Bežigrad Stadium ( sl, Bežigrajski stadion, stadion Bežigrad, stadion za Bežigradom), also known as Bežigrad Central Stadium ( sl, Centralni stadion Bežigrad), is a

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, Slovenia. It is the oldest stadium in Ljubljana. The stadium has been closed since 2008. Construction of Bežigrad Stadium for the

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youth sport association Orel began in 1925. It was designed by the architect

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. It takes its name from the Bežigrad district in Ljubljana, where it is located. Bežigrad Stadium was predominantly used for

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matches, and was the home of the football club

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until the club's dissolution in 2005. The newly established club,

NK Bežigrad Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana (; en, Olimpija Ljubljana Football Club), commonly referred to as Olimpija Ljubljana or simply Olimpija, is a professional football club, based in the city of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the Sl ...

, played at the stadium between 2005 and 2007.

National team matches

Between 1995 and 2004,

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played a total of 27 matches at the venue.

References

External links

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