Stožice Stadium
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Stožice Stadium is a multi-purpose
stadium located in Ljubljana
, Slovenia
. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest football stadium in the country. It is one of two main stadiums in the city and lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The stadium is part of the Stožice Sports Park sports complex.
The stadium is the home ground of the football club NK Olimpija Ljubljana and is one of the two main venues of Slovenia national football team
. Besides football the stadium is designed to host cultural events as well.
. The stadium building area measures 24.614 square metres. It was constructed in just 14 months and was opened in 11 August 2010 on a football friendly match between the national teams of Slovenia
and Australia, won by Slovenia 2-0.
The stadium has a capacity of 16,038 seats and is laid out under the plateau of the park. As a structure, it is therefore ‘sunk’ into the park. Only the roof over the stands rises above the plane of the park as a monolithic crater. The number also includes 558 business seats, 210 seats for members of the press, and 97 places for people that are disabled.
For cultural purposes such as music concerts, the stadium capacity is increased to over 20,000.
. The stadium will be one of two main venues for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications.
. This was achieved on 11 August 2010 on the opening match when Slovenia played against Australia. 16,155 people gathered to see that match. That is also the highest attendance on any football match in Slovenia after the independence of the country in 1991.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
stadium located in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest football stadium in the country. It is one of two main stadiums in the city and lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The stadium is part of the Stožice Sports Park sports complex.
The stadium is the home ground of the football club NK Olimpija Ljubljana and is one of the two main venues of Slovenia national football team
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
. Besides football the stadium is designed to host cultural events as well.
History
The stadium was named after the area in which it is located, and the change of the name is possible in the future due to sponsorship rights. Together with an indoor arena, it is a part of Športni park StožiceSportni Park Stozice
Stožice Sports Park is a new multi-use sports complex in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that hosts all departments of Olimpija Ljubljana sports club, former women's European club champions RK Krim and other Ljubljana based clubs including top volleyball club ACH Volley based in Bled...
. The stadium building area measures 24.614 square metres. It was constructed in just 14 months and was opened in 11 August 2010 on a football friendly match between the national teams of Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
and Australia, won by Slovenia 2-0.
The stadium has a capacity of 16,038 seats and is laid out under the plateau of the park. As a structure, it is therefore ‘sunk’ into the park. Only the roof over the stands rises above the plane of the park as a monolithic crater. The number also includes 558 business seats, 210 seats for members of the press, and 97 places for people that are disabled.
For cultural purposes such as music concerts, the stadium capacity is increased to over 20,000.
Football
The stadium is mainly used for football and is the home ground of football club NK Olimpija. Besides being the home ground of NK Olimpija the stadium is also the home venue of the Slovenia national football teamSlovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
. The stadium will be one of two main venues for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications.
National team matches
| Date | Competition | Slovenia vs. | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2010 | Friendly | 2-0 | 16.155 | |
| 8 October 2010 | UEFA Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C This page shows the standings and results for Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group C fixtures were negotiated between the participants in a meeting held in Belgrade on 8 March 2010.----... |
5-1 | 15.750 | |
| 25 March 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C This page shows the standings and results for Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group C fixtures were negotiated between the participants in a meeting held in Belgrade on 8 March 2010.----... |
0-1 | 16.000 | |
| 10 August 2011 | Friendly | 0-0 | 12.230 | |
| 2 September 2011 | UEFA Euro 2012 Q UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C This page shows the standings and results for Group C of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group C fixtures were negotiated between the participants in a meeting held in Belgrade on 8 March 2010.----... |
1-2 | 14.000 | |
| 15 November 2011 | Friendly | 2-3 | 8.140 |
Culture
Although the stadium was primarily build for football it is also planned to host many cultural events. The first was a joint project of two comedians, Lado Bizovičar and Jurij Zrnec, that was titled Notpadu lajv?! and this performance took place on 20 September 2010. Around 22.000 people gathered on this event. In the future the stadium will be one of the main venues in Ljubljana for hosting large scale music concerts and other cultural events.Records
The stadium is a record holder for most spectators on a home football match of Slovenia national football teamSlovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
. This was achieved on 11 August 2010 on the opening match when Slovenia played against Australia. 16,155 people gathered to see that match. That is also the highest attendance on any football match in Slovenia after the independence of the country in 1991.