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Stadion U Nisy
Location	Na Hradbách 1300, Liberec, Czech Republic, 460 01
Coordinates	50°46′34″N 15°03′00″E / 50.77611°N 15.05000°E
Owner	FC Slovan Liberec a.s
Capacity	9,900
Field size	105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1933
Renovated	1995 and 2001
Tenants
	Slovan Liberec

Stadion u Nisy is an all-seater football stadium in Liberec. The stadium is home to Czech football club Slovan Liberec and occasionally hosts matches of the Czech Republic national team. The stadium is named after the river Nisa, 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.^[1]

History edit

The stadium was built in 1933 and used for football matches of several Liberec sport clubs, the forerunners of today's Slovan Liberec. 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 UEFA Cup match scheduled against Liverpool. Construction on the North Stand was completed in 2001.