Stožice Sports Park

Stožice Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Stožice) is a multi-use sports complex in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that hosts basketball and football departments of sports club Olimpija Ljubljana. The sports park is located in Bežigrad District, north of the city centre and next to the highway bypass.

Stožice Sports Park
Stožice Sports Park
LocationLjubljana, Slovenia
Coordinates46°4′50″N 14°31′27″E
OwnerCity Municipality of Ljubljana
OperatorJavni zavod Šport Ljubljana
CapacityStadium: 16,038
Arena: 12,480
Construction
Broke ground2009
Built2009–2010
OpenedAugust 2010
Construction cost€119 million[1]
ArchitectSadar Vuga architects d.o.o.
General contractorGREP d.o.o
Tenants
Slovenia national football team
Slovenia national basketball team
Slovenia men's national handball team
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
RK Krim
KK Cedevita Olimpija

The inaugural event was held on 10 August 2010, when Arena Stožice hosted a basketball match between Slovenia and Spain, which was won by Spain 79–72 after overtime.[2] The next day, Stožice Stadium hosted a football match between Slovenia and Australia, won by Slovenia 2–0.[3]

The stadium and the arena are used as main venues of Slovenian national teams in football, basketball, and handball, and as venues for concerts and other culture events.

Construction

Construction of the sports venues commenced in June 2009 and was completed in August 2010. The complex was built at an estimated cost of €119 million (of which €9 million was provided by the European Commission), with €55 million spent on the stadium and the remaining €64 million on the arena. Apart from the sports venues, the complex was also to encompass a large shopping centre, however, as of March 2020, the latter remains under construction due to a lack of funding and is currently without a clear timeline for completion. Further controversy arose in March 2011, when it was revealed that the European Commission had demanded of the Government of Slovenia to produce a report on the bidding process, alleging that the process for obtaining EC funds had been rigged in a way which positioned this particular project as the only in Slovenia to qualify for said funds. A month later, Slovenia's Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy completed the revision of the bidding process and reported certain irregularities.

References
  1. Aleksander Kolednik (7 September 2010). "Janković: Za Stožice še 38,9 milijona evrov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Kandidata za holding niso predlagali". zurnal24.si. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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