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{{Short description|Football stadium in Osijek, Croatia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| name                = Gradski vrt Stadium
| native_name         = Stadion Gradski vrt 
| native_name_lang    = hr
| image               = Gradski vrt iz zraka (1).jpg
| image_size          = 270px
| image_caption       = Aerial view of the stadium Gradski vrt Osijek, 2023
| fullname            = Gradski vrt Stadium
| location            = [[Novi grad, Osijek|Novi grad]], [[Osijek]], Croatia
| coordinates         = {{coord|45|32|42|N|18|41| 45|E|region:HR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = 
| opened              = 1980
| renovated           = 2005, 2010
| expanded            = 
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = [[Osijek|City of Osijek]]
| operator            = [[ŽNK Osijek]]
| surface             = [[Grass]]
| construction_cost   = 
| architect           = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer   = 
| general_contractor  = 
| project_manager     = 
| main_contractors    = 
| former_names        = 
| tenants             = [[NK Osijek]] (1980–2023)<br />[[NK Zrinski Osječko 1664|Zrinski Osječko 1664]] (2023–)<br />[[Croatia national football team]] (1996–2022)
| capacity            = 18,856<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportalo.hr/prepuni-gradski-vrt/|title=Prepuni Gradski vrt, 17.061|website=sportalo.hr}}</ref>
| dimensions          = 106 × 69 m
| scoreboard          = 
}}

'''Gradski vrt Stadium''' ({{langx|hr|Stadion Gradski vrt|lit=City Garden Stadium}}) is a multi-use stadium in [[Osijek]], Croatia. It is located in the Gradski vrt neighbourhood in [[Novi grad, Osijek|Novi grad]] city district. With a capacity of 18,856, it has been best known as the home ground of  Croatian [[association football|football]] club [[NK Osijek]].

== History ==
Construction started in 1949, but works were stopped several times. The first match played on the ground of Gradski Vrt was played between [[NK Osijek]] and [[FK Sloboda Tuzla]] on 7 September 1958. In 1980, the stadium was officially opened.

In 1982, the record of stadium attendance was broken, on the football match between [[NK Osijek]] and [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]. At that match, there were 40,000 attendants. The result was 1–2.

In 1998 seats and reflectors were installed. In 2005, the stadium was renovated. Under the west stand, VIP rooms were set and the lodge was rearranged, adding 1,000 new seats. The athletics track was reconstructed, repainted from red to blue. After this renovation, the stadium has fulfilled [[UEFA]]'s stadium criteria. In the same year, the stadium was a part of [[Croatia]] and [[Hungary]]'s failed bid for the [[2012 European Football Championship]]. At that time a project of a new stadium with a larger capacity was presented.

In 2010, the stadium was again repaired: the pitch was relaid, fences were painted and the seats were numbered. The reason was a friendly match between [[Croatian national football team|Croatia]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]], which was held on 23 May that year.

In May 2016, the stadium hosted the [[Croatian Football Cup|Croatian Cup]] final.

==Future==
{{see also|New NK Osijek Stadium}}

In April 2018, [[NK Osijek]] president [[Ivan Meštrović (sportsman)|Ivan Meštrović]] released plans for a new stadium for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nk-osijek.hr/vijesti/14949/prestali-smo-sanjati-poceli-smo-zivjeti/|title="PRESTALI SMO SANJATI, POČELI SMO ŽIVJETI!"|website=NK Osijek official website}}</ref> A new state of the art stadium will be built at the Pampas neighbourhood in Osijek as part of the new NK Osijek training centre. The capacity of the new stadium will be 13,000, with all of the seats covered. The stadium will be UEFA [[UEFA stadium categories|category four]] and is supposed to be finished in Autumn 2022. During the stadium construction, NK Osijek will play their home games at the current stadium, which is in the future going to be used as the main stadium for the NK Osijek B squad.

==International fixtures==
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!width="90" |Date
!width="200"|Competition
!width="100"|Opponent
!width="50" |Score
!width="50" |Att.
!width="20" |Ref
|-
!colspan="6"|[[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] (1990–present)
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|4|10}}
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|{{fb|HUN}}
|align=center {{won|4–1}}
|align=center|10,287
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/25825/croatia-hungary-4-1/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|1998|4|22}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|POL}}
|align=center {{won|4–1}}
|align=center|16,000
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/26048/croatia-poland-4-1/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|3|24}}
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|{{fb|LVA}}
|align=center {{won|4–1}}
|align=center|13,345
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/26208/croatia-latvia-4-1/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|7}}
|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 8|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]]
|{{fb|EST}}
|align=center {{pending|0–0}}
|align=center|10,766
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/26662/croatia-estonia-0-0/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|5|28}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|IRN}}
|align=center {{pending|2–2}}
|align=center|20,000
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/30018/croatia-iran-2-2/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|5|23}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|WAL}}
|align=center {{won|2–0}}
|align=center|10,482
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/105145/croatia-wales-2-0/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|16}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|{{fb|WAL}}
|align=center {{won|2–0}}
|align=center|17,500
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/159960/croatia-wales-2-0/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|5|31}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|Mali}}
|align=center {{won|2–1}}
|align=center|15,212
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/242337/croatia-mali-2-1/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|10|13}}
|[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification]]
|{{fb|AZE}}
|align=center {{won|6–0}}
|align=center|16,021
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/241961/croatia-azerbaijan-6-0/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|03|23}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|Israel}}
|align=center {{won|2–0}}
|align=center|10,545
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/303879/croatia-israel-2-0/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|06|08}}
|Friendly
|{{fb|Senegal}}
|align=center {{won|2–1}}
|align=center|15,998
|[https://hns-cff.hr/en/matches/27128426/croatia-senegal-2-1/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|06|08}}
|[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]]
|{{fb|WAL}}
|align=center {{won|2–1}}
|align=center|17,061
|[https://hns-cff.hr/matches/30263917/hrvatska-wales/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|11}}
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|{{fb|SVK}}
|align=center {{pending|2–2}}
|align=center|9,926
|[https://hns-cff.hr/matches/47201682/hrvatska-slovacka-2-2/]
|-
|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|06|03}}
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League A#Group 1|2022–23 UEFA Nations League]]
|{{fb|AUT}}
|align=center {{lost|0–3}}
|align=center|13,994
|[https://hns-cff.hr/matches/59059084/hrvatska-austrija/]
|-
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow=5>

File:Gradski vrt stadium, Osijek.JPG|West stand (before 2005 renovation)
File:Stadion NK Osijek 2 rujna 2008 1.jpg|East stand (after 2005 renovation).
File:Posljednja utakmica Osijeka u Gradskom vrtu, 27.5.2023. (3).jpg|Last match at stadium Gradski vrt, May 2023
File:Posljednja utakmica Osijeka u Gradskom vrtu, 27.5.2023. (14).jpg|Fireworks by fans of the football club Osijek after the last game played at the Gradski vrt stadium

</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.stadiumguide.com/gradskivrt/ Stadion Gradski vrt at Stadium Guide]

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[[Category:Sports venues in Osijek]]
[[Category:Football venues in Croatia]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Croatia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Osijek-Baranja County]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1980]]
[[Category:Yugoslav Croatian architecture]]


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