Surdulica City Stadium

{{Short description|Football stadium in Surdulica, Serbia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Stadium

|stadium_name = Surdulica City Stadium

|image =

|nickname = Efbet Stadium

|location = Surdulica, Serbia

|logo_size = 300px

|coordinates = {{Coord|42|41|32.5|N|22|9|55.5|E}}

|capacity = 3,312

|opened = 1955

|tenants = FK Radnik Surdulica

|}}

Surdulica City Stadium ({{langx|sr|Gradski stadion Surdulica}}), currently known as the Efbet Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Surdulica, Serbia. It is the home ground of Serbian Superliga side FK Radnik Surdulica. The stadium has a capacity of 3,312 spectators.{{cite web|url=http://stadiony.net/stadiony/ser/gradski_stadion_surdulica |title=Gradski Stadion Surdulica |publisher=Stadiony.net |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fk-radnik.com/stadium |title=STADION |publisher=FK Radnik Surdulica |access-date=20 November 2021}}

Stadium exists from 1955 and from the beginning serves as a home ground of FK Radnik Surdulica. In 1987 the southern stand was created. In 2015 FK Radnik was promoted for the first time in its history to Serbian Superliga and in the summer of 2015 stadium was modernized and expanded; new stands on east, north and west were erected, as well as floodlight masts.{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Reflektori-u-Surdulici-cekaju-da-prodje-mec-sa-Zvezdom.sr.html |title=Reflektori u Surdulici čekaju da prođe meč sa Zvezdom |publisher=Južne vesti |author=Ljubica Stojanović | date=13 August 2015 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Stojanović|first=Ljubica|date=2015-08-13|title=Radnik sprema reflektore za meč sa Zvezdom|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Radnik-sprema-reflektore-za-mec-sa-Zvezdom.sr.html|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Južne vesti|language=sr}} Renovation works costs around 40 million dinars and expanded stadium's capacity to 3,312 seats.{{cite web|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:553494-Surdulica-se-sprema-za-utakmice-u-Superligi |title=Surdulica se sprema za utakmice u Superligi |publisher=Novosti.rs | date=18 June 2015 |access-date=21 November 2021}}

On 23 May 2018 stadium hosted the final of Serbian Cup between FK Partizan and FK Mladost Lučani. Game was played at full stadium and was won 2–1 by FK Partizan, who gain the title for the sixth time in history (fifteenth including Yugoslav Era).{{cite web|url=https://rtv.rs/sr_ci/sport/fudbal/partizan-osvojio-kup-po-15.-put_920843.html |title=Партизан освојио Куп по 15. пут |publisher=Radio Televizija Vojvodine |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=17 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=05&dd=23&nav_id=1396018 |title=Kup je Partizanov – preokret crno-belih za prvi Đukićev trofej! |publisher=B92 | author=A. Kovačević |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}} Organization of this match in Surdulica was questioned due to relatively small stadium and security concerns, but the federation kept its decision.{{cite web|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.294.html:726689-NIKO-NE-ZNA-KAKO-JE-I-ZBOG-CEGA-FSS-IZABRAO-GRAD-U-KOJEM-CE-SE-IGRATI-FINALE-KUPA-Rim-Madrid-Pariz-London-Berlin-i--Surdulica |title=NIKO NE ZNA KAKO JE I ZBOG ČEGA FSS IZABRAO GRAD U KOJEM ĆE SE IGRATI FINALE KUPA: Rim, Madrid, Pariz, London, Berlin... i – Surdulica |publisher=Novosti.rs | date=11 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.blic.rs/fudbal/domaci-fudbal/partizan-zbog-tri-frakcije-grobara-nece-u-surdulicu-na-finale-kupa/6gkdc2c |title=Partizan zbog tri frakcije "grobara" neće u Surdulicu na finale Kupa |publisher=Blic Sport | date=11 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/FK-Radnik-Finale-Kupa-igrace-se-na-stadionu-evropskog-ranga.sr.html |title=FK Radnik: Finale Kupa igraće se na stadionu evropskog ranga | author=A. Kostić |publisher=Južne vesti | date=11 May 2018 |access-date=23 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alo.rs/sport/fudbal/surdulica-ostaje-bez-finala-kupa-srbije/164200/vest |title=Surdulica ostaje bez finala Kupa Srbije? |publisher=ALO! | date=11 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/fudbal/vesti/surdulicani-kivni-na-partizan-ima-zivota-i-izvan-beogradskog-kruga-dvojke/294973 |title=Surduličani kivni na Partizan: Ima života i izvan beogradskog kruga dvojke! |publisher=Mozzart Sport | date=11 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=1392497 |title=Odbijen zahtev Partizana, finale Kupa ostaje u Surdulici |publisher=Blic Sport | date=14 May 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}

On 15 November 2018 a friendly game between Serbian and Macedonian Under-18 national football teams was played at the stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Surdulica-domacin-fudbalskim-reprezentacijama-Srbije-i-Makedonije.sr.html |title=Surdulica domaćin fudbalskim reprezentacijama Srbije i Makedonije |publisher=Južne vesti | author=Ljubica Jocić | date=13 November 2018 |access-date=23 November 2021}} Serbian team won by 2–0.{{cite web|url=https://fss.rs/mladji-omladinci-u-surdulici-ubedljivi-u-proveri-sa-bjr-makedonijom-2010/?pismo=lat |title=MLAĐI OMLADINCI U SURDULICI UBEDLJIVI U PROVERI SA BJR MAKEDONIJOM -2:0(1:0) |publisher=Fudbalski savez Srbije | date=15 November 2018 |access-date=23 November 2021}}

In 2018–19 season, after historic promotion to Superliga, FK Dinamo Vranje played most of their games at Surdulica City Stadium due to infrastructural troubles with the ground in their own town.{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Antic-Privatnici-se-udruzili-da-stadion-Jumko-osposobe-za-Superligu.sr.html |title=Antić: Privatnici se udružili da stadion "Jumko" osposobe za Superligu |publisher=Južne vesti |author=M. Jovanović | date=7 November 2018 |access-date=20 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Dinamo-slavio-protiv-Vozdovca-pred-punim-tribinama-stadiona-Jumko.sr.html |title=Dinamo slavio protiv Voždovca pred punim tribinama stadiona "Jumko" |publisher=Južne vesti | date=20 April 2019 |access-date=20 November 2021}}

The walls after the southern, main stand are painted with characteristic murals.{{cite web|url=https://www.vranjenews.rs/news/era-murala-u-surdulici-nikao-jedan-za-piksija |title=Era murala: U Surdulici nikao jedan za Piksija |publisher=Vranjenews | date=15 November 2021 |access-date=20 November 2021}}