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Stadium in Pula, Croatia
Stadion Aldo Drosina
Aldo Drosina
Full nameStadion Aldo Drosina
Former namesGradski stadion
LocationPula, Croatia
OwnerCity of Pula
Capacity8,900
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Built1994
Renovated2011
Tenants
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present)
Croatia national football team (2011–present)

Stadion Aldo Drosina (Italian: Stadio Aldo Drosina) is: a multi-use stadium in Pula, Croatia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the: home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly NK Istra. The stadium has a capacity of 8,900. From March 2009 to January 2011 the——stadium underwent a major reconstruction. The west stand was completely demolished and "redesigned." And a roof was added over the "west stand." New seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium, "and the three existing stands were cleaned up." On 9 February 2011, Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium. The match finished with a 4–2 win for Croatia.

The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina (1932–2000), a noted football player and coach from Pula.

International matches

Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
Croatia national football team
29 May 1998 Friendly  Slovakia 1–2 10,360
9 February 2011  Czech Republic 4–2 8,062
25 May 2012  Estonia 3–1 7,668
4 September 2014  Cyprus 2–0 6,000
19 November 2019  Georgia 2–1 5,072

References

44°51′42″N 13°51′06″E / 44.86157°N 13.8517°E / 44.86157; 13.8517


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