Ilirija Sports Park () is a multi-purpose stadium in

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, the capital of

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. It is the home ground of the

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team

ND Ilirija 1911 Nogometno društvo Ilirija 1911 is a Slovenian football club based in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, that competes in the Slovenian Second League, the second tier of football in the country. The club was founded in June 1911 and is the oldest ...

. The

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team Avto Moto Touring Klub (AMTK) Ljubljana used the speedway track at this venue as its home ground until 2020.

History

The stadium was built in 1963 with a long speedway track. The first speedway event took place on 9 June 1963 in front of 10,000 spectators. The speedway track hosted major competitions, including rounds of the

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in 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2008 and 2012, and rounds of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1979, 1983 and 1989. The speedway club AMTK Ljubljana underwent a long legal dispute with the

City Municipality of Ljubljana The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana (), also the City of Ljubljana (, acronym MOL) is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Ljubljana, the largest and capital city of Slovenia. , its mayor is Zoran Janković ...

over the ownership of the site. AMTK had not registered as the owner of the land in the mortgage registry, as a result of which they had to sign a lease agreement for the use of the facility. The Federation of Ilirija Sports Associations eventually became the owner of the venue, and in May 2020 the speedway club was expelled following the expiry of the lease.

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History

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