Stadion Željezare is a football
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Nikšić
Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...
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. It is situated near the bigger
FK Sutjeska Stadium. It is used for
football
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matches. The stadium is the home ground of
FK Čelik Nikšić
Fudbalski Klub Čelik Nikšić ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Челик Никшић) is a football club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. Founded in 1957, they currently compete in the Montenegrin Third League. The team once won the Mon ...
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History
The stadium was built during the 1950s, with the born of FK Čelik. Until the 21st century, the owner of the stadium was steel-mill Nikšić.
Following successful results of FK Čelik and promotion to the
Montenegrin First League
The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...
, in 2012, the owners made all-seated stands at Stadion Željezare.
Pitch and conditions
The pitch measures 105 x 65 meters. The stadium didn't met
UEFA
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criteria for European competitions, so FK Čelik played their European matches on neighbouring FK Sutjeska Stadium.
In front of the main stadium is one field with artificial turf, used by FK Čelik and
FK Sutjeska FK or fk may refer to:
In arts and entertainment:
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* Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block.
* Funky Kong, a video game character.
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See also
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FK Čelik Nikšić
Fudbalski Klub Čelik Nikšić ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Челик Никшић) is a football club based in Nikšić, Montenegro. Founded in 1957, they currently compete in the Montenegrin Third League. The team once won the Mon ...
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Nikšić
Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...
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Stadion Gradski (Nikšić)
Stadion (Greek , Latin ''stadium'', nominative plural ''stadia'' in both Greek and Latin) may refer to:
People
* Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg
* Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1763–1824), Austrian ...
External links
Stadium information
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stadion Željezare
Football venues in Montenegro
Nikšić
Sport in Nikšić