Kamen Ingrad Stadium
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Kamen Ingrad Stadium is a football
stadium
in Velika, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for football club NK Kamen Ingrad
, now NK Papuk Velika
. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 (7,095 as all-seater).
The stadium was built in several stages in the period from 1997 to 2001, coinciding with the most successful spell that the club has had, when they competed in the Croatian top level league from 2001-2007. It is owned by the construction company of the same name which built the stadium and which was the club's chief sponsor in the 2000's.
The stadium's greatest moment came when it hosted a 2003-04 UEFA Cup first round match between Kamen Ingrad and German side Schalke 04
(the result was a 0:0 draw in Velika, while the away leg in Gelsenkirchen
ended 1:0 in Schalke's favour). In the Prva HNL 2006-07
season, the club was relegated from Croatia's top level league, and it continues to experience a steep decline ever since. However, the stadium hosted a few top flight football matches in the 2008-09 season. This was due to newly promoted Croatia Sesvete
's home ground, Stadion SRC Sesvete
, being deemed unfit for first league football.
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Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Velika, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for football club NK Kamen Ingrad
NK Kamen Ingrad
NK Kamen Ingrad was a Croatian football club from Velika, a small town near Požega in the northeast of Croatia. The club was dissolved is July of 2008 after serious financial problems.-History:The club was formed as NK Velika in 1929...
, now NK Papuk Velika
NK Papuk Velika
NK Papuk Velika is a Croatian football club from Velika, a small town near Požega in the northeast of Croatia. The club was formed as a successor of once highly successful club NK Kamen Ingrad that was dissolved in 2008....
. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 (7,095 as all-seater).
The stadium was built in several stages in the period from 1997 to 2001, coinciding with the most successful spell that the club has had, when they competed in the Croatian top level league from 2001-2007. It is owned by the construction company of the same name which built the stadium and which was the club's chief sponsor in the 2000's.
The stadium's greatest moment came when it hosted a 2003-04 UEFA Cup first round match between Kamen Ingrad and German side Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
(the result was a 0:0 draw in Velika, while the away leg in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....
ended 1:0 in Schalke's favour). In the Prva HNL 2006-07
Prva HNL 2006-07
The 2006-07 Prva HNL season , the 16th since its establishment, started on July 29, 2006 and finished on May 19, 2007...
season, the club was relegated from Croatia's top level league, and it continues to experience a steep decline ever since. However, the stadium hosted a few top flight football matches in the 2008-09 season. This was due to newly promoted Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.Previous club names: NK Sljeme , NK Sesvete , NK Badel Sesvete , NK Sesvete .-2010 Match fixing scandal:...
's home ground, Stadion SRC Sesvete
Stadion SRC Sesvete
Stadion SRC Sesvete is a football stadium in Sesvete, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for football club NK Croatia Sesvete. The stadium has an all seater capacity of 3,500 spectators....
, being deemed unfit for first league football.