Voždovac Stadium (Serbian: Стадион ФК Вождовац / Stadion FK Voždovac),[1] commercially known as the Stadion Shopping Center, is a football stadium in Voždovac district of Belgrade, Serbia, that is the home ground of FK Voždovac. One of a few rooftop stadiums in the world designed for professional football, it was built on the top of a shopping mall[2] and opened in August 2013.[3]
Location | Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia |
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Coordinates | 44°46′29.6″N 20°29′24.7″E / 44.774889°N 20.490194°E |
Owner | FK Voždovac |
Operator | FK Voždovac |
Capacity | 5,200 |
Acreage | 74.600 m2 |
Surface | Turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2011 |
Built | 2011–2013 |
Opened | August 2013 |
Construction cost | approximately €22 million (2011–2012 construction) |
Tenants | |
Voždovac (2013–present) IMT (2023–2024) |
History
editAfter the old venue of Voždovac was demolished, the new stadium began construction in 2011 along with the establishment of a new shopping center in the Zaplanjska street in Voždovac. It has a seating capacity of 5,175.[4] The stadium meets all UEFA standards for matches in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League.[5]
References
edit- ^ СТАДИОН ФК ВОЖДОВАЦ
- ^ Pantić, N. (2011-02-18). "Stadion na krovu FK "Voždovac"". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "VIP Vozdovac". Professional picks. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Iljukić, N. (2012-10-22). "Voždovac pod oblacima!". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Grković, Branislav (2011-02-17). "Grade tržni centar sa stadionom na krovu". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2016-04-19.