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.[2] The stadium has a capacity of 8,900.[1] 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.

Stadion Aldo Drosina
Aldo Drosina
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Full nameStadion Aldo Drosina
Former namesGradski stadion
LocationPula, Croatia
OwnerCity of Pula
Capacity8,900[1]
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Built1994
Renovated2011
Tenants
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present)
Croatia national football team (2011–present)

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

International matches

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spektakl Hajduka u Puli. Ovakva utakmica odigrana je samo jednom u 12 godina".
  2. ^ "Stadion". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  3. ^ "Croatia vs. Slovakia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  4. ^ "Croatia vs. Czech Republic – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  5. ^ "Croatia – Estonia – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  6. ^ "Croatia vs. Cyprus – 4 September 2014 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.
  7. ^ "Croatia vs. Georgia – 19 November 2019 – hns-cff.hr". Croatian Football Union.

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