Stadion Stari plac
| Full name | Stadion Stari plac |
|---|---|
| Location | Split, Croatia |
| Owner | City of Split |
| Operator | City of Split |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field size | 105 m x 70 m (115 yd x 76.5 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Renovated | 1951, 1979 |
| Tenants | |
| Hajduk Split (1911–1979) RK Nada Split (1979–) |
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Stari plac (lit. "Old place") or stadion kraj stare plinare (lit. "Stadium near the old gas plant"), and also often referred to as Plinara Stadion, (or mistakenly as Plinada Stadion[1][2]) is a multi-use stadium in Split, Croatia, which used to be primarily used for football. It hosted a match between Yugoslavia and Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament,[2] and in April 2010 a match between Croatia national rugby union team playing against Netherlands in the 2008-10 European Nations Cup tournament.[3]
The area the stadium was built on was originally a gasworks and was also used as a military training ground by the army.[4] It was initially used as the home stadium of HNK Hajduk Split,[1] and although it was their basic venue in the early years and it was not until 1926 that the first stand was built.[4] It was replaced as Hajduk's home ground by the Poljud Stadion in 1979 and was reduced from 25,000 to 5,000 seats.
In the beginning the 100x60 meters pitch was oriented west-to-east with a rather rocky ground. After First World War it was resized to 105x70 meters with a favorable north-to-south orientation. It's first wooden stands, built in 1926, burned down that same year. Three years after second stands were built with a capacity of 900 people, but were gradually demolished during Second World War. It was after the war time the stadium received a major reconstruction with new drainage system and wooden western stands for 1400 people. Ten years after sandy ground was replaced with grass one, and later on new stands were built on eastern side of the pitch.[5]
Being an important part of clubs history its reuse is often debated. In November 2009 Hajduk fans watched a home game versus Dinamo Zagreb on a big screen in the Stari plac, rather than see the game in the Poljud, in a protest against recent Hajduk team performances.[6]
Today it is used by the rugby club RK Nada Split and baseball club BK Nada SSM.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hajduk European Cup results, dates and venues at foot.dk
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Euro 72 Qualifying results and line-ups at RSSSF
- ↑ Netherlands V Croatia preview at Rugby International News
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