Stadion pod Hrádkem

The grounds Stadion pod Hrádkem in Čáslav do not pretend to be anything other than a local football pitch. It is a modest facility that has seen better days, yet it remains the anchor for the town’s game.

Unlike the grand arenas built for Champions League nights, this place does not hide its age. The club house sits quietly behind the main stand, its balcony offering a view of the two pitches that make up the complex. A secondary grass strip hosts the younger players, while a separate third-generation artificial turf pitch sits nearby, ready for winter training when the natural surface turns to mud. It is not a venue where crowds erupt into frenzy; the highest attendance recorded here was 270 spectators during a MOL Cup match against FK Admira Praha in the 2023/2024 season.

The history of the ground is tied to the identity of FK Čáslav, which has played here under various names since 1902. When the team earned promotion in 2008, they declined the licence for the Czech First League, largely because the facility lacked the modern infrastructure required. There are no running tracks around the perimeter, and the layout feels compact, almost intimate.