Arena Petrol

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Arena Petrol
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location = Lower Hudinja, Celje,
Slovenia
coordinates = Coord|46|14|48.38|N|15|16|12.77|E|type:landmark
fullname = Football Stadion Celje Arena Petrol
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built = 1999-2 March 2008cite web |title=Arena Petrol, Predstavitev stadiona Arena Petrol |url=http://www.nk-celje.si/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=48 |accessdate=2008-08-20 |language=Slovene ] cite web |title=Arena Petrol |url=http://www.siol.net/sportal/nogomet/prva_liga/stadioni/2007/12/arena_petrol.aspx |date=2007-12-10 |publisher=SiOL SPORTAL |accessdate=2008-08-20 |language=Slovene ]
opened = 12 September 2003
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surface = Grass
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tenants = NK Celje
Slovenia national football team
seating_capacity = 13,600
dimensions = 105 × 68 metres
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Arena Petrol is a football stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It is the home ground of NK Celje as well as the Slovenian national football team for most of their international home matches, so that is why the station is internationally known.

Arena Petrol is currently the most modern football stadium in Slovenia although it is not yet fully completed. [cite web |title=Nogometni stadion Arena Petrol |url=http://www.zpo.si/vsebina.asp?id=59 |date=2007 |publisher= [z|p|o] |accessdate=2008-08-20 |language=Slovene] It takes its name from its principal sponsor, the Slovenian oil company Petrol. The stadium opened on 12 September 2003 with its single stand giving it a capacity of 3,600. Two additional stands were built in the following two years, which expanded the capacity of the stadium to 10,085. With the newly constructed north stand it has 13,600 seats as of 2008. The pitch in the stadium 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 as the venue for all competitive home matches of the Slovenian national football team. In 1999 it replaced former stadium of Celje Football Club at Stara klet, which now serves as training facility for members of the first team, and team sometimes plays friendly match.

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External links

* [http://www.nk-celje.si/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=48 Information on Arena Petrol at NK Celje website]