Stadion Za Lužánkami
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The Stadion Za Lužánkami is a currently unactive stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It was primarily used for football, and was the home field of FC Zbrojovka Brno. It held 50,000 people.

The stadium was constructed 1949-1953 and in the 1960s-1970s was the biggest stadium in Czechoslovakia. It was closed in 2001 after 1. FC Brno was forced to move, since the stadium did not meet the football association and FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

criteria. The stadium is currently dilapidating.

There are plans for a reconstruction of the stadium, and the team of 1. FC Brno would return. There reconstruction is planned for the next couple of years from now (2011).
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