Šiška Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Šiška) is a multi-purpose sports venue in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The venue includes a main football stadium with outdoor track and field, an athletics hall, two football fields with artificial turf, and tennis courts.[1] The main football stadium is commonly named ŽAK Stadium (Slovene: Stadion ŽAK),[2] which was used as a venue for several Ljubljana-based clubs, namely NK Ljubljana, NK Interblock, NK Olimpija Ljubljana and NK Bravo, for their matches in the Slovenian First League.

Šiška Sports Park
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Former namesStadion ŽŠD
LocationSpodnja Šiška
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Coordinates46°4′10″N 14°29′58″E / 46.06944°N 14.49944°E / 46.06944; 14.49944
OwnerCity of Ljubljana
OperatorJavni zavod Šport Ljubljana
Capacity2,308
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Opened1930
Renovated1990, 2008
Tenants
NK Ljubljana (1930–2005)
NK Factor / NK Interblock (2004–2012)
FC Ljubljana (2005–2011)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2007–2010)
NK Bravo (2014–2024)
ŠD NK Ljubljana (2014–present)
ŽNK Olimpija Ljubljana (2020–present)

The stadium has a capacity of 2,308 seats[3] and was built in 1930.[4] It is owned by the City of Ljubljana. Previously, it was operated by the Railway Sports Association Ljubljana (Slovene: Železničarsko športno društvo Ljubljana (ŽŠD Ljubljana)).[5]

Slovenia men's national team matches

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Date Competition Opponent Result Attendance
7 April 1993 Friendly   Estonia 2–0 2,000[6]
28 April 1999 Friendly   Finland 1–1 2,000[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atletsko nogometni stadion Šiška". sport-ljubljana.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ Brkić, Vanja (12 December 2016). "Ljubljanska občina je objavila javni natečaj za prenovo atletskega stadiona ŽAK". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Športni park Šiška" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "NK Bravo – Venue – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "MOL začel postopke za izgradnjo atletskega centra v Šiški". slovenska-atletika.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Železničarsko Športno Društvo (Ž.Š.D.) Stadion, Ljubljana, football venue". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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