Stadion Nikola Mantov

Стадион Никола Мантов
Stadion Nikola Mantov

Full name	Stadion Nikola Mantov
Location	Kočani, North Macedonia
Coordinates	41°54′30.7″N 22°24′22.6″E
Owner	Kočani Municipality
Capacity	5,100
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1980
Renovated	1994 (west stand)
Tenants
FK Osogovo Kočani

Stadion Nikola Mantov (Macedonian: Стадион Никола Мантов) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kočani, North Macedonia. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home stadium of FK Osogovo Kočani. The stadium seats 5,000 people.

Name

In 1973, during a football match between FK Osogovo and FK FAS 11 Oktomvri from Skopje, the 23-year-old Nikola Mantov - one of the best players of FK Osogovo at the time - collapsed on the field and died. In his honor, the home-ground of FK Osogovo is named Nikola Mantov Stadium. It is the only football stadium in North Macedonia named after a football player.

International fixtures

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Att.	Ref
North Macedonia (1994–present)
7 September 1994	UEFA Qualifier U21	Denmark	5–3	6,000	[1]
12 April 1995	Friendly	Bulgaria	0–0	8,000	[2]

External links

• Stadion Nikola Mantov
• Macedonian Football (in English)
• Football Federation of North Macedonia (in Macedonian and English)