Stadion Solila is a football
stadium
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in
Igalo
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,
Herceg Novi
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municipality,
Montenegro
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. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home ground of
FK Igalo. The stadium holds 1,600 seats.
History
Until the middle of the 1990s, the football ground in
Igalo
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was among amateur-pitches like neighbouring
Stadion Opačica or
Stadion Bijela. But, with FK Igalo's promotion to the
Second Yugoslav League, a new stadium was built on the old location with one terrace and numerous pitches around the main ground.
During the winter months, because of good climate and accommodation, the 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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North Macedonia
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Albania
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and
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).
Since 1973, Stadion Solila is a host of traditional ''Mimoza Cup'',
which hosted numerous popular teams such as
Budućnost,
Hajduk
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,
Partizan,
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Željezničar,
Luzern
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and others.
Pitch
The
pitch measures 115 x 70 meters. Other pitches have smaller dimensions and don't have terraces.
Tenants
Stadion Solila is home of
FK Igalo, a member of the
Montenegrin Second League
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.
See also
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FK Igalo
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Igalo
Igalo (, ) is a small town in the Herceg Novi Municipality of Montenegro. It is accessible via the E65/ E80 north headed to Dubrovnik, Croatia. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of 3,355. The town adjoins Herceg Novi and is adminis ...
*
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Херцег Нови, ) is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of ...
References
External links
Stadium information
{{Sport in Montenegro
Football in Montenegro
Football venues in Montenegro