Maksimir Stadium
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| Full name | Stadion Maksimir |
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| Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Coordinates | 45°49′7.89″N 16°1′5.08″E / 45.8188583°N 16.0180778°ECoordinates: 45°49′7.89″N 16°1′5.08″E / 45.8188583°N 16.0180778°E |
| Owner | City of Zagreb |
| Operator | Croatia national football team |
| Capacity |
Concerts: 60,000 Football: 35,123 |
| Record attendance | 64,138 (NK Zagreb-NK Osijek, 19 July 1973) |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 5 May 1912 |
| Expanded | 1997 |
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HAŠK (1912–1945) Lokomotiva (2009–2014) Dinamo Zagreb (1949–present) Croatia national football team (1990–present) |
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Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a 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 football team in the country. First opened in 1912, it has undergone many facelifts, and its current layout dates from a 1997 rebuilding. Many of the Croatian national football team's games are played at Maksimir, which competes with Poljud stadium for the biggest matches. The stadium also sometimes hosts other events such as rock concerts.
The stadium was first opened 5 May 1912. On 26 May 1941, a representative of the fascist government of the Independent State of Croatia addressed young Zagreb students at their meeting at the Maksimir Stadium, and at one point ordered the Serbian and Jewish students to be segregated, but the children disobeyed. Soon afterwards, in June 1941, rebel youths burned the stadium down. In 1977, a movie Operation Stadium was made to commemorate the segregation incident.
When the UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament was held in SFR Yugoslavia, Maksimir hosted the Netherlands v. Czechoslovakia semi-final match and the Netherlands v. Yugoslavia third place match.
Maksimir was the central venue for the 1987 Summer Universiade hosted by the city of Zagreb.
In 1990, several events happened at Maksimir. On 13 May, the Dinamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot took place, an infamous riot involving Dinamo Zagreb and Red Star Belgrade supporters. The last match of the Yugoslavia national football team was hosted at Maksimir on 3 June. On 17 October of the same year, Croatia played the United States in what was Croatia's first match in the modern era.
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