Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek

Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek is a football stadium in Karlovac, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for the NK Karlovac 1919 football club. The stadium was built in 1975 and has a capacity of 12,000 seats. Following NK Karlovac's promotion to Prva HNL the stadium underwent renovations in order to meet top-level requirements in the summer of 2009. The renovated stadium was opened on 19 July 2009 with a friendly match against Queens Park Rangers, which NK Karlovac won 3–1.[1]

Branko Čavlović-Čavlek
Full nameStadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek
Former namesStadion 13. srpanj
(The 13th of July Stadium)
LocationMekušansko polje bb, Karlovac
Coordinates45°29′4.19″N 15°33′50.16″E
Capacity12,000
Field size110m x 68m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1975
Renovated2020
Tenants
NK Karlovac 1919

The stadium is named after Branko Čavlović (1933–1955), a footballer from Karlovac who was active with local clubs in the 1940s and competed for the Croatian national junior team of that period.

References

  1. "Queens Park Rangers uvjerljivo pao u Karlovcu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 17 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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