Podgorica City Stadium
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| Location | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Opened | 1945 |
| Renovated | 2000s |
| Owner | The City of Podgorica |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | Montenegro national football team, FK Budućnost Podgorica |
| Capacity | 17,000 (Football) |
Podgorica Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro. Its name literally means Under the Gorica stadium, Gorica being the hill after which Podgorica got its name.
Through the history, stadium once completely burned (during the 1950s). Unforgetable matches which played on Stadion pod Goricom are:
- SFR Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 0:0 (ECQ, 27 October 1971) - att: 15,000
- SFR Yugoslavia - Wales 4:4 (ECQ, 15 December 1982) - att: 17,000
- FK Budućnost - Deportivo La Coruna 2:1 (Intertoto Cup, 9 July 2005) - att: 10,000
- Montenegro - Hungary 2:1 (first match of national team, 24 March 2007) - att: 13,000
[edit] Today
It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Budućnost Podgorica. It also serves as a venue for games that other Montenegrin teams play in European competitions, as it is the only Montenegrin stadium that fulfills UEFA standards.
It is a frequent host of Montenegrin national football team, and its debut match against Hungary was played there.
Before the renovation and expansion project began, its capacity was about 7,000 spectators, but when the north and south stands were added, it expanded to 17,000. The pitch has the dimensions of 105 x 70m, and had it's grass completely changed in 2006.
Construction is still in progress. The Eastern stand is also to be built soon, and stadium will then have a capacity of over 20,000.
The north stand is home for FK Budućnost fans, popular Varvari.
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