Lagator Stadium () is a football stadium in

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2022 the city had a total population of 19,515, while the administrative area had a ...

, Serbia. The local club

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of the

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plays the home matches on it. The stadium has a total

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of 8,030 seats.

Location

The stadium is located in "Lagator" urban neighborhood, hence the name. With Lagator Hall (indoor arena) and other sports venues located in close proximity, it comprises the main sports center of Loznica.

History

The original stadium was built following the end of

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. In 1989, the construction of a new main stand on the west side began. Most of the work was completed the following year, but the grandstand and its equipment were fully finished by 1996. In the period from 1994 to 1997, a new, completely roofed, eastern stand was built. Thanks to the redevelopment, the stadium hosted meetings of national youth teams. In December 2020, the

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accepted the 30.62 million

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s bid by Termomont, Teming Electrotechnology,

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, Geourb and other companies to build a new stadium. At the beginning of 2021, the old stadium was completely demolished (the last league match took place on 28 November 2020). The stadium was opened on 18 November 2023 with the

match between

and Vrelo Sport that ended with Loznica 3–2 win. Opening match was attended by president of

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and by

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. The stadium was initially designed to be built as a UEFA fourth category venue, yet encountered multiple issues during its construction, leading to an inability to secure any certification straight afterwards its inauguration. By 2024 estimates, the resultant shortcomings are projected to increase the cost by approximately €0.5 million needed for rectification.

Gallery

File:View from main stand of Lagator Stadium.jpg, View from the main stand of the stadium File:View on southern stand from main stand of Lagator Stadium.jpg, View on the southern stand from the main stand of stadium File:View on northern stand from main stand of Lagator Stadium.jpg, View on the northern stand from the main stand of stadium File:View on northern stand from southern stand of Lagator Stadium.jpg, View on northern stand from southern stand of the stadium File:View on main stand of the Lagator stadium.jpg, View on main stand of the stadium File:View on eastern stand of Lagator Stadium.jpg, View on eastern stand of the stadium File:View on Lagator Stadium from outside.jpg, View on the Lagator Stadium from the outside

References

{{City of Loznica Football venues in Serbia Loznica

Location

History

Gallery

See also

References