New NK Osijek Stadium

Last updated
New NK Osijek Stadium
Stadion Pampas (TBC)
Izgradnja stadiona na Pampasu 2022-(12).jpg

UEFA Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg

New NK Osijek Stadium
Full nameStadion Pampas (TBC)
Location Retfala, Osijek, Croatia
Coordinates 45°33′59″N18°39′27″E / 45.56639°N 18.65750°E / 45.56639; 18.65750 Coordinates: 45°33′59″N18°39′27″E / 45.56639°N 18.65750°E / 45.56639; 18.65750
Owner NK Osijek Football Academy
Operator NK Osijek
Capacity 13,005 [1] expandable to 14,750 [2]
Field size105 × 68 metres
Surface Hybrid grass
Construction
Broke groundDecember 2017 [3]
OpenedSpring 2023 (est.) [4]
Construction cost €60 million [5]
ArchitectSIRRAH Projekt d.o.o.
Main contractorsOSIJEK ASFALT d.o.o., EUROKAMEN d.o.o., STRABAG d.o.o. [6] [7]

Pampas Stadium (Croatian : Stadion Pampas) is the provisional name of the new football stadium currently under construction in the Pampas neighbourhood, in the district of Retfala, Osijek. The stadium will be the permanent home of Prva HNL side NK Osijek, replacing its current home, the Gradski Vrt Stadium. It is set to be completed till the beginning of spring 2023 [8] and will have a capacity of 13,005. [1] The precinct will also act as the training base of NK Osijek, with seven football pitches adjoining the stadium. The stadium will have a roof covering all of the seats and be in close proximity to the pitch. [9] It will be located alongside the Drava river. The cost is estimated at €60 million, financed by NK Osijek with a grant from the Hungarian Government. [10]

Contents

Construction

Aerial view on the construction site from the northwest, June 2020 Pampas2020-9.jpg
Aerial view on the construction site from the northwest, June 2020
External view on the construction site from the northeast, July 2020 Pampas2020-1.jpg
External view on the construction site from the northeast, July 2020

The project was officially announced on 19 April 2018, in the famous Osijek movie theater "Urania", by the former president of the club Ivan Meštrović. [11]

Early enabling works on the site began in late 2017, when vegetating clearing was carried out. The plot was raised by 1.5 meter through additional landfill. With the site spanning 15.3 hectares, this represented thousands of truckloads. In April 2019, within a month, 1,000 piles (each 12 meters deep) were inserted into the ground, ensuring future stability of the stadium. [12]

In November 2019, the most famous NK Osijek player and former Croatian Football Federation president Davor Šuker announced a symbolic €1 million contribution from the federation to the project. [13]

Specifications

The size of the precinct will be 15.3 hectares. [11] There will be 750 parking spaces available to the public and 150 VIP parking spaces. It will be a Category 4 UEFA stadium. [14]

Boxes in the West Stand will include beds, saunas, and Jacuzzis, whilst the adjoining camp will have a hotel, seven heated pitches and entertainment facilities for players. The stadium will have a capacity of 13,005 which will be able to be extended to 14,750 and will be the first all-covered stadium in the country. Roughly 550 seats would be of higher standard, of which 100 spread across 7 skyboxes. The roof (188x150m) will stretch outside the stadium, ensuring shade or rain protection and making it a more friendly public area. Hovering 22.5 meters above ground, it will be the landmark element. The stadium's facade will be translucent, ensuring sufficient sunlight access by day to facilities beneath the stands. Divided into 12 horizontal rings, the facade would be illuminated in varying colours, making the stadium attractive by night. [15]

At the beginning of 2022, the club representatives announced that the West Stand won't feature saunas and jacuzzis, as originally planned. Instead, the initially planned area has been reduced and will be used as a hotel and training area for players. Also, due to the reduction of the mentioned area, the total capacity of the stadium rose from 12,750 to 13,005. [16]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NK Osijek</span> Association football club in Croatia

Nogometni klub Osijek, commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek, is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stadion Kantrida</span> Croatian football stadium

Kantrida Stadium 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 the home of the HNK Rijeka football club 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gradski Vrt Stadium</span>

Gradski vrt Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Osijek, Croatia. It is located in the Gradski vrt neighbourhood in Novi grad city district. With a capacity of 17,061, it has been the home ground of two Croatian football clubs, NK Osijek and Fortuna VNO Osijek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stadion Kranjčevićeva</span> Multi-purpose stadium in Zagreb, Croatia

Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj ulici, also known as Stadion Concordije between 1921 and 1945, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Trešnjevka neighbourhood, in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It is mainly used for football matches and was historically the home ground of NK Zagreb until their eviction from the ground in 2018. More recently the stadium has been the home ground for Croatian First League side NK Lokomotiva. In addition, NK Rudeš use the stadium for selected matches, particularly Croatian First League games. First opened in 1921, it has undergone many renovations and facelifts, with its current layout dating back to the 1987 Summer Universiade renovation. The Croatia national football team played only once at the stadium in a 3–0 friendly game win against South Korea on 13 March 1996. With its reduced capacity from 2008, the stadium can hold 8,850 people, which makes it the second biggest stadium in Zagreb, behind Stadion Maksimir. In 2018, the stadium was refurbished with chairs installed in the eastern grandstand and a new hybrid lawn installed, leaving it with a seating capacity of 5,350 seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stadion Rujevica</span> Stadium in Rijeka, Croatia

Stadion Rujevica is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dragan Skočić</span> Croatian footballer and manager

Dragan Skočić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.

Alen Petrović is a Croatian former football defender and sporting director.

Ante Erceg is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club Istra 1961.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ante Čačić</span> Croatian football manager

Ante Čačić is a Croatian professional football manager who is the current head coach of Croatian Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GNK Dinamo Zagreb</span> Croatian association football club

Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won twenty-three Prva HNL titles, sixteen Croatian Cups, six Croatian Super Cups, and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. 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 Prva HNL since its foundation in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mijo Caktaš</span> Croatian footballer

Mijo Caktaš is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for NK Osijek in Prva HNL.

The Football Oscar is an annual football award given by the Croatian Association Football Union and Sportske novosti since 2013. In the 2017 edition the award was renamed as Trophy Footballer. It is awarded to the best football player, manager and goalkeeper playing in the Croatian First League. Also, it is awarded to the best overall Croatian player at the end of every season. The best 11 Prva HNL players of the season are also selected. The award is chosen by players and managers of the Croatian league clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristijan Jakić</span> Croatian footballer

Kristijan Jakić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Croatia national team.

The 2020–21 Croatian First Football League was the 30th season of the Croatian First Football League, the top national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 14 August 2020 and finished on 22 May 2021.

Events in the year 2021 in Croatia.

The 2021–22 Croatian First Football League was the 31st season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. Contested by 10 teams, the season started on 16 July 2021 and ended on 21 May 2022. Dinamo Zagreb, the defending champions, successfully defended their title.

The 2021–22 season was the 111th season in the existence of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Dinamo Zagreb participated in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

The 2022–23 season is the 112th season in the existence of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Croatian football. In addition to the domestic league, Dinamo Zagreb is participating in this season's editions of the Croatian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

References

  1. 1 2 "Evo kada će biti gotov najmoderniji stadion u Hrvatskoj, izbačeni jacuzzi i saune za VIP goste" [Here's When the Most Modern Stadium in Croatia Will Be Finished, Jacuzzi and Saunas for VIP Guests]. sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Sportske novosti. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Republic of Croatia - Pampas Stadium Environmental Study - Page 10th" (PDF). mzoe.gov.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. ↑ "I Retfala će dobiti novu vizuru". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. ↑ "PAMPAS SVE BLIŽE SLUŽBENOM OTVORENJU, POSTAT ĆE PRVI STADION U HRVATSKOJ KOJI JE POTPUNO NATKRIVEN". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Stadion na Pampasu bit će završen do konca godine" [Stadium Pampas will be finished until the end of the year]. nacional.hr (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). May 4, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official project board on the site" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Potpisan Ugovor Sa Strabagom Za Drugu Fazu Izgradnje Stadiona i Kampa" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  8. ↑ "NAJLJEPŠI STADION U HRVATSKOJ JE PRI KRAJU, EVO KADA BI OSIJEK TREBAO ODIGRATI PRVU UTAKMICU NA PAMPASU". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. ↑ "O projektu - Pampas 2020 - Nogometni klub Osijek". nk-osijek.hr. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Ivan Mestrovic, president of NK Osijek". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  11. 1 2 "Prestali smo sanjati, počeli smo živjeti!". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  12. ↑ "Dobili tri građevinske dozvole". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  13. ↑ "HNS podržao projekt s milijun eura!". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  14. ↑ "Najviša kategorija UEFA standarda". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  15. ↑ "Stadion Pampas Project portfolio". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  16. ↑ "VIDEO Još malo pa gotovo: Pogledajte najnovije kadrove nogometnog stadiona u Osijeku". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.