Šiška Sports Park

Šiška Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Šiška) is a multi-purpose sports venue in Ljubljana. The venue includes a main football stadium with outdoor track and field, an athletics hall, two football fields with artificial turf, and tennis courts.[1] The main football stadium is commonly named ŽAK Stadium (Slovene: Stadion ŽAK)[2] and was used for matches in the Slovenian PrvaLiga by NK Ljubljana, NK Interblock and NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Currently, the venue is used by the men's top division side NK Bravo, and the women's top division side ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana.

Šiška Sports Park
Former namesStadion ŽŠD
LocationSpodnja Šiška
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Coordinates46°4′10″N 14°29′58″E
OwnerCity of Ljubljana
OperatorJavni zavod Šport Ljubljana
Capacity2,308
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1930
Renovated1990, 2008
Tenants
NK Ljubljana (1930–2005)
NK Factor / NK Interblock (2004–2012)
FC Ljubljana (2005–2011)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2007–2010)
NK Bravo (2014–present)
ŠD NK Ljubljana (2014–present)
ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana (2020–present)

The stadium has a capacity of 2,308 seats[3] and was built in 1930.[4] It is owned by the City of Ljubljana. Previously, it was operated by the Railway Sports Association Ljubljana (Slovene: Železničarsko športno društvo Ljubljana (ŽŠD Ljubljana)).[5]

Slovenia national team matches
Date Competition Opponent Result Attendance
7 April 1993 Friendly  Estonia 2–0 2,000[6]
28 April 1999 Friendly  Finland 1–1 2,000[6]

See also

References
  1. "Atletsko nogometni stadion Šiška". sport-ljubljana.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. Brkić, Vanja (12 December 2016). "Ljubljanska občina je objavila javni natečaj za prenovo atletskega stadiona ŽAK". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. "Športni park Šiška" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "NK Bravo – Venue – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "MOL začel postopke za izgradnjo atletskega centra v Šiški". slovenska-atletika.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. "Železničarsko Športno Društvo (Ž.Š.D.) Stadion, Ljubljana, football venue". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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