Stadion Aldo Drosina

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Stadion Aldo Drosina
Aldo Drosina
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Stadion Aldo Drosina
Full nameStadion Aldo Drosina
Former namesGradski stadion
Location Pula, Croatia
Owner City of Pula
Capacity 8,900 [1]
Surface Hybrid grass
Construction
Built1994
Renovated2011
Tenants
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present)
Croatia national football team (2011–present)

Stadion Aldo Drosina (Italian : Stadio Aldo Drosina) is a multi-use stadium in Pula, Croatia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly NK Istra. [2] The stadium has a capacity of 8,900. [1] From March 2009 to January 2011 the stadium underwent a major reconstruction. The west stand was completely demolished and redesigned, and a roof was added over the west stand. New seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium, and the three existing stands were cleaned up. On 9 February 2011, Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium. The match finished with a 4–2 win for Croatia.

The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina (1932–2000), a noted football player and coach from Pula.

International matches

DateCompetitionOpponentScoreAtt.Ref
Croatia national football team
29 May 1998 Friendly Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–210,360 [3]
9 February 2011Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4–28,062 [4]
25 May 2012Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–17,668 [5]
4 September 2014Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2–06,000 [6]
19 November 2019Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2–15,072 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Spektakl Hajduka u Puli. Ovakva utakmica odigrana je samo jednom u 12 godina".
  2. ↑ "Stadion". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Croatia vs. Slovakia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  4. ↑ "Croatia vs. Czech Republic – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  5. ↑ "Croatia – Estonia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  6. ↑ "Croatia vs. Cyprus – 4 September 2014 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  7. ↑ "Croatia vs. Georgia – 19 November 2019 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.

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