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 18,200[1] which makes it the second-largest football stadium in Slovakia.

City Arena – Anton Malatinský Stadium
City Aréna – Štadión Antona Malatinského
City Arena Trnava
AddressŠportová 1
LocationTrnava, Slovakia
Coordinates48°22′24″N 17°35′30″E
OwnerCity of Trnava
OperatorCity-Arena a.s.
Executive suites20
Capacity18,200
Record attendance28,116 v Újpest
6 March 1974 (European Cup)
Field size105 × 68 m
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Opened22 August 2015
Renovated2013–2015
Construction cost€79 million
ArchitectPavol Adamec
Tenants
Spartak Trnava (1923–present)
Slovakia national football team (1996–present)
Sereď (2021–2022)
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 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 0–2 Brazil Atlético Paranaense 22 August 2015 Friendly match 16,500
First Slovak League match Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–0 Slovakia MŠK Žilina 30 August 2015 2015–16 13,340
First international match Slovakia Slovakia 3–2 Switzerland Switzerland 13 November 2015 Friendly match 17,582
First Slovak Cup match Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–3 Slovakia Trenčín 29 April 2016 Final 2015–16 8,574
First Europa League match Slovakia Spartak Trnava 3–0 Malta Hibernians F.C. 30 June 2016 2016–17 0
First Champions League match Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 11 July 2018 2018–19 0

International matches

Anton Malatinský Stadium has hosted 36 matches of the Slovakia national team (14 friendlies and 22 competitive games).

On June 19, 2023, the stadium served as home ground for the Ukrainian national football team on their game against Malta since Ukraine were unable to play in their country due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

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 Red card 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 Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 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)
13 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Slovakia  1–2  Czech Republic Trnava, Slovakia
15:00 Hamšík 62' Report Krmenčík 52'
Schick 76'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 17,251
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
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)
21 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Slovakia  2–0  Hungary Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Ondrej Duda 42'
Albert Rusnák 85'
Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 14,235
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
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)
6 September 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Slovakia  0–4  Croatia Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Nikola Vlašić 45'
Ivan Perišić 47'
Bruno Petković 72'
Dejan Lovren 89'
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 18,098
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
10 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Slovakia  1–1  Wales Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Juraj Kucka 53' Report Kieffer Moore 25' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 18,071
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
19 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Slovakia  2–0  Azerbaijan Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Róbert Boženík 19'
Marek Hamšík 86'
Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 7,825
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Slovakia  1–0  Scotland Trnava, Slovakia
15:00 Ján Greguš 31' Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
6 June 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Slovakia  0–1  Kazakhstan Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Darabayev 26' Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
22 September 2022 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C Slovakia  1–2  Azerbaijan Trnava, Slovakia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
23 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification Slovakia  0–0  Luxembourg Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 Report Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

References

  1. "Všetky tímy doma. Toto sú štadióny, na ktorých sa hrá Niké liga". Niké liga. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. "Stadion Antona Malatinského". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Ukraine - Malta European qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. Behind closed doors due to regulations by the Government of Slovakia.
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