Stadion Solila is a football
stadium
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in
Igalo
Igalo ( cnr, Игало, sr, Игало) is a small town in the Herceg Novi Municipality of Montenegro. It is accessible via the E65/ E80 north headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2003 Census, it has a population of 3,754. The town adj ...
,
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi ( cyrl, Херцег Нови, ) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 in ...
municipality,
Montenegro
)
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. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
FK Igalo. The stadium holds 1,600 seats.
History
Until the middle of the 1990s, the football ground in
Igalo
Igalo ( cnr, Игало, sr, Игало) is a small town in the Herceg Novi Municipality of Montenegro. It is accessible via the E65/ E80 north headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2003 Census, it has a population of 3,754. The town adj ...
was among amateur-pitches like neighbouring
Stadion Opačica or
Stadion Bijela
Stadion Bijela or Gradski stadion Bijela is a football venue in Bijela, Herceg Novi municipality, Montenegro. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of FK Bijela.
History
The stadium in Bijela was built soon after the founding o ...
. But, with FK Igalo's promotion to the
Second Yugoslav League, a new stadium was built on the old location with one terrace and numerous pitches around the main ground.
During the winter months, because of good climate and accommodation, the stadium is used for exhibition matches, tournaments, trainings and preparations of many football teams from the region (
Montenegro
)
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Serbia
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North Macedonia
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,
Albania
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Kosovo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and
Croatia
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Since 1973, Stadion Solila is a host of traditional ''Mimoza Cup'',
which hosted numerous popular teams such as
Budućnost,
Hajduk
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,
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
,
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...
,
Željezničar,
Luzern
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Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a ...
and others.
Pitch
The
pitch measures 115 x 70 meters. Other pitches have smaller dimensions and don't have terraces.
Tenants
Stadion Solila is home of
FK Igalo, a member of the
Montenegrin Second League
The Montenegrin Second League ( Montenegrin: ''Druga crnogorska fudbalska liga'' – ''Druga CFL'' – ''2. CFL'') is the second-top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. Second Montenegrin Leagu ...
.
See also
*
FK Igalo
*
Igalo
Igalo ( cnr, Игало, sr, Игало) is a small town in the Herceg Novi Municipality of Montenegro. It is accessible via the E65/ E80 north headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2003 Census, it has a population of 3,754. The town adj ...
*
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi ( cyrl, Херцег Нови, ) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 in ...
References
External links
Stadium information
{{Sport in Montenegro
Football in Montenegro
Football venues in Montenegro