Stadion Z'dežele

Stadion Z'dežele is a football stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It has been the home ground of NK Celje since 2003. Prior July 2017, the stadium was named Arena Petrol.^[3]

Stadion Z'dežele

Former names	Arena Petrol
Location	Lower Hudinja, Celje, Slovenia
Coordinates	46°14′48″N 15°16′12″E / 46.24667°N 15.27000°E / 46.24667; 15.27000
Owner	City Municipality of Celje
Operator	ZPO Celje
Capacity	13,059[1]
Record attendance	10,055 (Slovenia–Norway, 3 September 2005)[1]
Field size	105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yards)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1999[1]
Built	1999–2003
Opened	9 September 2003[1]
Renovated	2024[2]
Expanded	2003–2008
Construction cost	€16.5 million[1]
Architect	Bojan Purg, Dragan Stevovič, Reichenberg architects[1]
General contractor	CM Celje[1]
Tenants
Celje (2003–present) Šampion Celje (2011–2014)

At the time of its opening, Arena Petrol was the most modern football stadium in Slovenia.^[4] It took its name from its principal sponsor, the Slovenian oil company Petrol. The stadium was opened on 9 September 2003 with a single stand that could accommodate 3,600 spectators.^[1] In the following years, three additional stands were built until the stadium was completed in 2008 with a capacity of 13,059 seats, of which 7,000 are covered.^[1] The stadium pitch is 105 metres long and 68 metres wide and covered with natural grass. The stadium also features a pitch heating system and floodlighting.^[1]

In 2004, the stadium replaced the Bežigrad Stadium as the venue for all competitive home matches of the Slovenia national football team. In 2003, it replaced the former NK Celje stadium, Skalna Klet, which is now used as a training facility.