Stadion Metalac () is a

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stadium in

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. It is the home ground of

Metalac Gornji Milanovac FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac () is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League West, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded as FK Radnik on 12 June 1961. Th ...

. The stadium consists of three stands with a total

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of 4,350.

History

Background and construction

Before earning promotion to the

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for the first time in 2009,

hosted its matches at the nearby Stadion SD Takovo, colloquially known as the Stadion kraj Despotovice, owned by local rivals

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. However, due to the league's stadium requirements, the club was forced to play its home matches in

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and

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over the next three seasons before suffering relegation from the top flight. Stadion FK Metalac

On 9 September 2011,

Metalac a.d. Metalac a.d. ( sr-cyr, Металац) is a Serbian manufacturing company based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. With around 2,000 employees, it is one of the largest companies in Moravica District. History Metalac was founded in 1959 in Gornji Mila ...

signed an agreement with the local and national authorities to build a new stadium for Metalac Gornji Milanovac. The cornerstone was laid by Metalac president Dragoljub Vukadinović in early October of the same year. The construction was completed in the summer of 2012.

Opening

The stadium hosted its first game on 1 September 2012, as Metalac Gornji Milanovac recorded a 3–1 victory over Mladost Lučani in the fourth round of the

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. Metalac's defender Dalibor Rodić scored the first goal at the new stadium. The venue was officially opened 11 days later, on 12 September, with a friendly game between Metalac and Serbia B. Metalac president Dragoljub Vukadinović, FSS president Tomislav Karadžić and

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manager

Siniša Mihajlović Siniša Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Михајловић, ; 20 February 1969 – 16 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and professional footballer who played as a defender. Mihajlović had an illustrious playing career, winni ...

cut the ribbon during the ceremony before the match.

Notable matches

The stadium has hosted all four Serbia U21 matches in their

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and two of the team's five matches in the

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. The stadium also hosted the final match of the

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, as Partizan defeated

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2–0.

References

External links

Stadium information
at Metalac Gornji Milanovac official website {{Authority control FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Metalac Metalac a.d. ( sr-cyr, Металац) is a Serbian manufacturing company based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. With around 2,000 employees, it is one of the largest companies in Moravica District. History Metalac was founded in 1959 in Gornji Mila ...

Gornji Milanovac