Stadion Fazanerija
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Fazanerija City Stadium is a multi-use stadium
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 Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota is a city in northeastern Slovenia. It is located in the eponymous municipality near the Mura River in the region of Prekmurje and is the regional capital.-Name:...

, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches and is the home ground of ND Mura 05
ND Mura 05
Nogometno Društvo Mura 05, commonly referred to as ND Mura 05 or simply Mura is a Slovenian football team, playing in the town of Murska Sobota. Founded on 16 June, 2005, the team currently plays in the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL. The club's home ground is Fazanerija stadium with a capacity...

. The stadium was built in 1983 and has a capacity of 3,716 covered seats. With the standing area included the total capacity of the stadium is around 5,500.

History

The first football pitch on the area was built in 1934 and it was not until 1983 when the first stand was built. Great results and attendances on NK Mura matches were the main factors that the club officials decided to build additional two stands in 1994. The stadium got its present image in 2001 when the stands where covered by a roof. The current capacity of the stadium is 3,716 covered seats. With the standing area included the stadium could hold up to 5,500 people on important club matches.

Football

The stadium is mainly used for football and is the home ground of football club ND Mura 05
ND Mura 05
Nogometno Društvo Mura 05, commonly referred to as ND Mura 05 or simply Mura is a Slovenian football team, playing in the town of Murska Sobota. Founded on 16 June, 2005, the team currently plays in the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL. The club's home ground is Fazanerija stadium with a capacity...

. Before 2005 the stadium was used by NK Mura
NK Mura
Nogometni Klub Mura was a Slovenian association football club based in Murska Sobota. The club was founded on 16 August 1924 as one of the first clubs in the Prekmurje region. Through its history Mura was widely considered one of the giants of Slovenian football and had one of the biggest fan bases...

, a club that was dissolved in 2004. Until now the stadium hosted two matches of the Slovenia national football team
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....

 and was part of two Slovenian Cup
Slovenian Cup
The Slovenian Football Cup , is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship...

 finals. Recently the stadium is used as one of the main venues in Slovenia for hosting youth tournaments for U-17 and U-19 national teams.

Slovenian Cup finals

Date Competition Home Away Result Attendance
8 June 1994 Slovenian Cup NK Mura
NK Mura
Nogometni Klub Mura was a Slovenian association football club based in Murska Sobota. The club was founded on 16 August 1924 as one of the first clubs in the Prekmurje region. Through its history Mura was widely considered one of the giants of Slovenian football and had one of the biggest fan bases...

NK Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...

1-01 4.500
24 May 1995 Slovenian Cup NK Mura
NK Mura
Nogometni Klub Mura was a Slovenian association football club based in Murska Sobota. The club was founded on 16 August 1924 as one of the first clubs in the Prekmurje region. Through its history Mura was widely considered one of the giants of Slovenian football and had one of the biggest fan bases...

NK Celje 1-02 3.000


11st leg -- 22nd leg

National team matches

Date Competition Country Result Attendance
22 April 1998 Friendly 1-3 2.000
20 August 2003 Friendly 2-1 4.500

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