Stadion Aldo Drosina
Stadion Aldo Drosina (Italian: Stadio Aldo Drosina) is a multi-use stadium in Pula, Croatia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly[2] NK Istra. The stadium has a capacity of 9,800.[3] From March 2009 to January 2011 the stadium has undergone a major reconstruction. The west stand was completely demolished and redesigned, a roof over the west stand was added. New seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium, and the three existing stands were cleaned up. On 9 February 2011, Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium. The match finished with a 4–2 win for Croatia.
Aldo Drosina | |
Full name | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
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Former names | Gradski stadion |
Location | Pula, Croatia |
Owner | City of Pula |
Capacity | 9,800[1] |
Surface | Hybrid grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1994 |
Renovated | 2011 |
Tenants | |
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present) Croatia national football team (2011–present) |
The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina (1932–2000), a noted football player and coach from Pula.
International matches
Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Att. | Ref | |
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Croatia national football team | ||||||
29 May 1998 | Friendly | Slovakia | 1–2 | 10,360 | [4] | |
9 February 2011 | Czech Republic | 4–2 | 8,062 | [5] | ||
25 May 2012 | Estonia | 3–1 | 7,668 | [6] | ||
4 September 2014 | Cyprus | 2–0 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
19 November 2019 | Georgia | 2–1 | 5,072 | [8] | ||
References
- http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
- "Stadion". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
- "Croatia vs. Slovakia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
- "Croatia vs. Czech Republic – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
- "Croatia – Estonia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
- "Croatia vs. Cyprus – 4 September 2014 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
- "Croatia vs. Georgia – 19 November 2019 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.