Forgotten Futures Explore Stadiums Built for Dreams That Never Arrived

8. Stadion Evzena Rosického (Czech Republic) – A Stadium Stuck in the Past

Once envisioned as a grand home for Czech football, Stadion Evzena Rosického was built during a time when Czechoslovakia was one of Europe’s rising football powers. The stadium was used for major national team matches, domestic cup finals, and was even the temporary home of the Czech national team after the fall of communism. However, as newer, more modern stadiums emerged in Prague, the Rosického Stadium gradually fell into disuse. The stadium lacked renovations, modern amenities, and sufficient investment, making it obsolete by today’s standards. By the late 1990s, it was primarily being used for lower-division matches and youth tournaments. Now, it stands as a crumbling relic—too big for small teams, too outdated for major ones. Occasionally, it hosts minor international matches, but for the most part, it has been left behind, a forgotten piece of Czech football history that has outlived its usefulness. Opened: 1935 | Fell Into Decline in the 1990s