Ljubljana Sports Park

Ljubljana Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Ljubljana) is a multi-purpose sports venue in Ljubljana. The venue includes the main football stadium with outdoor track and field, two football fields with artificial turf, tennis courts, and beach volley court. The main football stadium is commonly named ŽAK Stadium (Slovene: Stadion ŽAK)[1] and was used for matches in the Slovenian PrvaLiga by NK Ljubljana, NK Interblock and NK Olimpija Ljubljana. Since 2014, the stadium is used by NK Bravo and NK Ljubljana Hermes. The stadium has a capacity of 2,308 seats[2] and was built in 1930.[3] The stadium is owned by the City of Ljubljana. Previously, it was operated by the Railway Sports Association Ljubljana (Slovene: Železničarsko športno društvo Ljubljana (ŽŠD Ljubljana)).[4]

Ljubljana Sports Park
Former namesStadion ŽŠD
LocationSpodnja Šiška
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Coordinates46°4′10″N 14°29′58″E
OwnerCity of Ljubljana
OperatorJavni zavod Šport Ljubljana
Capacity2,308
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1930
Renovated1990, 2008
Tenants
NK Ljubljana (1930–2005)
NK Factor / NK Interblock (2004–2012)
FC Ljubljana (2005–2011)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2007–2010)
NK Bravo (2014–present)
NK Ljubljana Hermes (2014–present)
Slovenia national football team (1993–1999)

National team matches
Date Competition Country Result Attendance
7 April 1993 Friendly  Estonia 2–0 2,000
28 April 1999 Friendly  Finland 1–1 2,000

See also

References
  1. Vanja Brkić (12 December 2016). "Ljubljanska občina je objavila javni natečaj za prenovo atletskega stadiona ŽAK". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. "Športni park Šiška" [Siska Sports Park] (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. "NK Bravo – Venue – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. "MOL začel postopke za izgradnjo atletskega centra v Šiški". slovenska-atletika.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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