Sportovní areál Kozlovice

The ground in Přerov-Kozlovice sits quietly at the edge of the town, where the football pitch shares its space with tennis courts and a swimming pool. It is not a place built for spectacle; there are no floodlights to extend the evening, and no running track separates the touchline from the stands. The capacity is listed as 2,000, though the number of seated places is far fewer.

FK Kozlovice have called this complex home since the club’s founding in 1924, originally as SK Haná Kozlovice. The site itself is older than the current structures, with sports activities recorded on a nearby meadow after the First World War, but the exact date the present facilities were raised remains unclear. What is certain is the surface: natural grass for the main pitch, with a second artificial turf area added in May 2024.

Attendance here is measured in hundreds, not thousands. On August 21, 2024, 251 people gathered for a Czech Cup tie against CSK Uherský Brod, a match that ended 0-0 before the penalty shootout decided it. The highest figure documented was 1,350 for a cup game against Pardubice, though the date for that fixture appears to be a source error, casting doubt on the figure. A more reliable memory is the regional derby against 1.HFK Olomouc B in 2014, where 320 spectators watched eight goals and three red cards in a single afternoon.

The complex offers more than football. Five clay courts and indoor halls serve the tennis community, while a sauna and fitness room sit alongside the changing rooms. There is no single name change for the ground; it has always been Sportovní areál Kozlovice. The address remains constant: Záhumení 215, 750 02 Přerov.