Stadion Šubićevac

Stadion Šubićevac (English: Šubićevac Stadium), also known as simply Šubićevac, is an association football stadium in Šibenik, Croatia. It is the home stadium of HNK Šibenik football club.[3] The stadium has a capacity of 3,412, all of which is seated.[2]

Stadion Šubićevac
Full nameStadion Šubićevac
Former namesStadion Rade Končar[1]
LocationŠibenik, Croatia
OwnerCity of Šibenik
OperatorHNK Šibenik
Capacity3,412[2]
Construction
Built1946–1948
Opened1 May 1948 (1948-05-01)
Renovated1951, 1979, 2000, 2020[3]
Expanded1955, 1979[3]
Tenants
HNK Šibenik (1948–present)
Croatia national football team (2003–present)

The stadium was in the Communist era named after the leader of Yugoslav Partisans Rade Končar and known as Stadion Rade Končar.[3] Last time it was renovated in the summer 2020.

History

Construction of a new stadium began in early 1946, as part of the sports complex which featured a football pitch, athletics track, courts for tennis, basketball and volleyball and concrete stands.[3] The location chosen for the project was an area called Šubićevac, which is where Rade Končar, a notable Second World War anti-fascist fighter, was executed by the Italian army along with 25 other members of the resistance.[3] The stadium was hence named Stadion Rade Končar (Croatian: Rade Končar Stadium) in memory of him.[3]

The first phase of the construction went on for two years, and the stadium broke ground on 1 May 1948, when a friendly was played between Šibenik and Hajduk Split.[3] Several football games as part of the 1979 Mediterranean Games, hosted by nearby Split, were also played on the stadium.

The final of the 2019–20 Croatian Cup between Rijeka and Lokomotiva was played on the stadium on 1 August 2020.[4]

International matches
DateCompetitionTeamsScore
21 September 19791979 Mediterranean Games Yugoslavia vs. Egypt3–0
9 February 2003Friendly Croatia vs. Macedonia2–2
12 October 20142015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Croatia vs. Turkey0–0
11 November 20152017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Croatia vs. San Marino4–0
10 September 20192021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Croatia vs. Scotland1–2

References
  1. "Stadion Šubićevac". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "Javna ustanova športski objekti "Šibenik"". www.juso-sibenik.hr. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "Stadion". hnk-sibenik.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. Hina (10 December 2019). "Finale Hrvatskoga kupa u Šibeniku". HRT (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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