AXA Arena
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| Former names | Toyota Arena Letná Stadium |
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| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°5′59.29″N 14°24′57.28″E / 50.0998028°N 14.4159111°ECoordinates: 50°5′59.29″N 14°24′57.28″E / 50.0998028°N 14.4159111°E |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Renovated | 1994 |
| Owner | AC Sparta Praha fotbal, a.s. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 20,854 |
| Field dimensions | 105×68 m |
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| Czech Republic national football team Sparta Prague |
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The AXA Arena is a football stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of Sparta Prague and often the home stadium of the Czech National Football Team. Formerly known as the Letná Stadium (Letenský stadion) and as the Toyota Arena, it is now named after its sponsor, AXA. The first stadium on the place opened in 1921, the current stadium has been built in 1969 and reconstructed 1994. It holds 20,854 people.
[edit] Non football activities
Since the beginning the stadium is used as a tribune for the happenings in the Milada Horakova street and the large "Letenská pláň" behind it. During the Velvet revolution there were some 800,000 people.
