Stadion Aldo Drosina

Stadion Aldo Drosina (Italian: Stadio Aldo Drosina) is a multi-use stadium in Pula, Croatia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly[2] NK Istra. The stadium has a capacity of 9,800.[3] From March 2009 to January 2011 the stadium has undergone a major reconstruction. The west stand was completely demolished and redesigned, a roof over the west stand was added. New seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium, and the three existing stands were cleaned up. On 9 February 2011, Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium. The match finished with a 4–2 win for Croatia.

Stadion Aldo Drosina
Aldo Drosina
Full nameStadion Aldo Drosina
Former namesGradski stadion
LocationPula, Croatia
OwnerCity of Pula
Capacity9,800[1]
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Built1994
Renovated2011
Tenants
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present)
Croatia national football team (2011–present)

The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina (1932–2000), a noted football player and coach from Pula.

International matches
Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
Croatia national football team
29 May 1998Friendly Slovakia1–210,360[4]
9 February 2011 Czech Republic4–28,062[5]
25 May 2012 Estonia3–17,668[6]
4 September 2014 Cyprus2–06,000[7]
19 November 2019 Georgia2–15,072[8]

References
  1. http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
  2. "Stadion". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  3. http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
  4. "Croatia vs. Slovakia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  5. "Croatia vs. Czech Republic – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  6. "Croatia – Estonia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  7. "Croatia vs. Cyprus – 4 September 2014 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  8. "Croatia vs. Georgia – 19 November 2019 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.

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