Stadion Tumbe Kafe
| Tumbe Kafe Stadium Стадион под Тумбе Кафе | |
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| Full name | City stadium under Tumbe Kafe |
| Location |
Gradski stadion bb, 7000 Bitola, Macedonia |
| Owner | Municipality of Bitola |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Field dimensions | 100 x 65 meters |
| Tenants | |
| FK Pelister | |
Tumbe Kafe Stadium (Macedonian: Стадион под Тумбе Кафе) is a football stadium in Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It is the home stadium of FK Pelister, who currently play in the Macedonian First League. The stadium is divided into two stands - North, which consists of 2,500 seats among which is the press box along with the team pads, and the South, which consists mainly of the Pelister supporters and seats about 5,000.
Pelister have hosted European cup matches at Tumbe Kafe on four occasions. Swiss club FC St. Gallen was the last team to visit the stadium back on 9 August 2001 for the UEFA Cup.[1] Unfortunately, the stadium is most remembered for the violence that occurred back on 13 June 1993, before a Macedonian First League fixture between eternal rivals Pelister and Vardar. The match never even started because Čkembari set fire to the wooden bleacher seats, collapsed the old protective fence and attacked the police. During the incident, most of the south stand was destroyed.[2][3]
In June 2010, several necropolises were discovered at Tumbe Kafe that may date back to the 3rd century.[4]
On 2 June 2012, the stadium was host to a relegation/promotion play-off match between FK Teteks and FK Skopje.[5]
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Coordinates: 41°01′05″N 21°20′20″E / 41.01806°N 21.33889°E