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Rajko Mitić Stadium

Rajko Mitić Stadium
Marakana / Маракана
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Full name Rajko Mitić Stadium
Former names Red Star Stadium
Location Dedinje, Belgrade,  Serbia
Coordinates 44°47′00″N 20°27′54″E / 44.7832°N 20.4649°E / 44.7832; 20.4649Coordinates: 44°47′00″N 20°27′54″E / 44.7832°N 20.4649°E / 44.7832; 20.4649
Owner Red Star Belgrade
Operator Red Star Belgrade
Executive suites 5 (450 seats)
Capacity 55,538
Field size 110 x 73 meters
Surface Grass
Scoreboard LED
Construction
Built 1960–1963
Opened September 1, 1963
Renovated 2008 (new grass and floodlights)
Tenants
Red Star Belgrade

Rajko Mitić Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Рајко Митић / Stadion Rajko Mitić, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ˈstâdioːn ˈrâːjko ˈmǐːtit͡ɕ]), previously known as Red Star Stadium (Serbian: Стадион Цревена звезда / Stadion Crvena zvezda), also known as Marakana (Serbian Cyrillic: Маракана), is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia which has been the home ground of Red Star Belgrade since 1963. The stadium is located in Dedinje, municipality of Savski Venac.

Rajko Mitić Stadium, renamed in 2014 in honour of Red Star former player and club legend Rajko Mitić has a seating capacity of 55,538, and is currently the largest stadium in Serbia by capacity.

Marakana has hosted numerous international matches at a senior level, including European Cup final in 1973 and European Championship finals in 1976.

The first football stadium in this location was opened on 24 April 1927. It was the stadium of SK Jugoslavija. It consisted of a 30,000 capacity stadium with grass pitch, athletic track, training facility and club house. SK Jugoslavija played its matches on the stadium until the end of the Second World War when the club was disbanded by the new Yugoslav authorities. The ground was signed over to the newly founded club Red Star Belgrade.


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