Stadion Nikola Mantov

Стадион Никола Мантов
Stadion Nikola Mantov
Full name Stadion Nikola Mantov
Location Kočani, Macedonia
Owner Kočani Municipality
Capacity 5,000 [1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1980
Renovated 1994 (west stand)
Tenants
FK Osogovo Kočani

Stadion Nikola Mantov (Macedonian: Стадион Никола Мантов) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kočani, Republic of Macedonia. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home stadium of FK Osogovo Kočani. The stadium seats 5000 people. [2]

Name

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 the only football stadium in Macedonia named after a football player.

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