Stadion Lokomotiva

It is a small stadium, 2,500 places at most, built after the old concrete stands were pulled down. The press box is a glass-sided structure, tucked in at one end, looking out over the empty blue seats. There are JAKO branded dugouts sitting on a patch of grass next to the sideline, not on it.

This is not the ground of the past. The original facility held nearly 17,000 people and hosted FC Union Cheb in European competition, including a match against Austria Wien . The current stadium, however, is a different thing entirely. It is a quiet place, dominated by the curve of the roof and the bright blue of the seats.