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Aerial view of the stadium
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Full name | Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj ulici |
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Former names | Stadion Concordije (1921–1945) |
Location | Zagreb, Croatia |
Coordinates | 45°48′17″N 15°57′39″E / 45.80472°N 15.96083°ECoordinates: 45°48′17″N 15°57′39″E / 45.80472°N 15.96083°E |
Owner | City of Zagreb |
Operator | NK Zagreb, NK Rudes |
Capacity | 10,850 |
Record attendance | 18,000 (Yugoslavia-Germany, 15 October 1939) |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
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Built | 1914, 1918-1921 |
Opened | 1921 |
Tenants | |
HŠK Concordia (1921–1945) NK Zagreb (1946–present) NK Croatia Sesvete (2008-2010) NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (2010) NK Lučko (2011–2012) Lokomotiva (2014–present) |
Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj ulici (English: Kranjčevićeva Street Stadium), known as Stadion Concordije between 1921 and 1945, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Trešnjevka neighourhood in Zagreb, Croatia. It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of Prva HNL side NK Zagreb. The stadium can hold 10,850 people, which makes it the second biggest stadium in Zagreb, behind Stadion Maksimir.
The stadium at what was then called Tratinska cesta (English: Tratinska road) began construction in 1910s and was completed in 1921. At the time of its completion it was the biggest stadium in Zagreb and was owned by Concordia, one of the three prominent Zagreb-based football clubs in the interwar period (the other two being Građanski and HAŠK). In 1931 the first floodlit match held in Zagreb was played at the stadium, in which Zagreb XI beat Real Madrid 2–1, with two goals from Ico Hitrec and a consolation goal for Madrid scored by Eugenio.
After World War II, Concordia was disbanded for political reasons and the stadium was handed over to the newly formed Fiskulturno društvo Zagreb (English: Zagreb Sports Society), whose football section later evolved into today's NK Zagreb football club. NK Zagreb's third jersey is green in honour of Concordia, whose old stadium is now their own.