Stadion Aldo Drosina

Stadion Aldo Drosina

Aldo Drosina
Full name	Stadion Aldo Drosina
Former names	Gradski stadion
Location	Pula, Croatia
Owner	City of Pula
Capacity	8,900[1]
Surface	Hybrid grass
Construction
Built	1994
Renovated	2011
Tenants
NK Istra 1961 (1994–present) Croatia national football team (2011–present)

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.

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

International matches

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

1. "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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