Fazanerija City Stadium

Fazanerija
Full name Mestni stadion Fazanerija
Location Murska Sobota, Slovenia
Coordinates 46°40′6″N 16°9′27″E / 46.66833°N 16.15750°E / 46.66833; 16.15750Coordinates: 46°40′6″N 16°9′27″E / 46.66833°N 16.15750°E / 46.66833; 16.15750
Owner Municipality of Murska Sobota
Capacity 3,782
Record attendance 6,500
Field size 105 × 68 metres
Construction
Broke ground 1934
Built 1983
Renovated 2001, 2012
Expanded 1994
Tenants
NK Mura (–2005)
ND Mura 05 (2005–2013)
NŠ Mura (2013–present)

Fazanerija City Stadium (Slovene: Mestni stadion Fazanerija) is a multi-use stadium in Murska Sobota, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NŠ Mura. The stadium was built in 1983 and has a capacity of 3,782 covered seats. With the standing area included the total capacity of the stadium is around 5,500.

History

The first football pitch on the area was built in 1934 and it was not until 1983 when the first stand was built. Great results and attendances on NK Mura matches were the main factors that the club officials decided to build additional two stands in 1994. The stadium got its present image in 2001 when the stands where covered by a roof. The current capacity of the stadium is 3,782 covered seats. With the standing area included the stadium could hold up to 5,500 people on important club matches.

Football

The stadium is mainly used for football and is the home ground of football club NŠ Mura. Before 2013, the stadium was used by NK Mura and ND Mura 05, a clubs that were dissolved in 2004 and 2013. Until now the stadium hosted two matches of the Slovenia national football team and was part of two Slovenian Cup finals. Recently the stadium is used as one of the main venues in Slovenia for hosting youth tournaments for U17 and U19 national teams.[1]

Slovenian Cup finals

Date Competition Home Away Result Attendance
8 June 1994 Slovenian Cup Mura Maribor 1–01 4,500
24 May 1995 Slovenian Cup Mura Celje 1–02 3,000

11st leg; 22nd leg

National team matches

Date Competition Country Result Attendance
22 April 1998 Friendly  Czech Republic 1–3 2,000
20 August 2003 Friendly  Hungary 2–1 4,500

See also

References

  1. "Začetek kvalifikacij U19" (in Slovenian). nogomania.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

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