Ecolog Arena is a

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Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

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used primary for

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matches. The stadium's capacity is 15,000 seats.

History

The stadium opened in 1981 and was called Tetovo City Stadium (Stadion Gradski Tetovo) until 2016. The

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and the Tetovo Municipality agreed in March 2015 to renovate the stadium as a part of the

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"Hat-trick 4" initiative. The renovation began in April 2015 and was completed in April 2016. Floodlights to play matches at night were erected later the same year. In July 2016,

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, the owners of KF Shkëndija, took Tetovo City Stadium under concession from the Tetovo municipal council and committed to invest 7.7 million euros to renovate the stadium to be able to host international matches. The ground was renamed Ecolog Arena under the concession agreement. On 12 April 2024, Tetovo Municipality started the demolition of the stadium for the construction of the new stadium.The new stadium will have 12.000 seets and will be UEFA standard stadium.

International fixtures

References

External links

Gradski Stadion – TetovoMacedonian Football

Football Federation of Macedonia
Football venues in North Macedonia

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