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{{Short description|Football stadium in Žilina, Slovakia}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name      = Štadión pod Dubňom
| image             = [[File:MŠK Žilina - Stadium - panoramio.jpg|250px]]
| caption           = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| location          = [[Žilina]], [[Slovakia]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|49|13|44.83|N|18|44|41.24|E|region:SK-BL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| opened            = 1941
| renovated         = 2006–2015
| closed            = 
| operator          = [[MŠK Žilina]] 
| surface           = Grass (1941–2016) Artificial grass (2016-present)
| tenants           = [[MŠK Žilina]] (1941–present)<br>[[Slovakia national football team]] (2003–2015) <br> [[2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|UEFA U-17 Championship]] (2013)
| capacity          = 10,785
| record_attendance = {{formatnum: 25000}} (Slovakia vs [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], 1953)
| dimensions        = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}}
| website           = [http://mskzilina.sk]
}}

'''Štadión pod Dubňom''' is an all-seater [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] situated in [[Žilina]], [[Slovakia]], which is the home of [[MŠK Žilina]]. It is named after the hill ''Dubeň'', adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Dubeň Hill." The capacity is 10,785 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ŠTADIÓN MŠK ŽILINA|url=https://www.mskzilina.sk/zobraz.asp?t=stadion }}</ref>

== History==
The original stadium was opened on 10 August 1941 although the ground had been in use since the club's foundation in 1909. As of 2002, predominantly due to UEFA requirements, the club proposed an extensive renovation of the stadium. Throughout the first stages of redevelopment all seating low capacity stands were erected behind the goals to comply with UEFA rules. Following years, as the expansion continued, extra rows of seats were added and both stands were fully covered.

Since the 2012–13 season, the away supporters have been housed on one side of the North Stand, historically the Kop stand attended solely by the home fans.  This decision has triggered a huge discontent among the home supporters, with many of them boycotting to attend home games as a sign of protest.

Currently the stadium consists of four separate stands.  The West and East Stands run alongside the pitch, with West Stand considered to be the main stand equipped with VIP seats, hospitality boxes and press room, TV commentators seats as well as section for wheelchair users. Changing rooms are also situated in the West Stand. The East Stand was the last to be rebuilt and was reopened before 2009–10 season.

For security purposes the stadium has been equipped with modern security installations such as a monitoring system.  The intensity of the floodlighting is 1,930 lux.  There is also a large screen inside the ground for showing highlights of match days.  A prayer room is situated between South and East Stand.

Štadión pod Dubňom was also a venue to host international matches of the [[Slovakia national football team]] until 2016, when the natural grass was replaced by the artificial grass.

The stadium was one of the venues used for the [[2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship]] where six matches were held including the final.

==International matches==
Štadión pod Dubňom has hosted 11 competitive and 10 friendly matches of the [[Slovakia national football team]].

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|date = 30 April 2003
|time = 18:00  <br> Match 103
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1=  [[Szilárd Németh]] {{goal|14||87}}
|score = 2–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2003/04/30/world/friendlies/slovakia/greece/633437/
|team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2= [[Vasilios Tsiartas]] {{goal|13|pen.}} <br> [[Lampros Choutos]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 2,863
|referee = [[Stefan Messner]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
|result = D
}}
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|date=10 September 2003
|time=20:15 <br> Match 107
|round ='''[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|2004 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]]  [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 7|Group 7]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Szilárd Németh]] {{goal|25}}
|score= 1–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1579/match=69372/index.html]
|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|goals2= [[Dragan Dimitrovski]] {{goal|62}}
|stadium=[[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location=[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance= 2,286
|referee=[[Leif Sundell]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result = D
}}
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|date = 15 November 2006
|time =  17:30 <br />Match 140
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Marek Mintál]] {{goal|8}} <br> [[Marek Sapara]] {{goal|53}} <br> [[Miroslav Karhan]] {{goal|78|pen.}}
|score = 3–1
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20130614173021/http://www.futbalsfz.sk/reprezentacia/slovensko-a/vysledky.html]
|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}
|goals2= [[Kalojan Karadžinov]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 4,823
|referee = [[Jacek Granat]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result = W
}}
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|date = 19 November 2008
|time =   17:30 <br />Match 162
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Marek Hamšík]] {{goal|43||72}} <br> [[Róbert Vittek]] {{goal|75}} <br> [[Róbert Jež]] {{goal|90+}}
|score = 4–0
|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20130614173021/http://www.futbalsfz.sk/reprezentacia/slovensko-a/vysledky.html]
|team2 = {{fb|LIE}}
|goals2= 
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 2,010
|referee = Orechov ([[Football Federation of Ukraine|Ukraine]])
|result = W
}}
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|date = 17 November 2009
|time =   17:00 <br />Match 174
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Stanislav Šesták]] {{goal|17}}
|score = 1–2
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/17/world/friendlies/slovakia/chile/880350/
|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}
|goals2= [[Gonzalo Jara (footballer, born 1985)|Gonzalo Jara]] {{goal|8}} <br> [[Esteban Paredes]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 11,072
|referee = [[Istvan Vad]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]])
|result = L
}}
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|date = 3 March 2010
|time =   17:00 <br />Match 175
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= 
|score = 0–1
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/03/03/world/friendlies/slovakia/norway/901039/
|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}
|goals2= [[Morten Moldskred]] {{goal|67}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 9,756
|referee = [[Bas Nijhuis]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
|result = L
}}
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|date = 12 October 2010
|time =  20:30 <br />Match 186
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|2012 UEFA Euro <br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B|Group B]]'''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Ján Ďurica]] {{goal|36}}
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002223/index.html]
|team2 = {{fb|IRL}}
|goals2= [[Sean St Ledger]] {{goal|16}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 10,892
|referee = [[Alberto Undiano Mallenco]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = D
}}
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|date = 6 September 2011
|time =  20:15 <br />Match 194
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|2012 UEFA Euro <br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B|Group B]]'''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= 
|score = 0–4
|report = http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002225/index.html]
|team2 = {{fb|ARM}}
|goals2= [[Yura Movsisyan]] {{goal|57}} <br> [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] {{goal|70}} <br> [[Gevorg Ghazaryan]] {{goal|80}} <br> [[Artur Sarkisov]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 7,238
|referee = [[Marcin Borski]] ([[Polish Football Association|Poland]])
|result = L
}}
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|date = 7 October 2011
|time =  20:45 <br />Match 195
|round ='''[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|2012 UEFA Euro <br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B|Group B]]'''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= 
|score = 0–1
|report = http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002222/index.html]
|team2 = {{fb|RUS}}
|goals2= [[Alan Dzagoev]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 10,087
|referee = [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|result = L
}}
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|date =22 March 2013
|time =  20:10 <br />Match 207
|round ='''[[2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification|2014 FIFA World Cup<br> Qualifying]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|Group G]]'''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Martin Jakubko]] {{goal|40}}
|score = 1–1
|report = http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008713/index.html]
|team2 = {{fb|Lithuania}}
|goals2= [[Darvydas Šernas]] {{goal|19}}
|stadium = Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 4,560
|referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|result = D
}}
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|date = 26 March 2013
|time =   20:15 <br />Match 208
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= 
|score = 0–0
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/26/world/friendlies/slovakia/sweden/1432470/
|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
|goals2= 
|stadium = Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 3,123
|referee = [[Gerhard Grobelnik]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
|result = D
}}
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|date = 10 September 2013
|time = 20:15  <br />Match 212
|round = '''[[2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification|2014 FIFA World Cup<br> Qualifying]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|Group G]]'''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Marek Hamšík]] {{goal|42}}
|score =  1–2
|report = https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182330/index.html]
|team2 = {{fb|BIH}}
|goals2= [[Ermin Bičakčić]] {{goal|70}} <br> [[Izet Hajrović]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium = [[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 9,438
|referee = [[David Fernández Borbalán]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|result = L
}}
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|date =4 September 2014
|time = 18:20  <br />Match 220
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Adam Nemec]] {{goal|43}}
|score = 1–0 
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|MLT}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 3,509
|referee = [[Miroslav Zelinka]] ([[Football Association of the Czech Republic|Czech&nbsp;Republic]])
|result = W
}}
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|date=9 October 2014
|time=20:45 <br> Match 222
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|Group C]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013842/index.html]
|team2={{fb|ESP}}
|goals1=[[Juraj Kucka]] {{goal|17}}<br />[[Miroslav Stoch]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2=[[Paco Alcácer]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance= 9,478
|referee=[[Björn Kuipers]] ()
|result = W
}}
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|date =18 November 2014
|time = 18:20  <br />Match 225
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Filip Hološko]] {{goal|1}} <br> [[Marek Hamšík]] {{goal|7}}
|score =2–1 
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}
|goals2= [[Tomáš Hubočan]] {{goal|45|o.g.}}
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance =3,998
|referee =[[Markus Hameter]]
|result = W
}}
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|date=27 March 2015
|time=20:45 <br> Match 226
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|Group C]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013919/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|LUX}}
|goals1=[[Adam Nemec]] {{goal|10}}<br>[[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989)|Vladimír Weiss]] {{goal|21}}<br>[[Peter Pekarík]] {{goal|40}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location =[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance=9,524
|referee=[[Stephan Studer]] ()
|result = W
}}
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|date =31 March 2015
|time =20:30  <br />Match 227
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Ondrej Duda]] {{goal|49}}
|score =1–0 
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|CZE}}
|goals2= 
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location =[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 10,594
|referee =[[István Vad]] ()
|result = W
}}
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|date=14 June 2015
|time=20:45 <br> Match 228
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|Group C]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013963/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|goals1=[[Kornel Saláta]] {{goal|8}}<br>[[Marek Hamšík]] {{goal|38}}
|goals2=[[Arijan Ademi]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location =[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance= 10,765
|referee=[[Kenn Hansen]] ()
|result = W
}}
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|date=8 Sept. 2015
|time=20:45 <br> match 230
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|Group C]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=0-0
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2014015/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|UKR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Štadión Pod Dubňom]]
|location =[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance= 10,648
|referee=[[Martin Atkinson]] ()
|result = D
}}
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|date=9 October 2015
|time=20:45 <br> Match 231
|round = '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|2016 UEFA Euro<br> Qualifying]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|Group C]]'''
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2014031/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|BLR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Stanislav Dragun]] {{goal|34}}
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location=[[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance= 9,859
|referee=[[Hüseyin Göçek]] ()
|result = L
}}
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|date =17 November 2015
|time = 20:45 <br />Match 234
|round = ''[[Exhibition match|International Friendly]]''
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVK}}
|goals1= [[Róbert Mak]] {{goal|58||61}}<br>[[Michal Ďuriš]] {{goal|84}}
|score =3–1 
|report = http://www.11v11.com/matches/slovakia-v-iceland-17-november-2015-318418/
|team2 = {{fb|ISL}}
|goals2= [[Alfred Finnbogason]] {{goal|8}}
|stadium=Štadión pod Dubňom
|location = [[Žilina]], Slovakia
|attendance = 5,568
|referee =[[Pawel Raczkowski]] () 
|result = W
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/svk/stadion_pod_dubnom Stadium Database Article]
*[http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2013/finals/venueguide/city=3232/index.html UEFA Profile]
*[http://www.fotbalovestadiony.cz/stadion-msk-zilina Football stadiums profile]

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{{Slovak Super Liga stadiumlist}}

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