Stadion Mladost (English: Youth Stadium) is a multi-use all-seated

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

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. The stadium has a

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for 10,331 people. The stadium was the venue for the final of the 2011-12 Serbian Cup.

History

The stadium was built in 1976 in a record time of 60 days. At the time of its establishment, it had a capacity for 25,000 people.

2011-12 reconstruction

Reconstruction of Mladost Stadium began in November 2011; a sum of the equivalent of

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1.5 million funded the project. The renovation was complete by the end of April 2012 and the stadium was chosen to be the venue of the 2012 Serbian Cup Final on 16 May 2012. The stadium was officially reopened on 24 April 2012 by Oliver Dulić.Tanjug - Dulić otvorio rekonstruisani stadion FK "Napredak" (Serbian)
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Notable matches

International matches

Gallery

File:StadionKrusevac1.jpg, Mladost Stadium in 2010 before reconstruction began File:Stadion Mladost Kruševac 2.jpg, The East stand bears the word "Čarapani" in

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