Voždovac Stadium ( sr, Стадион ФК Вождовац / Stadion FK Voždovac), also known as Stadion Shopping Center, 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 Belgrade,

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, and is the home ground of

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...

. One of the few

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stadiums in the world, it is built on the top of a shopping center in Voždovac and opened in August 2013.

History

After the old venue of Voždovac was demolished, the new stadium began construction in 2011 along with the establishment of a new shopping center in the Zaplanjska street in

. It has a

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of 5,175. The stadium meets all UEFA standards for matches in the

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and the

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