Partizan Stadium

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Partizan Stadium
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A view of Partizan Stadium
Full name	Stadion Partizana
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Opened	October 9, 1949
Owner	Partizan Belgrade
Former names	JNA Stadium
Tenants	FK Partizan (SS) (1949-present)
Capacity	32,710
Field dimensions	105 x 70 yards

Partizan Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Партизана / Stadion Partizana) is the football and track-and-field stadium in Belgrade owned by Partizan. It carried the name JNA stadium for a long time and was the site of Youth Day parade. It was officially opened on October 9, 1949, with the match between Yugoslavia and France. Partizan stadium had a 55,000 capacity before the new UEFA security regulations came in effect. It was renovated during 1998, and now has a capacity for 32,710 spectators. The playground has dimensions 105 x 70 m, platforms have 30 rows of seats, there are 30 entry and exit gates for spectators, highest spot of the stadium is at 21 m and the most distant spots of auditorium are 236 m by length (north - south) and 150 m by width (east - west). Illumination is 1.200 lux (Philips).

[edit] Reconstruction/Construction

The new stadium will be erected on 12.5 hectars of space, it will be able to hold 36,000 spectators and will be encompassed with a 5-star hotel, huge business center beneath the surface of the ground, two-story parking, multiplex cinema, nine tennis courts and about 400 apartments.