgariaFriendly 9 October 2004 16,028 Czech Republic 1–0 Romania2006 FIFA World Cup Q8 October 2005 17,478 Czech Republic 0–2 Netherlands2006 FIFA World Cup Q 16 November 2005 17,464 Czech Republic 1–0 Norway2006 FIFA World Cup Q 3 June 2006 15,910 Czech Republic 3–0 Trinidad and TobagoFriendly 15 November 2006 6,852 Czech Republic 1–1 DenmarkFriendly 24 March 2007 17,821 Czech Republic 1–2 GermanyUEFA Euro 2008 Q12 September 2007 16,648 Czech Republic 1–0 Republic of IrelandUEFA Euro 2008 Q 17 November 2007 15,651 Czech Republic 3–1 SlovakiaUEFA Euro 2008 Q 30 May 2008 11,314 Czech Republic 3–1 ScotlandFriendly 1 April 2009 14,956 Czech Republic 1–2 Slovakia2010 FIFA World Cup Q10 October 2009 14,010 Czech Republic 2–0 Poland2010 FIFA World Cup Q6 September 2011 7,322 Czech Republic 4–0 UkraineFriendly 7 October 2011 17,873 Czech Republic 0–2 SpainUEFA Euro 2012 Q11 November 2011 14,560 Czech Republic 2–0 MontenegroUEFA Euro 2012 Q 1 June 2012 17,102 Czech Republic 1–2 HungaryFriendly 16 October 2012 16,160 Czech Republic 0–0 Bulgaria2014 FIFA World Cup Q7 June 2013 18,235 Czech Republic 0–0 Italy2014 FIFA World Cup Q 3 September 201412,673 Czech Republic 0–1 United StatesFriendly 9 September 2014 17,946 Czech Republic 2–1 NetherlandsUEFA Euro 2016 Q10 October 2015 17,190 Czech Republic 0–2 TurkeyUEFA Euro 2016 Q 24 March 2016 14,580 Czech Republic 0–1 ScotlandFriendly 4 September 2016 10,731 Czech Republic 0–0 Northern Ireland2018 FIFA World Cup Q7 June 2019 13,482 Czech Republic 2–1 BulgariaUEFA Euro 2020 Q14 October 2019 9,139 Czech Republic 2–3 Northern IrelandFriendly
Development of the name 1917-2003: Letná Stadium 2003-2007: Toyota Arena 2007-2009: AXA Arena 2009–2020: Generali Arena 2020–present: Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena Non football activities Since the beginning the stadium has been used as a speaking tribune for events that took place in front of it, in/around the Milada Horaková street and the large "Letná Plain". During the Velvet revolution in 1989, were at the plain assebled some 800,000 people for anti-government demonstrations. The speaking tribune was later removed.Transport The stadium is served by the tram stop Sparta , called at by services 1, 2, 8, 12, 25 and 26. The nearest metro stations are Vltavská to the east and Hradčanská to the west.
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