Stadion Z'dežele

46°14′48″N 15°16′12″E / 46.24667°N 15.27000°E / 46.24667; 15.27000OwnerCity Municipality of CeljeOperatorZPO CeljeCapacity13,059^[1]Record attendance10,055 (Slovenia–Norway, 3 September 2005)^[1]Field size105 × 68 metresSurfaceGrassConstructionBroke ground1999^[1]Built2003, completed in 2008Opened9 September 2003^[1]Construction cost€16,5 million^[1]ArchitectBojan Purg, Dragan Stevovič, Reichenberg architects^[1]General contractorCM Celje^[1]TenantsCelje (2003–present)
Šampion Celje (2011–2014)
Slovenia national football team

Stadion Z'dežele is a football stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It has been the home ground of NK Celje since 2003. Prior to July 2017, the stadium was named Arena Petrol.^[2]

At the time of its opening, Arena Petrol was the most modern football stadium in the country.^[3] It took its name from its principal sponsor, the Slovenian oil company Petrol. The stadium opened on 9 September 2003 with its single stand giving it a capacity of 3,600.^[1] During the next years three additional stands were built until the stadium was completed in 2008 with the capacity of 13,059 seats; 7,000 of which are covered.^[1] The stadium pitch is 105 metres long and 68 metres wide and covered with natural grass. The stadium also features a pitch heating system and floodlighting.

In 2004, the stadium replaced the Bežigrad Stadium as the venue for all competitive home matches of the Slovenian national football team. In 2003 it replaced the former stadium of Celje, Skalna Klet, which now serves as a training facility for members of the first team.

Stands

• Main stand (3,600 seats)^[1]
• West stand (4,850 seats)^[1]
• North stand (3,000 seats)^[1]
• South stand (1,500 seats)^[1]

National team matches

Date	Competition	Country	Result
31 March 2004	Friendly	Latvia	0–1
4 September 2004	2006 FIFA World Cup Q	Moldova	3–0
9 October 2004	2006 FIFA World Cup Q	Italy	1–0
9 February 2005	Friendly	Czech Republic	0–3
26 March 2005	Friendly	Germany	0–1
30 March 2005	2006 FIFA World Cup Q	Belarus	1–1
3 September 2005	2006 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	2–3
12 October 2005	2006 FIFA World Cup Q	Scotland	0–3
31 May 2006	Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	3–1
15 August 2006	Friendly	Israel	1–1
7 October 2006	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Luxembourg	2–0
28 March 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Netherlands	0–1
2 June 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Romania	1–2
12 September 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Belarus	1–0
13 October 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Albania	0–0
21 November 2007	UEFA Euro 2008 Q	Bulgaria	0–2
19 November 2013	Friendly	Canada	1–0

See also

• List of football stadiums in Slovenia

References

External links

• Stadion Z'dežele on Football Stadiums of Slovenia (in Slovene)