Tehelné pole or National football stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was completed in 2019 and is used for football matches, including the home matches of ŠK Slovan Bratislava and the Slovakia national football team. This project concerns mutual assistance between well-known Slovak entrepreneur Ivan Kmotrík as the owner of ŠK Slovan Bratislava and the Government of Slovakia. The stadium has a capacity of 22,500 spectators, and replaced the old Tehelné pole stadium, which was demolished in summer 2013.
Tehelné pole
Tehelné Pole stadium in 2021
A stand at the Tehelné Pole Stadium (2021)
The national stadium during construction in 2018
Slovakia national football team
The Slovakia national football team represents Slovakia in men's international football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Historically, up to the split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia, while it also competed as Slovakia during the World War II.
The Slovakia national team in 1940
The Slovakia national team before the match against Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
A celebration of Slovak players after the match against Russia at UEFA EURO 2016
Tehelné Pole