Stadion Metalac () is a

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stadium in

Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406. The town was foun ...

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. It is the home ground of Metalac Gornji Milanovac. The stadium consists of three stands with a total

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of 4,350.

History

Background and construction

Before earning promotion to the

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for the first time in 2009, Metalac Gornji Milanovac hosted its matches at the nearby Stadion SD Takovo, colloquially known as the Stadion kraj Despotovice, owned by local rivals

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. However, due to the league's stadium requirements, the club was forced to play its home matches in

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and

Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is 20,897. Settlements Aside from the town of Lučani, t ...

over the next three seasons before suffering relegation from the top flight. Stadion FK Metalac 12

On 9 September 2011,

Metalac a.d. Metalac a.d. ( sr-cyr, Металац) is a Serbian manufacturing company based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. With around 2,000 employees, it is one of the largest companies in Moravica District. History Metalac was founded in 1959 in Gornji Mil ...

signed an agreement with the local and national authorities to build a new stadium for Metalac Gornji Milanovac. The cornerstone was laid by Metalac president Dragoljub Vukadinović in early October of the same year. The construction was completed in the summer of 2012.

Opening

The stadium hosted its first game on 1 September 2012, as Metalac Gornji Milanovac recorded a 3–1 victory over

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in the fourth round of the

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. Metalac's defender Dalibor Rodić scored the first goal at the new stadium. The venue was officially opened 11 days later, on 12 September, with a friendly game between Metalac and Serbia B. Metalac president Dragoljub Vukadinović, FSS president

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and

manager

Siniša Mihajlović Siniša Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Михајловић, ; 20 February 1969 – 16 December 2022) was a Serbian professional Footballer, football player and Football coach (association football), manager. During his career as a football ...

cut the ribbon during the ceremony before the match.

Notable matches

The stadium has hosted all four Serbia U21 matches in their 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and two of the team's five matches in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. The stadium also hosted the final match of the

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, as

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defeated Javor Ivanjica 2–0.

References

External links

{{Commons category
Stadium information
at Metalac Gornji Milanovac official website Metalac Gornji Milanovac