Stadion Nikola Mantov
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| Full name | Stadion Nikola Mantov |
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| Location | Kočani, North Macedonia |
| Coordinates | 41°54′30.7″N 22°24′22.6″E / 41.908528°N 22.406278°E |
| Owner | Kočani Municipality |
| Capacity | 5,100 [1] |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1980 |
| Renovated | 1994 (west stand) |
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| FK Osogovo Kočani | |
Stadion Nikola Mantov (Macedonian: Стадион Никола Мантов) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kočani, North Macedonia. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home stadium of FK Osogovo Kočani. The stadium seats 5,000 people. [2]
Name
[edit]In 1973, during a football match between FK Osogovo and FK FAS 11 Oktomvri from Skopje, the 23-year-old Nikola Mantov - one of the best players of FK Osogovo at the time - collapsed on the field and died. In his honor, the home-ground of FK Osogovo is named Nikola Mantov Stadium. It is one of the few football stadium in North Macedonia named after a football player.
International fixtures
[edit]| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Att. | Ref |
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| North Macedonia (1994–present) | |||||
| 7 September 1994 | UEFA Qualifier U21 |  Denmark
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5–3 | 6,000 | [1] |
| 12 April 1995 | Friendly |  Bulgaria
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0–0 | 8,000 | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". Macedonian Football.
- ^ "North Macedonia - FK Osogovo Kočani - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- Stadion Nikola Mantov
- Macedonian Football (in English)
- Football Federation of North Macedonia (in Macedonian and English)
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