List of football stadiums in Croatia
Current stadiums
Table:
Stadium	Capacity	City	Club	Opened

Stadion Maksimir	35,423	Zagreb	Dinamo Zagreb	1912

Stadion Poljud	35,000	Split	Hajduk Split	1979

Stadion Gradski vrt	18,856	Osijek	Osijek	1980

Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek	12,000	Karlovac	Karlovac	1975

Stadion Anđelko Herjavec	10,800	Varaždin	Varaždin	1931

Stadion Kantrida	10,600	Rijeka	Rijeka ( 1946-2015 )	1913

Stadion Aldo Drosina	9,800	Pula	Istra 1961	2011

Stadion Kranjčevićeva	8,850	Zagreb	Lokomotiva	1921

Stadion HNK Cibalia	8,500	Vinkovci	Cibalia	1966

Stadion Rujevica	8,279	Rijeka	Rijeka	2015

Gradski stadion	8,000	Sisak	Segesta	1956

Stadion Radnik	8,000	Velika Gorica	Gorica	1987

Stadion SRC Mladost	8,000	Čakovec	Međimurje	1987

Stadion Park	8,000	Suhopolje	Suhopolje	?

Stadion Kamen Ingrad	7,095	Velika	Kamen Ingrad	1999

Stadion Šubićevac	6,824	Šibenik	Šibenik	1948

Gradski Stadion uz Savu	6,000	Slavonski Brod	Marsonia	1979

Gradski stadion u Borovu Naselju	6,000	Vukovar	Vukovar 1991	?

Stadion Stanovi	5,860	Zadar	Zadar	1979

Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić	5,228	Zaprešić	Inter Zaprešić	1987

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Stadion Maksimir ( Maksimir Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb . It takes its name from the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir . The venue is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb , the top club of the country with 18 league titles . Is also the home venue of the Croatia national football team . First opened in 1912 , it has undergone many facelifts , and its current layout dates from a 1997 rebuilding . The stadium also sometimes hosts other events such as rock concerts .
Zagreb ( /ˈzɑːɡrɛb , ˈzæɡrɛb , zɑːˈɡrɛb/ ; Croatian pronunciation : [ zǎːɡreb ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia . It is located in the northwest of the country , along the Sava river , at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain . Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately 122 m ( 400 ft ) above sea level . The estimated population of the city in 2018 was 820,678 . The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,086,528 , approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia . Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from the Roman times to the present day . The oldest settlement located in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia , in today 's Ščitarjevo . The name Zagreb is recorded in 1134 , in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol in 1094 . Zagreb became a free royal town in 1242 . In 1851 Zagreb had its first mayor , Janko Kamauf . Zagreb has special status as a Croatian administrative division and is a consolidated city-county ( but separated from Zagreb County ) , and is administratively subdivided into 17 city districts . Most of them are at a low elevation along the river Sava valley , whereas northern and northeastern city districts , such as Podsljeme and Sesvete districts are situated in the foothills of the Medvednica mountain , making the city 's geographical image rather diverse .
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb , commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb ( pronounced [ dinamo ˈzâːɡreb ] ) , is a professional Croatian football club based in Zagreb . The club is the successor of 1 . HŠK Građanski or fully Prvi hrvatski građanski športski klub ( English : First Croatian Citizens ' Sports Club ) , club founded in 1911 , banned in 1945 and replaced by newly established Dinamo Zagreb . They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir . They are the most successful club in Croatian football , having won 20 Croatian Football League titles , 15 Croatian Football Cups and six Croatian Football Super Cups . The club has spent its entire existence in top flight , having been members of the Yugoslav First League from 1946 to 1991 , and then the Croatian First League since its foundation in 1992 . After the Second World War , the new communist government considered clubs like HŠK Građanski as fascist and nationalistic . As such , they were banned , and , in 1945 , NK Dinamo was founded as a club to act as an unofficial successor to HŠK Građanski , getting around the ruling party 's disapproval . They entered the Yugoslav First League in its inaugural 1946-47 season , finishing as runners-up . In their second season in Yugoslav top flight in 1947-48 they finished as Yugoslav champions , which was their first major trophy . The club won three more league titles and seven Yugoslav Cups . Amid the breakup of Yugoslavia and formation of the Croatian football league system , Dinamo left the Yugoslav league in 1991 .
Stadion Poljud is a multi-use stadium in the Croatian city of Split . It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Poljud , and is located on the northern side of the Split peninsula . Its original name is Gradski stadion u Poljudu ( City Stadium in Poljud ) . The stadium was opened in September 1979 and is the home venue of the Hajduk Split football club . The stadium has a capacity of 34,198 . The venue was built to host the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was opened by the then Yugoslav president , Josip Broz Tito . It had an original capacity of 55,000 , increased to 62,000 in the 1980s , before being equipped with seats in the 1990s thus reducing the capacity to 35,000 . Poljud Stadium was also the venue for the 1990 European Athletics Championships and the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup , while from 2013 to 2018 , it annually hosted Ultra Europe .
Split ( /ˈsplɪt/ , as the English word split ; Croatian pronunciation : [ splît ] ( listen ) ; see other names ) is the second-largest city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia , with about 250,000 people living in its urban area . It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings . An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination , the city is linked to the Adriatic islands and the Apennine peninsula . Home to Diocletian 's Palace , built for the Roman emperor in AD 305 , the city was founded as the Greek colony of Aspálathos ( Aσπάλαθος ) in the 3rd or 2nd century BC . It became a prominent settlement around 650 when it succeeded the ancient capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia , Salona . After the sack of Salona by the Avars and Slavs , the fortified Palace of Diocletian was settled by Roman refugees . Split became a Byzantine city . Later it drifted into the sphere of the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia , with the Byzantines retaining nominal suzerainty . For much of the High and Late Middle Ages , Split enjoyed autonomy as a free city of the Dalmatian city-states , caught in the middle of a struggle between Venice and Croatia ( in union with Hungary ) for control over the Dalmatian cities . Venice eventually prevailed and during the early modern period Split remained a Venetian city , a heavily fortified outpost surrounded by Ottoman territory . Its hinterland was won from the Ottomans in the Morean War of 1699 , and in 1797 , as Venice fell to Napoleon , the Treaty of Campo Formio rendered the city to the Habsburg Monarchy . In 1805 , the Peace of Pressburg added it to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and in 1806 it was included in the French Empire , becoming part of the Illyrian Provinces in 1809 .
HNK Hajduk Split ( Croatian : Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split , English : Croatian Football Club Hajduk Split ) , commonly referred to as Hajduk Split ( Croatian pronunciation : [ xǎjduːk splît ] ) or simply Hajduk , is a professional Croatian football club founded in 1911 , and based in the city of Split . Since 1979 , the club 's home ground has been the 35,000-seat Stadion Poljud . The team 's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and blue socks . Hajduk is by far the most popular football club in Croatia , having support from all corners of the country . A lot of support comes from abroad as well , not only from Croatian natives , but foreign fans as well . Hajduk was founded by a group of Split students in a famous tavern known as U Fleků in Prague . Between the early 1920s and 1940 , Hajduk regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national championship . Following World War II and the formation of the Yugoslav league system in 1946 , Hajduk went on to spend the entire SFR Yugoslavia period at the top level . The club 's run continued following the breakup of Yugoslavia , as the club joined the Croatian First League in its inaugural season in 1992 , never having been relegated from its top tier . They are one of the most successful teams in Croatia and ex-Yugoslavia , having won nine Yugoslav and six Croatian league championships , in addition to nine Yugoslav and five Croatian cup titles and five Croatian supercup titles , without ever being relegated from its countries top football league . The club 's golden era came in the 1970s , when they won four Yugoslav leagues and five Yugoslav cups . Hajduk is also the only club in Yugoslav football history that has won five-straight Yugoslav cups ( between 1972 and 1977 ) , and also the only unbeaten champion ( season 1950 ) .
Gradski vrt ( City Garden ) is a multi-use stadium in the Croatian city of Osijek . It is home to two Croatian football clubs , NK Osijek and Fortuna VNO Osijek . It has a capacity of 17,061 .
Osijek ( Croatian pronunciation : [ ôsijeːk ] ( listen ) ) is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 108,048 in 2011 . It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia , as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County . Osijek is located on the right bank of the river Drava , 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) upstream of its confluence with the Danube , at an elevation of 94 metres ( 308 ft ) .
Nogometni klub Osijek is a professional football club from Osijek in Eastern Croatia . Founded in 1947 , it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League , and , after the independence of Croatia in 1992 , it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League , the others being Dinamo Zagreb , Hajduk Split and Rijeka .
Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek is a football stadium in Karlovac , Croatia . It serves as home stadium for the NK Karlovac 1919 football club . The stadium was built in 1975 and has a capacity of 12,000 seats . Following NK Karlovac 's promotion to Prva HNL the stadium underwent renovations in order to meet top-level requirements in the summer of 2009 . The renovated stadium was opened on 19 July 2009 with a friendly match against Queens Park Rangers , which NK Karlovac won 3-1 . The stadium is named after Branko Čavlović , a footballer from Karlovac who was active with local clubs in the 1940s and competed for the Croatian national junior team of that period .
Karlovac ( Croatian pronunciation : [ kâːrloʋats ] ) is a city in central Croatia . According to the National census held in 2011 population of the settlement of Karlovac was 55,705 . Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County . The city is located on the Zagreb-Rijeka highway and railway line , 56 kilometres ( 35 miles ) south-west of Zagreb and 130 km ( 81 miles ) from Rijeka .
NK Karlovac 1919 is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac . Karlovac plays their home matches at Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek .
Gradski stadion Varaždin , also known as Stadion NK Varteks or Stadion kod Varteksa , is a football stadium in Varaždin , Croatia , and the home ground of NK Varaždin . The stadium was built in 1931 , although it underwent several renovations after that , and currently has an all-seating capacity of 10,800 . It consists of three stands , with the main stand being the only one with a roof . The stadium is located near the Varteks clothing factory , and also features a Varteks fan shop and a café . On 31 May 2017 , the stadium hosted the 2017 Croatian Football Cup Final between HNK Rijeka and GNK Dinamo Zagreb .
Varaždin ( Croatian pronunciation : [ ʋâraʒdiːn ] or [ ʋarǎʒdin ] ; also known by other alternative names ) is a city in Northern Croatia , 81 km ( 50 mi ) north of Zagreb . The total population is 46,946 , with 38,839 on 34.22 km2 ( 13.21 sq mi ) of the city settlement itself ( 2011 ) . The centre of Varaždin County is located near the Drava River , at 46°18′43″N 16°21′40″E / 46.312°N 16.361°E / 46.312 ; 16.361 . It is mainly known for its baroque buildings , music , textile , food and IT industry .
Nogometni Klub Varaždin , commonly referred to as Varaždin , is a Croatian football club , which plays in the town of Varaždin . They are currently playing in the Croatian First Football League .
Stadion Kantrida is a football stadium in the Croatian city of Rijeka . It is named after the Kantrida neighbourhood in which it is located , in the western part of the city . It has served as home of the football club HNK Rijeka for most years since 1946 . The stadium has a distinctive appearance as it is situated between steep cliffs , a remnant of an old quarry , just north of the stadium and the shore of the Adriatic on its south side . Since 1990 the venue was occasionally used for Croatia national football team 's international fixtures . The national team has never been defeated at Kantrida . The stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 10,600 . The stadium is scheduled for major reconstruction over the next several years . A new state-of-the-art 14,438 capacity all-seater stadium will be built at the same location .
Rijeka ( /riˈɛkə , riˈeɪkə/ , also US : /riˈjɛkə/ , Croatian : [ rijěːka ] ( listen ) ; Hungarian : Fiume , Italian : Fiume [ ˈfjuːme ] ; Slovene : Reka ; German : Sankt Veit am Flaum ) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia ( after Zagreb and Split ) . It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Bay , an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,624 inhabitants . Historically , because of its strategic position and its excellent deep-water port , the city was fiercely contested , especially among Italy , Hungary ( serving as the Kingdom of Hungary 's largest and most important port ) , and Croatia , changing hands and demographics many times over centuries . According to the 2011 census data , the majority of its citizens are Croats , along with a large minority of Serbs , and smaller numbers of Bosniaks and Italians . Rijeka is the main city and county seat of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County . The city 's economy largely depends on shipbuilding ( shipyards 3 . Maj and Viktor Lenac Shipyard ) and maritime transport . Rijeka hosts the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl . Zajc , first built in 1765 , as well as the University of Rijeka , founded in 1973 but with roots dating back to 1632 School of Theology . Apart from Croatian and Italian , linguistically the city is home to its own unique dialect of the Venetian language , Fiuman , with an estimated 20,000 speakers among the autochthonous Italians , Croats and other minorities . Historically Fiuman served as the main lingua franca between the many ethnicities inhabiting the multiethnic port-town . In certain suburbs of the modern extended municipality the autochthonous population still speaks the Chakavian tongue , a dialect of the Croatian language .
Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Rijeka ( English : Croatian Football Club Rijeka ) , commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka or simply Rijeka , is a Croatian football club from the city of Rijeka . HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia 's top division , HT Prva liga , of which they have been members since its foundation in 1992 . During the reconstruction of Stadion Kantrida , their traditional home ground , Rijeka play their home matches at Stadion Rujevica . Rijeka 's traditional home colours are all white . The club was founded on 29 July 1946 as Sportsko Društvo Kvarner ( Croatian ) / Società Sportiva Quarnero ( Italian ) . The club 's official name was changed to Nogometni Klub Rijeka on 2 July 1954 . In the summer of 1995 , the club management added the adjective hrvatski ( English : Croatian ) to the official name . Rijeka are the third-most successful Croatian football club , having won one Croatian First Football League title , two Yugoslav Cups , five Croatian Football Cups , one Croatian Football Super Cup and the 1977-78 Balkans Cup .
Aldo Drosina Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pula , Istria , Croatia . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NK Istra 1961 and formerly NK Istra . The stadium has a capacity of 9,800 . From March 2009 to January 2011 the stadium has undergone a major reconstruction . The west stand was completely demolished and redesigned , a roof over the west stand was added . New Seats replaced bench seating all around the stadium , and the three existing stands were cleaned up . On February 9 , 2011 Croatia hosted the Czech Republic in an international football friendly for the inaugural match to open the stadium . The match finished with a 4-2 win for the Blazers . The stadium is named after Aldo Drosina ( 1932-2000 ) , a noted football player and coach from Pula .
Pula ( Croatian pronunciation : [ pǔːla ] ( listen ) ; Italian and Istro-Romanian : Pola , Slovene : Pulj ) is the largest city in Istria County , Croatia and the eighth largest city in the country , situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula , with a population of 57,460 in 2011 . It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings , the most famous of which is the Pula Arena , one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters , and its beautiful sea . The city has a long tradition of wine making , fishing , shipbuilding , and tourism . It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991 .
Nogometni Klub Istra 1961 ( English : Istra 1961 Football Club ) , commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961 or simply Istra 1961 , is a football club from Pula , Istria , Croatia , currently playing in the Croatian First Division . It 's a common opinion amongst many people that Istra 1961 is founded in 1961 by merging two clubs from Pula , NK Uljanik and NK Pula , forming NK Istra . However , NK Istra is not the same club as NK Istra 1961 . NK Istra was the best club from Pula for decades . NK Istra 1961 , then named NK Uljanik , was founded in 1964 . NK Istra were competing in Prva HNL since the first season , but were relegated in the 1996-97 season to Druga HNL . They were promoted back to Prva HNL in the 1998-99 season , but they were relegated again in the next season , never coming back to Prva HNL . Meanwhile , NK Uljanik was in the shadow of NK Istra , but they were promoted to Prva HNL in the 2003-04 season and are the best club in Pula since then . NK Istra , now under the name NK Istra Pula , is competing in Prva ŽNL , the 5th football level in Croatia . The greatest club success was in the 2002-03 season when they finished runners-up in the Croatian Cup , losing to Hajduk Split 5-0 on aggregate . In the 2004-05 season , the club changed its name into NK Pula 1856 , because 1856 was the year that the Austro-Hungarian Empire made Pula the port of its arsenal and the shipyard Uljanik was opened . Also in the same year , it competed in the Prva Liga for the first time .
Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj ulici ( Kranjčević Street Stadium ) , known also as Stadion Concordije between 1921 and 1945 , is a multi-purpose stadium located in Trešnjevka neighbourhood , in Croatian capital city of Zagreb . It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of Druga HNL side NK Zagreb , as well as the home ground for First Football League team NK Lokomotiva . First opened in 1921 , it has undergone throughout many renovations and facelifts with its current layout dating back to 1987 Summer Universiade renovation . Croatian national football team played only once at Kranjčevićeva street in a 3-0 friendly game win against South Korea team on 13 March 1996 . The stadium with its reduced capacity from 2008 can hold 8,850 people , which makes it the second biggest stadium in Zagreb , behind Stadion Maksimir .
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb is a professional Croatian football club based in Zagreb . It competes in the Prva HNL , the country 's top division . Founded in 1914 , the club 's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as lower-level minnows . Between 2007 and 2009 they won three consecutive promotions to rise from fourth level to first level in the Croatian football league system . They hosted their home matches at Dinamo 's Stadion Maksimir for a couple of years before moving to NK Zagreb Stadion Kranjčevićeva , as their own ground in the Novi Zagreb 's Kajzerica neighbourhood is unsuitable for top level football .
Stadion Cibalia is a multi-purpose stadium in Vinkovci , Croatia . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of HNK Cibalia . It has a grass court , surrounded with a clay running surface , and stands , a part of which is covered . The stadium can hold 10,000 people , with 6,000 seats , of which 2,175 seats are under a roof and another 120 are in the luxury suite . It is located in the southern part of the city , across the river Bosut from the city centre . It was built in 1966 , and expanded in 1982 , when Dinamo Vinkovci entered the Yugoslav First League for the first time . At the time the total capacity was 18,000 , but mostly standing-only . It was last upgraded in 2003 , when two sets of stands were fitted with a total of 3,700 seats . The stadium was named Stadion Mladosti ( Youth Stadium ) up to 1992 , and it is still common for people to refer to it this way . Coordinates : 45°17′01″N 18°47′51″E / 45.283742°N 18.797382°E / 45.283742 ; 18.797382
Vinkovci ( pronounced [ ʋîːŋkoːʋtsi ] ) is a city in Slavonia , in the Vukovar-Srijem County in eastern Croatia . In the 2011 census , the total population of the city was 35,312 , making it the largest town of the county . Surrounded by many large villages , it is a local transport hub , particularly because of its railways .
Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia , commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia , is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia . Cibalia currently play in the Treća HNL , Croatia 's third tier league . Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators . The name Cibalia comes from the Roman settlement called Colonia Aurelia Cibalae which was the precursor of the present-day town of Vinkovci . In the period from 1945 to 1990 the club was called NK Dinamo Vinkovci .
Stadion Rujevica ( official name : Stadion HNK Rijeka , English : HNK Rijeka Stadium ) is a stadium in the city of Rijeka . The stadium is commonly referred to as Rujevica after its location . From August 2015 , the stadium is a temporary home ground for HNK Rijeka during construction of the new Stadion Kantrida . The stadium is part of the training camp used by the club 's youth academy , which includes four additional fields . Once the new Kantrida is built , the stadium will be used as the club 's training ground .
Gradski Stadion ( Croatian pronunciation : [ grǎtskiː stâdijoːn ] ) is a multi-use stadium in Sisak , Croatia . It serves as home stadium for football club HNK Segesta . The stadium all seating capacity is 8,000 spectators .
Sisak ( Croatian : [ sǐːsak ] ; Hungarian : Sziszek [ ˈsisɛk ] ; also known by other alternative names ) is a city and episcopal see in central Croatia , located at the confluence of the Kupa , Sava and Odra rivers , 57 km ( 35 mi ) southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb , and is usually considered to be where the Posavina ( Sava basin ) begins , with an elevation of 99 m. The city 's total population in 2011 was 47,768 of which 33,322 live in the urban settlement ( naselje ) . Sisak is the administrative centre of the Sisak-Moslavina County , Croatia 's biggest river port and a centre of river shipping industry ( Dunavski Lloyd ) . It lies on the D36 state road and the Zagreb-Sisak-Novska railway . Sisak is a regional economic , cultural and historical center . The largest oil refinery in Croatia is located here .
HNK Segesta is a Croatian football club located in the city of Sisak . It is named after the Illyrian settlement Segesta from which modern city of Sisak developed . Segesta is the oldest Croatian football club which has been operating under the same name and without interruptions to date .
Gradski Stadion Velika Gorica ( Croatian pronunciation : [ Gradski stadion Velika Gorica ] ) , also known as Gradski stadion Velika Gorica [ grǎtskiː stâdijoːn ʋêlikaː gǒrit͡sa ] or Stadion ŠRC Velika Gorica , is an association football stadium in Velika Gorica , Croatia . It is the home stadium for the HNK Gorica football club . The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 . The stadium was built for the 1987 Summer Universiade , held in the nearby Croatian capital Zagreb . It has since been renovated twice , in 1999 for the Military World Games held in Zagreb , and in 2010 to meet the requirements for Druga HNL , Croatian second level league .
Velika Gorica ( Croatian pronunciation : [ ʋêlikaː ɡǒritsa ] ; meaning Great Vineyard/Forest ) is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County , Croatia . The city itself has a population of 31,341 , while the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabitants ( 2011 ) . Velika Gorica is the centre of the historical Turopolje region . Franjo Tuđman Airport , the largest and busiest airport in Croatia , is located in the area of Velika Gorica .
Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Gorica ( English : Croatian Football Club Gorica ) , commonly referred to as HNK Gorica or simply Gorica , is a Croatian football club based in the town of Velika Gorica , located just south of the Croatian capital Zagreb . They play their home matches at the Gradski stadion Velika Gorica , which has a capacity of 8,000 . They won the 2010-11 Croatian Second Football League title and were initially promoted to Croatian First Football League , but their top license was revoked . The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the former Prva HNL members NK Radnik , who went bankrupt and were dissolved in 2009 . However , legally HNK Gorica is a distinct and separate club , and is not entitled to claim the history of the old NK Radnik .
Stadion SRC Mladost is a multi-purpose stadium in Čakovec , Croatia . The approximate capacity of the stadium is 8,000 places , including around 5,000 seats . The stadium is owned by the city of Čakovec and primarily used for football matches and various athletics events . The football clubs currently using the stadium as their home ground are NK Čakovec and NK Međimurje . Occasionally , it is also used to stage concerts and similar events . The stadium was built in the mid-1980s for the purposes of the 1987 Summer Universiade . It is located in the Mladost Centre for Sports and Recreation ( SRC Mladost ) , in the northwestern suburban part of the city of Čakovec . The complex also includes several other sports fields , a sports hall and a bathing resort . Originally , the stadium only had around 1,500 seats , all under the roof in the upper tier of the main stand . However , following the first promotion of NK Međimurje to the Croatian First League in 2004 , the seating capacity of the stadium was expanded from 1,500 to 5,000 seats . In April and May 2009 , the stadium was also equipped with floodlighting and a digital scoreboard . The main auxiliary pitch of the stadium is also floodlit .
Čakovec ( Croatian pronunciation : [ tʃâkoʋets ] ; Hungarian : Csáktornya ; Latin : Aquama ; German : Tschakathurn ) is a city in northern Croatia , located around 90 kilometres ( 56 miles ) north of Zagreb , the Croatian capital . Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County , the northernmost , smallest and most densely populated Croatian county .
NK Međimurje is a Croatian football club based in Čakovec . The club is named after Međimurje , the region in northern Croatia where Čakovec is located . In 2019-20 season , they will compete in the Croatian Second Football League . The club play their home games at the Stadion SRC Mladost , Čakovec , which has a total capacity of approximately 8,000 . The club 's supporters group is called the Angels .
Suhopolje is a settlement and an eponymous municipality in Slavonia , Croatia , located on the northern slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the region of Podravina , 10 km southeast of Virovitica ; elevation 118 m. The population of the Suhopolje municipality is 6,683 , with 2,696 people in Suhopolje itself and the rest in a number of surrounding villages .
NK Suhopolje Virovitica is a Croatian football club based in a village Suhopolje , in the region of Slavonia . Biggest success of the club was playing in 1.HNL , when , under the name Mladost 127 achieved 3rd place in 1.A Croatian football league . In the year 2001 , the club changed name from NK Mladost 127 to HNK Suhopolje .
Kamen Ingrad Stadium ( Croatian : Stadion Kamen Ingrad ) is a football stadium in Velika , Croatia . It serves as home stadium for football club NK Kamen Ingrad , now NK Papuk Velika . The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 ( 7,095 as all-seater ) .
Velika ( in Hungarian : Velike ) is a village and a municipality and recreational centre on the southern slopes of Papuk Mountain in the Požega Valley in Slavonia , 12 km north of Požega , located in Požega-Slavonia County , with the elevation of 278 m. Chief occupations include farming , viticulture and tourism . Velika is located on Požega - Slatina county road and Velika - Požega - Pleternica railway . There are 5,888 people , 94% which are Croats . There are only 3 Serbian households and few people of Czech , Hungarian , German and Slovenian descent . It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1532 and 1687 and again between 1690 and 1691 as part of Sanjak of Pojega before Austrian conquest .
NK Kamen Ingrad was a Croatian football club from Velika , a small town near Požega in the northeast of Croatia . The club was dissolved is July 2008 after serious financial problems .
Stadion Šubićevac ( English : Šubićevac Stadium ) , commonly referred to as Šubićevac , is a football stadium based in Šibenik , Croatia . It serves as home stadium for HNK Šibenik . It is named after the historic Croatian noble house of Šubić . The stadium was in the Communist era named after the leader of Yugoslav Partisans Rade Končar and known as Rade Končar Stadium . Last time it was renovated was for the 1979 Mediterranean Games . The construction of a new stadium began in early 1946 , as part of a sports complex which featured a football pitch , athletics track , courts for tennis , basketball and volleyball and concrete stands . The location chosen for the project was an area called Šubićevac , which is where Rade Končar , a notable World War II anti-fascist fighter , was executed by the Italian army along with 25 other members of the resistance . The stadium was hence named Rade Končar Stadium ( Croatian : Stadion Rade Končar ) in memory of him . The first phase of the construction went on for two years , and the stadium broke ground on 1 May 1948 , when a friendly was played between HNK Šibenik and Hajduk Split . Several football games as a part of the 1979 Mediterranean Games , hosted by nearby Split , were also played on the stadium .
Šibenik ( Croatian pronunciation : [ ʃîbeniːk ] ( listen ) ; Italian : Sebenico ) is a historic city in Croatia , located in central Dalmatia where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea . Šibenik is a political , educational , transport , industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County and also the third-largest city in the historic region of Dalmatia . It is the oldest native Croatian town on the shores of the sea .
Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik , commonly referred to as HNK Šibenik , or simply Šibenik , ( English : Croatian Football Club Šibenik ) , is a Croatian professional football club based in Šibenik , Croatia . It competes in the Croatian Second Football League .
Slavonski Brod ( pronounced [ slǎʋoːnskiː brôːd ] ; literally Slavonian ship ) , commonly shortened to simply Brod , is a city in eastern Croatia , near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina . Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina , Slavonski Brod was the 7th largest city in the country , with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census . it is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a major river port on the Sava river .
NK Marsonia is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod . They currently play in the third division Treća HNL . NK Marsonia was founded in 1909 . From 1945 to 1962 the club was called NK Radnički Brod , and then BSK from 1962 to 1992 before the club 's original name was restored . NK Marsonia last played in the top flight 1.HNL in 2004 , finishing last and suffering relegation . On August 1 , 2011 NK Marsonia merged with MV Croatia to form NK Marsonia 1909 which will compete in Croatian second division . NK Marsonia will continue functioning as the new club 's second team . Some of Marsonia 's notable former players include Mario Mandžukić , Ivica Olić , Krešimir Prgomet , Boris Živković and Josip Weber .
Vukovar ( Serbo-Croatian pronunciation : [ ʋûkoʋaːr ] ; Serbian Cyrillic : Вуковар [ Note 1 ] ) is a city in eastern Croatia . It contains Croatia 's largest river port , located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube . Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County . The city 's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census , with a total of 27,683 in the municipality .
HNK Vukovar '91 was a Croatian football club based in the river port of Vukovar . Under the name NK Vukovar '91 , club was founded in Zagreb by Vukovar refugees during the Croatian War of Independence . In 1992 , newly founded Vukovar '91 merged with NK Sloga , traditional Vukovar football club . Club 's greatest success is winning of Croatian second division in the 1998-99 season which earned them promotion to Prva HNL . They lasted there only for one season and were relegated after finishing last . In the 2001-02 season , they finished first in the North Division of Druga HNL but were defeated by Šibenik in two-legged promotion play-off . In 2007-08 season they were relegated from Druga HNL , but managed to come back after just one season in the third tier of Croatian football . Their third spell in Druga HNL did not last long and they were relegated once again at the end of 2010-11 season . In January 2012 , the club stepped out from Treća HNL East due to financial difficulties . On 8 February 2012 , it was announced that the club was officially dissolved due to high debts . In the summer of 2012 , a new club under the name HNK Vukovar 1991 was formed .
Stadion Stanovi ( English : Stanovi Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Zadar , Croatia . It serves as home stadium for football club NK Zadar . The stadium has a capacity of 5,860 people ( 2,860 seats and 3,000 standing places ) . In the current form , the stadium was completed for the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split . Because of new license conditions of the Croatian Football Federation the stadium was on 2008 equipped with a floodlight system . Further expansion of the stadium is planned . After his completion the new 5,500 seats are available .
Zadar ( US : /ˈzɑːdɑːr/ , Croatian : [ zâdar ] ( listen ) ; see also other names ) is the oldest continuously-inhabited Croatian city . It is situated on the Adriatic Sea , at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region . Zadar serves as the seat of Zadar County and of the wider northern Dalmatian region . The city proper covers 25 km2 ( 9.7 sq mi ) with a population of 75,082 in 2011 [ update ] , making it the second-largest city of the region of Dalmatia and the fifth-largest city in the country . The area of present-day Zadar traces its earliest evidence of human life from the late Stone Age , while numerous settlements date as early as the Neolithic [ citation needed ] . Before the Illyrians , an ancient Mediterranean people of an Indo-European culture inhabited the area . Zadar traces its origin to its 9th-century BC founding as a settlement of the Illyrian tribe of Liburnians known as Iader [ citation needed ] . In 59 BC it was renamed Iadera when it became a Roman municipium . In 48 BC it became a Roman colonia . During Roman rule Zadar acquired the characteristics of a traditional Ancient Roman city with a regular road network , a public square ( forum ) , and an elevated capitolium with a temple . After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and the destruction of Salona by the Avars and Croats in 614 , Zadar became the capital of the Byzantine theme of Dalmatia . In the beginning of the 9th century , Zadar came briefly under Frankish rule , but the Pax Nicephori returned it to the Byzantines in 812 .
Nogometni klub Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar , a city on the Adriatic coast , best known for playing in the top flight of Croatian football for almost twenty years . They currently play in the Treća HNL - Jug , the Croatian third division .
Stadium Ivan Laljak-Ivić is a football stadium inside the sports complex ŠRC Zaprešić in Zaprešić , Croatia . The primary user of this stadium is a football club NK Inter Zaprešić . The stadium has a capacity of 5,228 .
Zaprešić ( pronounced [ zâːpreʃitɕ ] ) is a city in Zagreb County in Croatia . Its newest population is 19,644 inhabitants for the city proper , and over 51,000 for its seven-municipality metropolitan area . Zaprešić is the third-largest , and most densely populated division of the county . [ note 1 ] It is located northwest of the Croatian capital Zagreb , and near the Slovenian border . It is centered on plains north of the Sava River , and is bordered by Medvednica Mountain to the east , and the Marija Gorica Hills to the west . The first human settlement in , and near Zaprešić dates from the Neolithic , and several Roman roads were constructed in the area . The first records of the modern town date from 1334 . Since that date , the town 's history includes being a part of a feudal estate to operating the first meat packaging plant in Croatia . However , it was not formally established as a city until 1995 . The city is governed by a mayor , a city government of seven members ( upper house ) , and a city council of twenty one ( lower house ) . Zaprešić has its own fire department , but police coverage is provided by the city of Zagreb . Komunalno poduzeće Zaprešić manages all utilities except electricity .
Nogometni klub Inter Zaprešić is a professional Croatian football club based in Zaprešić , a town northwest of the capital Zagreb . They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from the Druga HNL at the end of the 2014-15 season . The team are nicknamed Keramičari ( 'The ceramics makers ' , because they were sponsored by a ceramics factory through much of their history ) or Div iz predgrađa ( 'The giant from the suburb ' ) . The team 's colours are yellow and blue . Home games at Stadion ŠRC Zaprešić .