Fazanerija City Stadium

Fazanerija City Stadium (Slovene: Mestni stadion Fazanerija) is a multi-use stadium in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NŠ Mura. The stadium was built in 1936 and has a capacity of 4,506 seats. With the standing area included, the total capacity of the stadium is around 4,700.[4]

Fazanerija
Full nameMestni stadion Fazanerija
Former namesStadion Viteškega Kralja Aleksandra I. Zedinitelja
LocationMurska Sobota, Slovenia
Coordinates46°40′6″N 16°9′27″E
OwnerCity Municipality of Murska Sobota
Capacity4,506[1]
Record attendance6,000 (Mura 05 vs Nafta, 31 July 2011)[2]
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Construction
Built1935–1936
Opened28 June 1936
Renovated2001, 2019–2020, 2022[3]
Expanded1983, 1994
Tenants
NK Mura (1936–2005)
ND Mura 05 (2005–2013)
NŠ Mura (2013–present)
ŽNK Mura (2023–present)

History

In 1934, the Municipality of Murska Sobota contacted the architect Franc Novak and asked him to make plans for the stadium.[5] The first pitch was completed by 1936.[5] The stadium was officially opened on 28 June 1936, and became the home ground of the local football team SK Mura.[6] Initially, the stadium was called Stadion Viteškega Kralja Aleksandra I. Zedinitelja, in honour of Alexander I of Yugoslavia.[6] The cost of building the stadium was 160,000 Yugoslav dinar.[6]

In the early 1980s, the stadium was expanded with the construction of a new main stand.[7] A decade later, in 1994, two additional stands were built, located in the northern and southern parts of the stadium.[8] In 2001, all stands were covered with a roof.[8]

In 2017, the locker rooms underwent a complete reconstruction in accordance with UEFA standards.[9] In 2019, Fazanerija received floodlights.[10] In 2019 and 2020, the stadium underwent further renovations and adjustments, including new seats, renovation of the stand for visiting fans, renovation of the roof, renovation of the camera tower and the new press center.[11][12]

Events

The stadium is mainly used for football and is the home ground of NŠ Mura. Previously, the stadium was used by NK Mura and ND Mura 05, the clubs that were dissolved in 2005 and 2013, respectively. The stadium hosted three matches of the Slovenian national team.[13] Fazanerija is also occasionally used as a venue for Slovenian youth teams and the Slovenian women's national team.[14][15]

Slovenia national team matches
Date Competition Opponent Result Attendance[13]
19 June 1991 Friendly  Croatia 0–1 4,000
22 April 1998 Friendly  Czech Republic 1–3 2,000
20 August 2003 Friendly  Hungary 2–1 4,000

See also

References
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  2. "Mura 0:2 Nafta" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Nadaljuje se prenova stadiona". nkmura.si (in Slovenian). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. "(FOTO) Pred Fazanerijo urejajo parkirna mesta". vestnik.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. "Stadion Fazanerija" (in Slovenian). NŠ Mura. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. "Slovesna otvoritev stadiona v Fazaneriji leta 1936". nkmura.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. "Vse, česar niste vedeli o današnji glavni tribuni". nkmura.si (in Slovenian). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. "Mestni štadion Fazanerija" (in Slovenian). Siol. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. "Tako izgledajo slačilnice v Fazaneriji v prenovi". sobotainfo.com (in Slovenian). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. "Fazanerija z reflektorji". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  11. Kuhar, Smiljan (4 June 2019). "To so posodobitve, ki Fazanerijo čakajo pred evropskimi tekmami". sobotainfo.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  12. "Koronavirus gor ali dol. Kmalu NOVA PRIDOBITEV v FAZANERIJI, Mura vložila 200 tisoč evrov". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  13. "Stadion Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, football venue". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  14. "Začetek kvalifikacij U19" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  15. "Slovenke proti Franciji v Fazaneriji". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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