Stadion Z'dežele

Stadion Z'dežele is a football stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It is the home ground of NK Celje since 2003. Prior July 2017, the stadium was named Arena Petrol.[2]

Stadion Z'dežele

Former names	Arena Petrol
Location	Lower Hudinja Celje, Slovenia
Coordinates	46°14′48″N 15°16′12″E
Owner	City Municipality of Celje
Operator	ZPO Celje
Capacity	13,059[1]
Record attendance	10,055 (Slovenia–Norway, 3 September 2005)[1]
Field size	105 × 68 metres
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1999[1]
Built	2003, completed in 2008
Opened	9 September 2003[1]
Construction cost	€16,5 million[1]
Architect	Bojan Purg, Dragan Stevovič, Reichenberg architects[1]
General contractor	CM Celje[1]
Tenants
Celje (2003–present) Šampion Celje (2011–2014) Slovenia national football team

At the time of its opening, Arena Petrol was the most modern football stadium in the country.[3] It took its name from its principal sponsor, the Slovenian oil company Petrol. The stadium opened on 9 September 2003 with its single stand giving it a capacity of 3,600.[1] During the next years three additional stands were built until the stadium was completed in 2008 with the capacity of 13,059 seats; 7,000 of which are covered.[1] The pitch in the stadium is 105 metres long and 68 metres wide and covered with natural grass. The stadium also features a pitch heating system and floodlighting.

In 2004, the stadium replaced the Bežigrad Stadium as the venue for all competitive home matches of the Slovenian national football team. In 2003 it replaced the former stadium of Celje, Skalna Klet, which now serves as a training facility for members of the first team.