Brno will eventually have to demolish the Za Lužánkami stadium due to its bad condition

Brno - Brno will eventually have to demolish the football stadium Za Lužánkami, where Zbrojovka won its only title years ago. The stadium is in a decrepit static condition, said the councilor for sports Tomáš Aberl (TOP 09) to reporters today. According to him, the city has not yet decided on the demolition, but it will address the matter soon. As a result, it will not be possible to carry out the project "Let’s Help Lužánky" by former football player Petr Švancara, who wanted to build a new youth training center at the site. Brno has different plans for the area.

The stadium was discussed today at the end of the Brno council meeting. Opposition Pirates were interested in the future of one of the projects that succeeded in the participatory budget, in which residents propose how to enhance a place in the city. The project involved building a training center for young footballers at the stadium. Although it garnered public support in the voting, it will not be realized. "The project will be canceled. It is dangerous at the stadium, and it is not suitable for children to run inside," said Aberl. According to him, repairing it would be expensive and unnecessary.

Former deputy to the mayor and now opposition councilor Tomáš Koláčný (Pirates) called it "a slap in the face to the citizens." The mayor's deputy for investments, René Černý (ANO), replied that starting repairs would be a slap in the face to taxpayers. "We have been there and saw it. I am saddened myself, but the stadium is in such a state that it is ripe for demolition order. Allowing athletes in there would be irresponsible. We want to use the area differently, and repairs would be wasteful," Černý said.

According to Aberl, the concept of the area is yet to be developed. "We cannot even say what will be there, but the stadium is in a decrepit state, and we cannot repair it. According to the structural engineer, it needs to be demolished. We currently do not have such a decision on the table, but we will address it soon," added Aberl.

The Za Lužánkami stadium still holds the attendance record for the highest football league. In October 1996, 44,120 spectators attended the match Brno - Slavia. The last league game was played there in September 2001. Since then, the stadium has been deteriorating. In 2015, it came to life again thanks to Švancara's farewell to his career, with nearly 35,000 spectators attending the exhibition match. In 2019, a crew filmed a movie about the legendary runner Emil Zátopek at the stadium.