Ilirija Sports Park
Location | Zgornja Šiška, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Coordinates | 46°04′12″N 14°28′35″E / 46.07000°N 14.47639°E |
Capacity | 1,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1963 |
Tenants | |
ND Ilirija 1911 |
Ilirija Sports Park (Slovene: Športni park Ilirija) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is the home ground of the Slovenian Second League team ND Ilirija 1911. The motorcycle speedway team Avto Moto Touring Klub (AMTK) Ljubljana used the speedway track at this venue as its home ground until 2020.[2]
History
The stadium was built in 1963 with a 398 metres (1,306 ft) long speedway track.[3] The first speedway event took place on 9 June 1963 in front of 10,000 spectators.[4]
The speedway track hosted major competitions, including rounds of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2008 and 2012, and rounds of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1979, 1983 and 1989.[5][6]
The speedway club AMTK Ljubljana underwent a long legal dispute with the
See also
References
- ^ "Osebna izkaznica" (in Slovenian). ND Ilirija 1911. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Zgodovina – AMTK" [History]. amtk.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Ljubljana ostala brez dirkališča za speedway" [Ljubljana was left without a speedway racetrack]. AMZS (in Slovenian). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b Kozanecki, Mateusz (30 May 2020). "Koniec pewnej ery. Po 57 latach żużlowcy pożegnali się z Lublaną" [The end of an era. After 57 years, speedway riders said goodbye to Ljubljana]. SportoweFakty (in Polish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1.