Štadión Pasienky Explained

Stadium Name:Štadión Pasienky
Nickname:Pasienky
Location:Junácka 10, Bratislava, Slovakia
Built:1962
Renovated:2010
Operator:ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Seating Capacity:11,591
Dimensions:105 x 68 m
Surface:Grass
Tenants:Inter Bratislava (1962–2009)
Petržalka (2008–2010)
Slovan Bratislava (2009–2018)
Slovakia national football team (2009–2012)

Stadion Pasienky is a multi-purpose stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia. The stadium holds 11,591 people. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Slovan Bratislava from 2009 to 2018.[1] The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,400 lux.

History

Pasienky Stadium (Slovak for "Pasture Stadium") was built in 1962 as a multi-purpose stadium. It was the home ground of FK Inter Bratislava for most of its history, until 2009. It was also used for Athletics Grand Prix of Slovakia (IAAF). Its current seating capacity is 11,500 people.

International tournaments

The stadium hosted four matches of the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Group BThird place play-off

International matches

Štadión Pasienky has hosted 5 competitive and 4 friendly matches of the Slovakia national football team.

Concerts

Depeche Mode performed at the stadium four times: the first was on 11 June 2006, during their Touring the Angel. The second was on 22 June 2009, during their Tour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 31,500 people. The third was on 25 May 2013, during their Delta Machine Tour, in front of a sold out crowd of 29,112 people. The 2006 and 2009 shows were recorded for the group's live albums projects Recording the Angel and Recording the Universe, respectively.

List of concerts

DatePerformer(s)Reference
8 June 1993Metallica[2]
11 June 2006Depeche Mode[3]
29 June 2008Carlos Santana[4]
22 June 2009Depeche Mode[5]
29 May 2010KISS[6]
25 May 2013Depeche Mode[7]
20 May 2017Depeche Mode[8]

Transport

Stadium Pasienky is located in the third district of Bratislava, Slovakia. The Stadium can be approached by Tram, Trolleybus and Bus.[9]

ServiceStopLineWalking distance from Pasienky Stadium
MiÚ Nové Mesto 4 300 m
Bus50, 51, 98, N53, X4
TrolleybusSabinovská 60, 64 200 m
Bus39, 53, 61, 163, N74
Bajkalská 39, 53, 61, 63, 66, 74, 75, 78, 98, 163, N74 400 m
Regional Bus506, 520, 540, 550, 565, 599, 610, 620, 622, 630, 632
Trolleybus60, 64

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slovan Bratislava Stadium. 16 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Kvôli tomuto už Metallica nikdy na Slovensko nepríde! | Music-zone.eu - hudobný portál. music-zone.eu. 14 June 2016.
  3. Web site: www.depechemode.sk/media/foto-kolekcia/C9/. depechemode.sk. 14 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Santana Bratislave nezostal nič dlžný - Hudba - Kultúra - Pravda.sk. 30 June 2008. kultura.pravda.sk. 14 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Depeche Mode v Bratislave, 22.6.2009 (Lístky už v predaji) | Depeche Mode Sk. depechemode.sk. 14 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Koncert KISS v Bratislave: Rockeri dokázali, že to stále vedia! | Nový Čas. 31 May 2010. cas.sk. 14 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Depeche Mode v Bratislave 25.5.2013 a Prahe 23.7.2013 (aktualizované) | Depeche Mode Sk. depechemode.sk. 14 June 2016.
  8. Web site: Depeche Mode v Bratislave. 21 May 2017. pravda.sk. 21 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Chyba.