Stadion Rujevica

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Stadion HNK Rijeka
Rujevica
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Stadion Rujevica
Location Rijeka, Croatia
Coordinates 45°20′48″N14°24′15″E / 45.34667°N 14.40417°E / 45.34667; 14.40417
Owner HNK Rijeka
Operator HNK Rijeka
Capacity 8,279 [1]
Record attendance8,279
Field size105 × 68 metres
Surface Mixto Hybrid Grass
Scoreboard LED 80m²
Construction
Broke ground15 September 2014
Opened2 August 2015
ExpandedJuly 2017
Construction cost €24 million
Tenants
HNK Rijeka (2015–present)
Croatia national football team (2016–present)
Website
http://www.nk-rijeka.hr/hnk-rijeka/kamp/

Stadion Rujevica (English: Rujevica Stadium), officially known as Stadion HNK Rijeka (English: HNK Rijeka Stadium), is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. [2] [3] 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. [4]

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Construction

The construction of the training centre commenced on 15 September 2014 and was financed by the owners of HNK Rijeka. [5] On 28 July 2015, the stadium was issued a licence from the Croatian football authorities. [6] It was officially opened on 2 August 2015 with HNK Rijeka's 3–1 win against NK Lokomotiva. Marin Leovac scored the first goal. [7]

Expansion

In January and November 2016, HNK Rijeka Chairman Damir Mišković hinted that the northern stand may be built in order to comply with UEFA stadium categories requirement for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League to have a stadium with the minimum capacity of 8,000. [8] [9] The construction of the northern stand broke ground on 11 May 2017. [10] The construction was completed on 21 July 2017, increasing the total capacity of the stadium from 6,039 to 8,279. [11]

Capacity per sector

Four sectors contribute to the total seating capacity of 8,279:

League attendance

This is a list of HNK Rijeka's league attendance at Rujevica by season. [12]

SeasonTotalHighLowAverage
2015–16 71,6825,7762,5224,217
2016–17 85,6286,0043,0224,757
2017–18 87,3017,2583,0224,850
2018–19 81,4637,1222,8464,526
2019–20 73,5987,3262,0714,329
2020–21 [13] 4,3472,2750242
2021–22 [14] 64,5767,48503,588
2022–23 [15] 88,1168,1913,0004,895

International matches

DateCompetitionOpponentScoreAtt.Ref
Croatia national football team
4 June 2016 Friendly Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 10–03,911 [16]
6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–17,578 [17]
12 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Flag of England.svg  England 0–00 [lower-alpha 1] [18]
15 October 2018 Friendly Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 2–14,820 [19]
16 November 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3–18,212 [20]
27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–00 [lower-alpha 1] [21]
30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 3–00 [lower-alpha 1] [22]
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5–08,152 [23] [24]

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