Karađorđe Stadium ( sr, Стадион Карађорђе, Stadion Karađorđe) is a multi-purpose stadium in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of FK Vojvodina. The stadium is one of the most modern stadiums in Serbia and has one of the best pitches in the country. The stadium has a total of 14,853 seats after new renovations were made in 2013. The stadium is also the home ground for the Serbian U-21 football team.

History

In late May 2007, the stadium was the site of Siniša Mihajlović's testimonial match. In 2009, the stadium was given a new athletic track, the southeast stand and a modern Philips scoreboard. After the reconstruction in 2009, it was the venue of the

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. In 2011, FK Vojvodina installed floodlights with strength of 1,400 lux. The largest attendance was on 1 March 1967 when Vojvodina played against Scottish side

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in the 1966–67 European Cup quarter-final. There were about 30,000 spectators. Formerly, it was known as the ''Vojvodina Stadium'' ( sr, Стадион Војводине, ) or ''City Stadium'' (Serbian: Градски стадион, ''Gradski stadion''). In 2007, the stadium was renamed to Karađorđe Stadium after Karađorđe "Black George", the leader of the First Serbian uprising. However, Karađorđe Stadium was in fact the older and original name of the stadium that was used from its foundation in 1924 until the end of the Second World War.

Recent upgrades and developments

In early 2012, the executive board announced further reconstructions of the Karađorđe stadium. Original plans included the construction of a new south stand, the reconstruction of the eastern and southwest stand. Finally, in May 2013, as a result of UEFA requirements for obtaining a license for UEFA Europa League participation, the city of Novi Sad agreed to an upgrade of the stadium that will take place through June 2013 in time for FK Vojvodina to host Europa League qualifying matches. Dnevnik (Serbian): МОНДО: Пао договор, Воша гради стадион 23 May 2013

Notable events

International football matches

Concerts

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Gallery

File:Stadion vojvodine02.jpg, "Firma" graffiti art at Karađorđe Stadium File:Stadion vojvodine03.jpg, A view of the East stand; To the right is the historic players' locker room house which was knocked down in May 2013 for the stadium upgrade

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