TJ Sokol Lochkov; Czech Republic

TJ Sokol Lochkov are a club from Prague, & are currently struggling in the A3A division of the Prague area leagues, which is the seventh rung of the Czech Republic footballing pyramid. I popped in during my October 2010 visit, & it was basic, as you would expect. A bit strange as it seemed surrounded by building works, & had a new club building just completed, though not yet fitted out at the time, glancing through the windows.



This is the new building, from the road, as you approach the ground.



We walk in past the far end of it, at this corner of the pitch.



It is railed off, with hard standing, in from of the buildings.



Behind the goal it's railed off, but knowhere to stand behind it. Looking recently bulldozed, I am left to wonder if there was old terracing, or anything like that before?



I suppose you can stand on the dirt, but it looks as though something is about to be developed behind.



The rail continues to the corner.



Dugouts down the far side, but nothing else.



Again I am left wondering what was here before, as it seems a new boundary of some sort is being put in place.



From this touchline we look over the pitch to the bar & changing rooms.



Modern dugouts placed on top of a concrete base.



Here we look along one bench, with the railed off, open far end in the distance.



From the corner we glance over the pitch to the main side.



Railed off once more, behind the goal.



A 'behind the net' shot.



The rail continues to the corner, with a training net, to the left, on the grassed area behind the goal.



Down the main side now, with the somewhat strange floodlight pylons in the picture.



Looking along the touchline.



Now we reach the club buildings. The nearer, lower one seems to be the changing rooms; with the recent development further along.



~Finally the players' 'tunnel'. Much wider steps than most grounds.

AFC Slivenec; Czech Republic

AFC Slivenec play in the second level of the Prague area leagues, which is the 6th rung of the Czech football pyramid. It is a very basic ground.



The street has a sporting name.



The pitch is alongside the minor side road. I walked in through this open gate, along the side of the pitch.



This is the game from inside.



The club buildings are over the other side, across the halfway line.



We are going to turn left, & walk round the pitch clockwise. On this side there is no rail, so I presume spectators are not supposed to stand here. We see one of the dugouts ahead of us.



Here we see it in close up.



Behind the goal it is railed off.



There is a proper entrance behind this corner, the steps leading up to the pitch.



From behind the goal we look back along the dugout side.



Here we see up the pitch, buildings to the left, you can see grass banking at the far end.



Behind the area there is also netting.



Past the goal now, we can see both dugouts, either side of the halfway line.



The rail continues to the corner.



Along the main side it is also railed off, all the way along.



Still just grass underfoot though, no hard standing.



Further along there are a few benches.



This is the club building.



Under the overhang is a step & railed at the front. A sort of covered area, to protect you from the elements, though set back a little from the pitch.



From this side we see back over the pitch.



A gap in the rail forms the 'tunnel' back to the changing rooms.



There are also a few benches under the overhang.



Moving on toward the far end & here we can see the grass bank.



With the rail continuing for this third spectator side.



Up the banking we see a new all-weather pitch behind the club building.



Turning the other way we see down the pitch.



As we do here, directly above the goal.



Moving onwards, toward the last corner.



And down the unrailed side.



One glance back to the slope.



Toward the other dugout, and time to go.