Partizan Stadium
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| Full name | Stadion FK Partizan |
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| Former names | JNA Stadium |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Owner | FK Partizan |
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| Opened | October 9, 1949 |
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Partizan Stadium (Serbian: Стадион ФК Партизан / Stadion FK Partizan) is the football and track-and-field stadium in Belgrade owned by the Serbian Army. It carried the name JNA Stadium for a long time and was the site of Youth Day parade. Even today, the majority of football fans in all countries of former Yugoslavia call it by its old name. Partizan fans, the Grobari, call it "Fudbalski Hram" (English: Temple of Football). It was officially opened on October 9, 1949, with the match between Yugoslavia and France. Partizan stadium had a 55,000 capacity before the new UEFA security regulations came in effect. It was renovated during 1998, and now has a capacity for 32,887.There are 30 rows of seats and 30 entry and exit gates for spectators. The stands have a height of 21 m and span 236 m in length (north-south) and 150 m in width (east-west). The playing field measures 105 x 70 m, and is illuminated at 1,200 lux (Philips).
The stadium was built on the site of BSK Stadion, which was a 25,000 seat stadium that hosted the Yugoslav national team as well as BSK Beograd.
Reconstruction/Construction
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The new stadium will be erected on 12.5 hectars of space, it will be able to hold 42,000 spectators and will be encompassed with a 5-star hotel, huge business center beneath the surface of the ground, two-story parking, multiplex cinema, nine tennis courts and about 400 apartments.
Concerts
- Bijelo Dugme headlined a day-long event, called "Rock spektakl '79", at the stadium on September 22, 1979. Other acts to appear on the day were YU grupa, Galija, Siluete, Generacija 5, Parni Valjak, Suncokret, Prljavo Kazalište, Tomaž Domicelj, Obećanje Proljeća, Metak, Revolver, Prva Ljubav, Senad od Bosne, Opus, Čisti Zrak, Aerodrom, Peta Rijeka, Formula 4, Mama Rock, Kako, Rok Apoteka, Kilo i po & Crni Petak.
- Metallica performed at the stadium during their Madly in Anger with the World Tour on June 15, 2004.
- AC/DC performed at the stadium during their Black Ice World Tour on May 26, 2009, with Amajlija & The Answer as their opening acts, in front of approximately 40,000 fans.
Sources
- Template:En icon FK Partizan Stadium
- Template:Sr icon Koling company announces reconstruction of stadium
External links
- About the Stadium — FK Partizan