Stadion Aldo Drosina
Aldo Drosina Stadium (in Italian: Stadio Aldo Drosina) is a multi-use stadium in Pula, Istria, Croatia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly[2] NK Istra. The stadium has a capacity of 9,800.[3] From March 2009 to January 2011 the stadium has undergone a major reconstruction. The west stand was completely demolished and redesigned, a roof over the west stand was added. New Seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium, and the three existing stands were cleaned up. On February 9, 2011 Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium. The match finished with a 4–2 win for the Blazers.
Full name | Stadion Aldo Drosina |
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Former names | Gradski stadion |
Location | Pula, Istria, Croatia |
Owner | City of Pula |
Capacity | 9,800[1] |
Surface | Hybrid grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1994 |
Renovated | 2011 |
Tenants | |
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present) Croatian national football team (2011–present) |
The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina (1932–2000), a noted football player and coach from Pula.
International matches
Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Att. | Ref | |
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Croatia national football team | ||||||
29 May 1998 | Friendly | Slovakia | 1–2 | 7,000 | [4] | |
9 February 2011 | Czech Republic | 4–2 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
25 May 2012 | Estonia | 3–1 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
4 September 2014 | Cyprus | 2–0 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
19 November 2019 | Georgia | – | ||||
References
- http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
- http://www.nkistra.hr/index.php/klub/stadion
- http://www.nkistra1961.hr/hr/klub/stadion/
- "Croatia vs. Slovakia – Hrnogomet.com". Hrnogomet.
- "Croatia vs. Czech Republic - Hrnogomet". hrnogomet.com.
- "Croatia – Estonia - Hrnogomet". hrnogomet.com.
- "Croatia vs. Cyprus – 4 September 2014 – Hrnogomet". hrnogomet.com.