NZS has determined the venue for the final of the Pivovarna Union Cup: After two years, ‘farewell’ from Celje and after six years, a return to the Ljubljana’s Stožice
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The Slovenian Football Association has this week confirmed both the dates of the two semi-final matches of the Pivovarna Union Cup (Gorica and Beltinci will face each other on April 24, Mura and Rogaška the next day, both matches starting at 8 p.m.) and the stadium where the final encounter will be played. The last two cup final matches were hosted by Celje, but this time the Slovenian Football Association has given priority to Ljubljana. The showdown for the trophy will take place at the Stožice Stadium, where the Slovenian Football Association last organized the cup final in 2018, when Olimpija crushed Aluminij 6-1, sealing the double crown.
“The Executive Committee of the Slovenian Football Association, taking into account the NZS competition calendar, the availability of football facilities in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia that meet the infrastructure and safety standards for hosting matches of the highest level, the quality of the venue, and the economic aspect of marketing, has determined the Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana as the venue for the final match of the Slovenian Football Association Cup for the competition year 2023/2024. The Cup Final will be organized in the form of a final day, which means that the final match in the women’s cup will also be organized at the same location,” NZS stated on its official website.
It is worth noting that three cup final matches of the Slovenian Cup have been played at the Stožice Stadium so far. In the first one in 2011, Domžale defeated Maribor 4-3, while in the second one a year later, Maribor emerged victorious over Celje after a penalty shootout. Later, several matches were held in Koper at the Bonifika Stadium, and in 2020, NZS even organized the final in the National Football Centre at Brdo pri Kranju. The reason, of course, was the “COVID times”…
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