Macedonia will host for the first UEFA final 2017
Macedonia will host for the first UEFA club competition final in 2017. The UEFA Super Cup was awarded to Skopje’s National Arena Filip II of Macedonia.
The decision was taken last year to award the landlocked Balkan country its first major showpiece. The National Arena Filip II of Macedonia is no stranger to UEFA games, though. During extensive renovations it hosted five matches at the 2010 UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship – the 8,000 that turned out to watch the hosts take on Spain remains a competition record.
Statistics the UEFA capacity seats are around 33,460
The clubs are: FYR Macedonia, FK Vardar, FK Rabotnicki
For the first time this arena was opened in 1947, after separation and independence as country it’s self, was named in the Macedonian ancient king, father of Alexander the Great “Filip II” the venue is a redevelopment of the former national arena – the Gradski Stadion.
Re-opened on 12 August 2009 when R.Macedonia lost 3-2 to European champions Spain in a friendly.
Since then the arena has been hosted five games during the 2010 UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship, including the decider won by France and a group game between Spain and the hosts that attracted a competition record crowd of 8,000.
Outlook illuminated outer façade was completed in 2013 and the arena is also adapted to host concerts including the likes of Pink and Carlos Santana.
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