In 1993 I saw Vitesse Arnhem play PSV at NEC Nijmegen's ground. It was the last home game of the season for Vitesse and their pitch had already been dug-up in preparation of relaying a new surface for the next season. We only found out about this switch when we turned up at the stadium a couple of days before to buy tickets as we would have gone to the wrong ground on the day !
It is not unusual in the Czech Republic for clubs to play at other stadiums. This year Pardubice have to play in Prague at Bohemians Dolicek stadium ( 120km away ) as their ground has been deemed to be unfit for top flight football. The irony is that Bohemians had to play at Slavia's Eden stadium in 2010/11 as Dolicek was supposedly not suitable, but was allowed the following season after an appeal. Both Sparta and Slavia have played a season at the Strahov stadium when their own stadiums were being rebuilt, whilst Slavia had to play their European ties in the late 1990s/early 2000s in Strahov as the old Eden didn't meet UEFA requirements.
Viktoria Zizkov are having to play at the Prosek stadium this season as their quaint ground has been declared not suitable for second level Czech football.
It is not unusual in the Czech Republic for clubs to play at other stadiums. This year Pardubice have to play in Prague at Bohemians Dolicek stadium ( 120km away ) as their ground has been deemed to be unfit for top flight football. The irony is that Bohemians had to play at Slavia's Eden stadium in 2010/11 as Dolicek was supposedly not suitable, but was allowed the following season after an appeal. Both Sparta and Slavia have played a season at the Strahov stadium when their own stadiums were being rebuilt, whilst Slavia had to play their European ties in the late 1990s/early 2000s in Strahov as the old Eden didn't meet UEFA requirements.
Viktoria Zizkov are having to play at the Prosek stadium this season as their quaint ground has been declared not suitable for second level Czech football.
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