Čika Dača Stadium

Čika Dača Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Чика Дача) is a multi-use stadium in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Radnički 1923. The stadium was named in memory of Danilo Stojanović, known as Čika Dača, who is considered to be a pioneer of football in Serbia.[2]

Čika Dača Stadium
Full nameČika Dača Stadium
LocationKragujevac, Serbia
Coordinates44°01′15.14″N 20°53′57.10″E
Ownersc" Mladost"
OperatorFK Radnički 1923, AK " Radnički"
Capacity15,100 (seated)[1]
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke groundNovember 1949
Built1949–1957
Opened6 June 1957
Renovated2007
Tenants
FK Radnički 1923 (1957–present)

History
A rainbow behind Stadion Čika Dača in 2010.

The construction of the stadium began in November 1949 and took eight years for various reasons. Finally, the club's new football home was finished on 6 June 1957. The newly built stadium has received 30,000 spectators and the first game which was played on, was between Radnički Kragujevac and Partizan Belgrade and it ended 2-2. The largest attendance in a Yugoslav First League game was on 24 August 1969 when Radnički played against Hajduk Split in front of a crowd of 35,000. The largest attendance ever recorded in the stadium took place in 1969 when Radnički played a friendly match against Santos at which 40,000 spectators came to watch the legendary Pelé play in Yugoslavia for the first time.[3][4]

In 2007, 15,100 new seats were installed in the stadium.[5] The games can be only played during a day in the stadium as it doesn't have floodlights.[6]

New stadium plans

In May 2023, the construction works of a new 20,000 seater stadium are expected to start. It's expected to cost €70,000,000.[7][8]

Concerts

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Čika Dača Stadium.

References
  1. FK Radnički 1923 - Stadion - Istorija Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Football Federation of Serbia - History Archived 2011-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (In Serbian Cyrillic)
  3. FK Radnički – Prvi put u Prvoj ligi
  4. Blic - Prosili su devojke na stadionu Radničkog (Serbian) Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  5. FK Radnicki - O klubu - Stadion - Istorija Archived 2012-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "RENOVIRA SE KRAGUJEVAČKA "ČIKA DAČA"! Vučić: Biće to najlepši stadion u Srbiji". Espreso (in Serbian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. "Počinje izgradnja NAJLEPŠEG stadiona u Srbiji!". Republika (in Serbian). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. "Stadion Čika Dača - Izgled budućeg modernog stadiona u Kragujevcu". YouTube. Retrieved 16 February 2023.


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