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{{Short description|Sports venue in Ljubljana, Slovenia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Bežigrad Stadium
| nickname            = 
| image               = II. evharistični kongres - Plečnikov štadion - junij 1935.jpg
| caption             = Bežigrad Stadium in 1935
| fullname            = Bežigrad Central Stadium 
| location            = [[Bežigrad]], [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia
| coordinates         = {{coord|46|4|8.84|N|14|30|30.60|E|type:landmark}}
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = 1935
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| closed              = 2008
| demolished          = 
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| architect           = [[Jože Plečnik]]
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| former_names        = 
| tenants             = [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|NK Olimpija Ljubljana]] (1945–2005)<br />[[NK IB 1975 Ljubljana|NK Factor]] (2004–2005)<br /> [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|NK Bežigrad]] (2005–2007)<br /> [[Slovenia national football team]] (1995–2004)
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'''Bežigrad Stadium''' ({{langx|sl|Bežigrajski stadion, stadion Bežigrad, stadion za Bežigradom}}), also known as '''Bežigrad Central Stadium''' ({{langx|sl|Centralni stadion Bežigrad}}), is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Ljubljana]], the capital city of [[Slovenia]]. It is the oldest stadium in Ljubljana. The stadium has been closed since 2008.

Construction of Bežigrad Stadium for the [[Roman Catholic]] youth sport association [[Orel (movement)|Orel]] began in 1925. It was designed by the architect [[Jože Plečnik]]. It takes its name from the [[Bežigrad]] district in Ljubljana, where it is located.

After [[World War II in the Slovene Lands|World War II]], the stadium was predominantly used for [[Association football|football]] matches, and was the home of the football club [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|NK Olimpija Ljubljana]] until the club's dissolution in 2005. The newly established club, [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana|NK Bežigrad]], played at the stadium between 2005 and 2007.

==National team matches==
Between 1995 and 2004, [[Slovenia national football team]] played 27 matches at the venue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Centralni Stadion Bežigrad, Ljubljana, football venue |url=https://eu-football.info/_venue.php?id=1691 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=15 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date
!Competition
!Country
!Result
!Attendance
|-
|11 October 1995
|[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|UEFA Euro 1996 Q]]
|{{fb|UKR}}
|3–2
|2,750
|-
|15 November 1995
|UEFA Euro 1996 Q
|{{fb|CRO}}
|1–2
|6,800
|-
|21 May 1995
|[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|{{fb|UAE}}
|2–2
|2,500
|-
|1 September 1996
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|1998 FIFA World Cup Q]]
|{{fb|DEN}}
|0–2
|5,000
|-
|10 November 1996
|1998 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|BIH}}
|1–2
|3,200
|-
|6 September 1997
|1998 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|GRE}}
|0–3
|4,689
|-
|11 October 1997
|1998 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|CRO}}
|1–3
|6,000
|-
|10 October 1998
|[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2000 Q]]
|{{fb|NOR}}
|1–2
|6,200
|-
|18 August 1999
|UEFA Euro 2000 Q
|{{fb|ALB}}
|2–0
|6,900
|-
|4 September 1999
|UEFA Euro 2000 Q
|{{fb|Georgia|1990}}
|2–1
|7,000
|-
|13 November 1999
|UEFA Euro 2000 Q
|{{fb|UKR}}
|2–1
|9,000
|-
|3 June 2000
|Friendly
|{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
|2–0
|9,000
|-
|11 October 2000
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 FIFA World Cup Q]]
|{{fb|SUI}}
|2–2
|6,650
|-
|28 March 2001
|2002 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|1–1
|9,000
|-
|2 June 2001
|2002 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|LUX}}
|2–0
|4,500
|-
|15 August 2001
|Friendly
|{{fb|ROM}}
|2–2
|6,000
|-
|1 September 2001
|2002 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|RUS}}
|2–1
|9,000
|-
|6 October 2001
|2002 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|Faroe Islands}}
|3–0
|8,500
|-
|10 November 2001
|2002 FIFA World Cup Q
|{{fb|ROM}}
|2–1
|9,000
|-
|17 April 2002
|Friendly
|{{fb|Tunisia}}
|1–0
|5,500
|-
|17 May 2002
|Friendly
|{{fb|Ghana}}
|2–0
|7,000
|-
|7 September 2002
|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 Q]]
|{{fb|Malta}}
|3–0
|7,000
|-
|2 April 2003
|UEFA Euro 2004 Q
|{{fb|Cyprus}}
|4–1
|7,000
|-
|6 September 2003
|UEFA Euro 2004 Q
|{{fb|Israel}}
|3–1
|8,000
|-
|10 September 2003
|UEFA Euro 2004 Q
|{{fb|FRA}}
|0–2
|8,500
|-
|19 November 2003
|UEFA Euro 2004 Q
|{{fb|CRO}}
|0–1
|8,500
|-
|18 August 2004
|Friendly
|{{fb|Serbia and Montenegro}}
|1–1
|5,000
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Bežigrad Stadium}}
*[http://en.stadioni.org/ljubljana/stadion-za-bezigradom/ Stadion za Bežigradom] on Football Stadiums of Slovenia

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[[Category:Football venues in Slovenia]]
[[Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005)|Stadium]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Slovenia]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Ljubljana]]
[[Category:Music venues in Slovenia]]
[[Category:Jože Plečnik buildings]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1935]]
[[Category:1935 establishments in Slovenia]]
[[Category:7 Most Endangered Programme]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in Slovenia]]


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