Bonifika Stadium

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Bonifika Stadium
Full nameNogometni stadion Bonifika
Location Koper, Slovenia
Coordinates 45°32′32″N13°43′49″E / 45.54222°N 13.73028°E / 45.54222; 13.73028
OwnerMunicipality of Koper
OperatorSport Koper
Capacity 4,047
Record attendance10,500 (Koper–Olimpija, 22 March 1987) [1]
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yards)
Construction
Built1948
Renovated1962, 1996, 2010
Expanded1985, 1986
Construction cost €9 million [2]
(2010 reconstruction)
Tenants
Koper (1948–present)
Ankaran (2017, 2019)

Bonifika Stadium (Slovene : Stadion Bonifika) is a multi-purpose stadium in Koper, Slovenia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Koper. The stadium is part of Bonifika sports complex, together with a smaller athletics stadium, indoor hall and an indoor swimming pool. The stadium was built in 1948 [3] and got its name from the city area where it is situated. In 2010 the stadium underwent a major reconstruction [4] and its current capacity is 4,047 seats. [3]

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National team matches

DateCompetitionSlovenia vs.ResultAttendance [5]
28 February 2001 Friendly Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–24,000
17 November 2010 Friendly Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–24,100
29 February 2012 Friendly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–13,983
23 March 2016 Friendly Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1–03,000
4 June 2021 Friendly Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 6–01,035

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References

  1. ↑ Brdnik, Žiga (10 March 2015). "Nogometni stadioni: Milijoni za prazne tribune" [Football stadiums: Millions for empty stands]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ To. G. (29 October 2010). "Z novo Bonifiko do oživitve nogometnega Kopra" (in Slovenian). Koper: RTV Slovenija . Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Stadion" [Stadium] (in Slovenian). FC Koper . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Maver, Rok (28 July 2010). "Prenovljeni stadion bo v obliki črke L" [The renovated stadium will be in the shape of letter L]. Primorske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bonifika Stadium, Koper". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Deep Purple in Bryan Adams v Ljubljani" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

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