GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Grounds

Grounds

Dinamo's home ground is Stadion Maksimir, which is situated in the northeast part of the city of Zagreb, opposite the largest city Maksimir Park which is also the name of that district. It was officially opened on 5 May 1912 and has been reconstructed several times since then. The seats were installed on the east and south stand in 1997 and a year later, the old north and east stands were pulled down. Newly built north stand has a capacity of 10,965 and also has business offices. The whole stadium was reconstructed just before the opening ceremony of the Military World Games in 1999.

The spectators are placed on four stands: north, east, west and south. All of them are exclusively all-seaters, and there are no standing places on the stadium. The total capacity is 30,459

The final phase of the reconstruction includes lowering the lawn and making a stand around the pitch and over the running track with an annex to the south stand, adding an extra 16,000 seats to the maximum capacity. This will make Stadion Maksimir an exclusively football stadium with approximately 60,000 seats and thus the club will be given opportunity to host final matches of European club championships.

The start of the planned reconstruction works were anticipated in 2008, with completion deadlines set as early as 2010, but works never got started. Renovation finally began in the summer of 2011. By now, the city of Zagreb has reportedly spent around €100 million on maintenance of the stadium. The stadium became a huge problem for the city council who are planning a referendum where the citizens of Zagreb would decide whether to continue with the reconstruction of Stadion Maksimir, or to build the brand new Stadion Kajzerica. In the summer of 2011, the stadium underwent some much-needed renovations. All the seats were replaced with new ones. The running-track was covered with blue cloth. The pitch was renewed.