Subotica City Stadium

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Subotica City Stadium
Градски стадион Суботица
Gradski stadion Subotica
Spale
Subotica City Stadium
Full nameSubotica City Stadium
Location117 Belgrade Road,
Subotica, Serbia
OwnerCity of Subotica
OperatorSpartak Subotica
Capacity13,000[1]
Field size110m x 70m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1935–1936
Opened6 June 1936 (1936-06-06)
Renovated1972, 1978, 2000, 2012, 2017-2018
Tenants
Spartak Subotica (1945–present)

Subotica City Stadium (Serbian: Градски стадион Суботица / Gradski stadion Subotica) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Subotica, Serbia. With a capacity of 13,000 people, it is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Spartak Subotica from 1945. There is a football pitch and a registered track for athletics suitable for competitions. One part of the stadium is covered. There are also two subsidiary football pitches.

History

The stadium was built in 1936 and named "Stadion kralja Petra" (King Peter's Stadium), also known as "Sokolsko sletište" (Falcon's Landing Site). It was part of the major architectural project by Dr. Kosta Petrović named "Veliki narodni park" (Great People's Park) and meant to serve the city with all necessary structures for sports and entertainment. The initial capacity of the stadium was between 20 and 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on 6 June 1936, for the "Sokolski slet", an event that gathered all the "Sokol" associations from the northern region of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The further development of the sports complex was interrupted with the beginning of the Second World War and never completed afterwards.[2]

One of the main characteristics of the stadium is its rectangular shape. During the years it has gone through several renovations, in 1972, 1978, 2000, 2012 and 2018.[3]

The stadium was host at the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[4]

  • The Northern Stand
    The Northern Stand
  • Older photo of stadium seen from air
    Older photo of stadium seen from air

See also

References
  1. "Gradski Stadion Subotica –". Stadiumdb.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. Gradski stadion - Istorija at gradsubotica.co.rs (in Serbian)
  3. Rekosntrukcija gradskog stadiona 1978. godine at gradsubotica.co.rs (in Serbian)
  4. Stadion nekada, manifestacije i utakmice at gradsubotica.co.rs (in Serbian)


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