The Národný atletický à ¡tadión (National athletics stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football matches and serves as the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,030.
Construction of this centrally located stadium in the à  tiavniÃÂky part of Banská Bystrica commenced in 1957 and lasted two years. The stadium opened on 22 August 1959, the 15th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, SNP) under the name of à  tadión SNP with a capacity of almost 15,000 spectators.
Motorcycle speedway was held around the football pitch on the site from 1959 to 1966 and hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1959 and 1960.
In 2019 reconstruction work began on the stadium to meet IAAF standards and UEFA 3-star criteria. Tenants FK Dukla Banská Bystrica played their last match on 5 October 2019, drawing 3âÂÂ3 with Dubnica nad Váhom before the construction started. The original capacity was decreased to 7,381 spectators (all-seated). The estimated cost of â¬14.1 million was paid for by the Slovak government. The stadium re-opened after construction work in October 2021, newly featuring under-soil heating, a grandstand, and an adjacent training stadium. The stadium is owned by Ministry of Defence Slovak Republic.
Národný atletický à ¡tadión hosted athletics at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, from 25 to 30 July 2022. In July 2024 the stadium hosted the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships over a four-day period.