Gradski stadium Užice
| Gradski stadium Užice | |
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| Stadion Slobode - Stadium of Freedom | |
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| The stadium as seen from the north stand | |
| Data | |
| place |
 Užice , Serbia
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| Coordinates | 43 ° 51 '5.8 " N , 19 ° 50' 48.6" E |
| owner | City of Užice |
| operator | Sloboda Užice |
| start of building | 1946 |
| opening | September 24, 1946 |
| First game | September 24, 1946 Sloboda Užice - Partizan 0: 6 |
| Renovations | 1980, 2010-2011 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 2 million euros (renovation 2010-2011) |
| capacity | 12,000 seats |
| Societies) | |
The Gradski stadium Užice ( Serbian - Cyrillic Градски стадион Ужице ; City Stadium or Municipal Stadium Užice) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Serbian city of Užice . The venue is also known under the names Stadion 24. Septembar or Stadion Slobode . It is the home of the Sloboda Užice football club . The name Sloboda means freedom in German .
history
Before the official opening game, there was a test match between Sloboda Užice and Slavija Sarajevo on June 9, 1946 . The stadium was then officially opened on September 24, 1946 with a friendly game between the home team and Partizan that ended 6-0. A year earlier, on the same day , the partisans liberated the city of Užice from occupation by the Wehrmacht , so this date was selected. The visitor record was set in 1967. In the Yugoslav Football Cup , Red Star Belgrade opposed the home side in front of 18,000 spectators. The game ended with a 1: 2 for Belgrade . A first renovation took place in 1980.
After renovation work between September 2010 and August 2011, the stadium currently offers 12,000 seats. The first meeting after the renovation took place on August 21, 2011. Opponent Partizan was defeated 2-1. On July 26, 2013 it was announced that the stadium will be equipped with floodlights for the first time . The first game under floodlights was the game on the 5th day of the SuperLiga on September 14, 2013 was also against Partizan.
Web links
- fksloboda.org: Stadium on a fansite
- europlan-online.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ partizan.co.rs: Begluk opens it`s doors ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from August 20, 2011
- ↑ fksloboda.org: data on the stadium (Serbian)
- ↑ zurnal.rs: Стадион у Ужицу ће “засветлети” против Партизана Article of December 8, 2012 (Serbian)
- ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report Sloboda Užice - Partizan Belgrade
- ↑ zurnal.rs: Постављен камен темељац за изградњу рефлектора у Ужицу Article of July 26, 2013 (Serbian)
