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. The stadium is home to

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and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team. The stadium is named after the river

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, flowing directly behind the North Stand. Another interesting fact about the stadium, the oldest Grandstand is embedded to a rock. The capacity is 9,900 seats.

History

The stadium was built in 1933 and used for

matches of several

sport clubs, the forerunners of today's

. The field had a small wooden stand that time. Slovan did not use the stadium until 1978, before the club played on Městský (''Municipal'') stadium on the other side of Liberec. The original capacity was 5,000 spectators but after renovation work in 1995, capacity was increased to 7,000. In 1998, a lawn heating system was installed and a couple of months later, construction began on the North Stand. In 2000, Slovan Liberec installed floodlights due to a

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match scheduled against

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. Construction on the North Stand was completed in 2001.

International matches

The Stadion u Nisy has hosted three competitive matches of the Czech national team and one friendly match. ---- ---- ----

References

External links

Photo gallery and data at Erlebnis-stadion.de

Official website of FC Slovan Liberec

Stadion U Nisy information
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