Stadion Nikola Mantov () is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Kočani,
North Macedonia
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. It is mostly used for
football
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matches and is currently the home stadium of
FK Osogovo Kočani. The stadium seats 5,000 people.
Name
In 1973, during a football match between FK Osogovo and FK FAS 11 Oktomvri from Skopje, the 23-year-old Nikola Mantov - one of the best players of FK Osogovo at the time - collapsed on the field and died. In his honor, the home-ground of FK Osogovo is named Nikola Mantov Stadium. It is one of the few football stadium in North Macedonia named after a football player.
International fixtures
References
External links
Stadion Nikola MantovMacedonian Football
Football Federation of North Macedonia
FK Osogovo
Football venues in North Macedonia
Multi-purpose stadiums in North Macedonia
Kočani
Yugoslav Macedonian architecture
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