{"id":18112,"date":"2017-04-06T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=18112"},"modified":"2017-04-06T20:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T20:10:21","slug":"national-arena-philip-ii-skopje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/national-arena-philip-ii-skopje\/","title":{"rendered":"National Arena Philip II"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: FK Vardar & FK Rabotnicki | Opening: 1947 | Capacity: 33,460 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

National Arena Philip II, recently renamed Telekom Arena and previously called Stadion Gradski Skopje, was built in 1947. The stadium back then was a simple bowl-shaped uncovered stadium.<\/p>\n

The stadium underwent its first major change when in 1978 a new covered South Stand was built, but the\u00a0biggest changes were made between 2008 and 2013 when the stadium got almost entirely rebuilt.<\/p>\n

Works started with the construction of\u00a0a new North Stand, continued with the two stands behind the goals, and finished with a refurbishment of the South Stand, the athletics track, and the facade.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the stadium changed name to Telekom Arena following a naming rights sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

The National Arena Philip II is the standard playing venue of the Macedonian national team. It has been selected to host the 2017 European Super Cup match.<\/p>\n

How to get to the National Arena Philip II<\/h3>\n

The National Arena Philip II is centrally located just north-west of Skopje’s city centre. It is an approximate 15 minutes walk to the stadium from the central Macedonia Square. Skopje’s main railway station, located on the other side of the centre, is a little further away.<\/p>\n

Address:\u00a0Aminta the third, Skopje 1000<\/p>\n