Top 10 Stadiums in Czechia
Czech football is structured around a small group of clubs from Prague — Sparta and Slavia in particular — that have dominated the league since independence. The stadium picture is correspondingly compact: a handful of well-built modern Prague grounds and a network of older venues in regional cities where the historic atmosphere often exceeds what the modest capacities suggest. Each stadium below is on the map.
1. Eden Arena (Sinobo Stadium), Prague
Capacity: 19,370. Home of SK Slavia Prague, opened in 2008 in the Vršovice district as the country's first stadium built to UEFA category four standards. The compact rectangular bowl with all-seater steep tribunes generates strong matchday acoustics. Slavia's recent successes — Czech league titles in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 — and Europa League and Conference League runs have made Eden Arena one of central Europe's most consistently busy grounds.
2. Generali Arena (Letná), Prague
Capacity: 18,944. Home of AC Sparta Prague in the Letná district, opened originally in 1921 and comprehensively rebuilt in 1994 and 2008. The ground sits on a plateau above the Vltava river with views of Prague Castle from the upper tiers — one of the most distinctive stadium settings in European football. Sparta are Czech football's most-titled club and the Letná atmosphere on European and Slavia derby nights is among the loudest in Central Europe.
3. Andrův Stadium, Olomouc
Capacity: 12,541. Home of SK Sigma Olomouc, opened in 1940 and renovated several times. The stadium's compact size and the steeply raked tribunes produce a strong matchday atmosphere despite the modest capacity. Sigma's most successful period came in the late 2010s with UEFA Conference League qualifications. The stadium is named after the former Czechoslovak president Antonín Zápotocký's official residence in the city, although this is rarely emphasised.
4. Doosan Arena, Plzeň
Capacity: 11,624. Home of FC Viktoria Plzeň, opened in 1955 and renovated in 2003 and 2011. Plzeň's emergence as a Czech champion in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2022 was one of the most significant disruptions to the Prague-Slavia-Sparta duopoly in recent decades. Doosan Arena has hosted regular Champions League and Europa League group stage matches.
5. Stadion Jana Marka, Brno
Capacity: 12,550. Home of FC Zbrojovka Brno in the country's second-largest city. The stadium, opened in 1953 and named after a former player, has undergone partial renovations over the years. Zbrojovka have spent recent seasons oscillating between the Czech Premier League and the second division, but the matchday atmosphere remains a notable feature of Moravian football culture.
6. Strahov Stadium, Prague
Capacity: 56,000 (historic capacity, currently unused for football). Strahov was once the largest stadium in the world by capacity (220,000 at its peak), built for the Sokol gymnastic festivals of the early Czechoslovak Republic and used for Spartakiad mass gymnastic displays during the Communist era. The main stadium structure remains but is no longer in football use. The associated training pitches host Sparta and Slavia youth and reserve matches. As a piece of stadium history, Strahov is unique in scale.
7. Štruncovy Sady, Plzeň
Capacity: 11,624 (after recent renovations). Often referred to interchangeably with Doosan Arena above as the same stadium, the renaming reflects the sponsorship rotation common in Czech football. The original name "Štruncovy sady" referred to the orchard the ground was built on. Local sponsors and stadium naming-rights deals have produced multiple names for the venue over the years.
8. Stadion U Nisy, Liberec
Capacity: 9,900. Home of FC Slovan Liberec in northern Bohemia. Renovated in 2015 with new tribune sections and modern facilities. Slovan Liberec won the Czech league in 2001-02 and 2011-12 — both notable upsets of the Prague big two. The stadium's intimate scale and the active local supporter culture make it a regular highlight of away supporter trips in Czech football.
9. Mestský Stadion, Mladá Boleslav
Capacity: 5,000. Home of FK Mladá Boleslav. The stadium is the smallest among regular Czech Premier League venues but has been a consistent host of top-flight football for a decade. Mladá Boleslav's success in the league — the club won a Czech Cup in 2011 — has been disproportionate to the population of the small Bohemian town. The compact ground reflects the club's modest scale.
10. Strahov training facility (Sparta Prague academy ground)
Capacity: 1,000+ for academy and reserve matches. While not a top-flight stadium in itself, the Strahov complex is where Sparta Prague's reserve and academy matches are held, and the historic location on the Strahov hill — alongside the giant Strahov Stadium — gives the facility a unique heritage status. Major Czech football personalities from Tomáš Rosický to Pavel Nedvěd passed through training facilities at this location.
Czech football culture
Czech football's recent international highlights — Slavia's run to the Europa League quarter-finals in 2019 and 2021, Viktoria Plzeň's Champions League group stage qualifications, the Czech Republic's run to the Euro 1996 final under Karel Brückner and to Euro 2004 semi-finals — have re-established the country among Central European football powers. The current Synot Liga is the most competitive it has been since independence, with both Slavia and Sparta routinely qualifying for European competition and producing players who transfer to top European leagues.
The Slavia-Sparta derby
The Prague derby — Slavia versus Sparta — is the central rivalry of Czech football and one of the most historically charged matches in Central Europe. The two clubs were founded within months of each other in 1892 and 1893 respectively, and the derby has been continuous since. Slavia, traditionally the club of the Vršovice district, and Sparta, of the Letná plateau, divide Prague culturally as well as geographically. Tickets for the derby sell out on the day of release.
Visiting Czech grounds
Czech football is accessible to visitors. Prague's two main grounds — Eden Arena and Letná — are reachable by tram or short walks from the metro. Regional grounds are generally accessible by Czech rail. Tickets are affordable by Western European standards. Beer pricing at Czech grounds is the lowest in any European top division. Every venue listed is on the map.