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Full name
  
Stadion Karađorđe

Surface
  
Grass

Capacity
  
15,000

Phone
  
+381 21 3100382

Executive suites
  
150

Operator
  
FK Vojvodina

Scoreboard
  
LED (Philips brand)

Opened
  
28 June 1924

Owner
  
FK Vojvodina

Karađorđe Stadium

Location
  
Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia

Field size
  
105 × 68 m (115 × 75 yd)

Address
  
Dimitrija Tucovića 1, Novi Sad, Serbia

Teams
  
FK Vojvodina, Serbia national under-21 football team

Similar
  
King Peter I Stadium, Subotica City Stadium, Mladost Stadium Kruševac, Novi Pazar City Stadium, Jagodina City Stadium

Gojko vukovic wins in pattaya


Karađorđe Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Карађорђе, Stadion Karađorđe) is a multi-purpose stadium in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Vojvodina. The stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in Serbia and has one of the best pitches in the country. The stadium has a total of 15,000 seats after new renovations were made in 2013. The stadium is also the home ground for the Serbian U-21 football team.

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History

In late May 2007, the stadium was the site of Siniša Mihajlović's testimonial match. In 2009, the stadium was given a new athletic track, the southeast stand and a modern Philips scoreboard. After the reconstruction in 2009, it was the venue of the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships and the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.In 2011, FK Vojvodina installed floodlights with strength of 1,400 lux. The largest attendance was on 1 March 1967 when Vojvodina played against Scottish side Celtic in the 1966–67 European Cup quarter-final. There was about 30,000 spectators.

Formerly, it was known as the Vojvodina Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Војводине, Stadion Vojvodine) or City Stadium (Serbian: Градски стадион, Gradski stadion). In 2007, the stadium was renamed to Karađorđe Stadium after Karađorđe "Black George", the leader of the First Serbian uprising. However, Karađorđe Stadium was in fact the older and original name of the stadium that was used from its foundation in 1924 until the end of the Second World War.

Recent upgrades and developments

In early 2012, the executive board announced further reconstructions of the Karađorđe stadium. Original plans included the construction of a new south stand, the reconstruction of the eastern and southwest stand. Finally, in May 2013, as a result of UEFA requirements for obtaining a license for UEFA Europa League participation, the city of Novi Sad agreed to an upgrade of the stadium that will take place through June 2013 in time for FK Vojvodina to host Europa League qualifying matches.

References

Karađorđe Stadium Wikipedia