Stadion Olympic (
Montenegrin:''Stadion Olimpik'',
Albanian
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:''Stadioni Olimpik'') is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
,
Montenegro
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. Mostly used for
football
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matches, it has a capacity of 1,500 seats.
History
Stadium is built in the 1970s by hotels company ''Velika Plaža'', who is still owner of the pitch.
Stadium is built by the
Adriatic Sea
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, on the longest sandy beach in the Montenegro -
Velika Plaža
Velika Plaža (; ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Велика Плажа), ;, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to the Bojana River, which separates it from Ada Bojana. . It is used mostly for
football
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matches and hosts the home games of
FK Otrant
FK Otrant-Olympic ( Montenegrin: ''Fudbalski klub Otrant-Olympic'', Albanian: ''Klubi Futbollistik Otrant-Olympic'') is a Montenegrin football club based in the coastal town of Ulcinj. They compete in the Montenegrin First League.
History
FK Otr ...
. The capacity of the stadium is 1,500 seats.
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During the winter months, because of good climate and accommodation in
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
, stadium is used for exhibition matches, tournaments, trainings and preparations of many football teams from the region (
Montenegro
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,
Serbia
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Albania
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,
Kosovo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and
Croatia
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). Except Olympic, there are three another football grounds at ''Velika plaža'' sports center.
Pitch
The
pitch measures 105 x 70 meters. Between stands and pitch, there is an athletic track.
See also
*
FK Otrant
FK Otrant-Olympic ( Montenegrin: ''Fudbalski klub Otrant-Olympic'', Albanian: ''Klubi Futbollistik Otrant-Olympic'') is a Montenegrin football club based in the coastal town of Ulcinj. They compete in the Montenegrin First League.
History
FK Otr ...
*
Velika Plaža
Velika Plaža (; ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Велика Плажа), ;, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to the Bojana River, which separates it from Ada Bojana.
*
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
External links
Stadium information
References
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Multi-purpose stadiums in Montenegro
Football venues in Montenegro
Football in Montenegro
Sport in Ulcinj
Yugoslav Montenegrin architecture
FK Otrant-Olympic