July 2 – The Serbian FA (FFS) has started a major project to replace the pitches in eight stadiums in eight different Serbian cities, with renovation works on the facilities, used by Serbia’s professional clubs expected to be completed by the autumn.
The official announcement of the Serbian FA did not indicate how much the project was costing, or where the funding was coming from.
“New pitches for better and faster football of better quality. Along with the preparations of our clubs for the new season, work is also underway on the reconstruction of the grass pitches at the stadiums in Subotica, Novi Sad, Kruševac, Niš, Lučani, Novi Pazar (pictured), Ivanjica and Surdulica,” said an FFS statement.
“After the qualification of our national team for Euro 2024 and the beginning of the construction of the National Stadium, one of the most important strategic goals that the management of the FA of Serbia set at the beginning of their four-year mandate is the reform and pitch maintenance modelled after the best European leagues.
“As from autumn, this great project will give a new, more beautiful and modern look of Serbian football and it aims to improve the conditions and raise the quality of football at all levels of competition. In addition to the more attractive game and greater interest of the audience, modern technology surface installation will reduce the risk of injuries and provide optimal conditions for development of young players.”
Installation work on nine artificial grass pitches in nine cities across Serbia will begin soon with the FSS saying that once completed, they improve the FSS’s talent identification and development pathways.
“The FA of Serbia are determined to raise Serbian football to a higher level through the infrastructural revolution and create the foundations for long-term success on the domestic and international stage,” added from FSS.
After a somewhat tempestuous and confrontational campaign, Serbia exited Euro 2024 at the group stage after losing to England but drawing with Slovenia and Denmark.
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