Stadion Poljud

Gradski stadion u Poljudu (Template:Langx), better known as Stadion Poljud (Template:Langx) or simply Poljud, is a multi-use stadium in Split, Croatia, which has been the home ground of Hajduk Split football club since 1979. The stadium is located in the neighbourhood of Poljud, which belongs to city district of Spinut. It was opened in September 1979, and has a seating capacity of 33,987.

The venue was built to host the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was opened by then Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito. It had an original capacity of 55,000, increased to 62,000 in the 1980s, before being equipped with seats in the 1990s thus reducing the capacity to 33.987

Poljud Stadium was the venue for the 1990 European Athletics Championships and 2010 IAAF Continental Cup. Electronic music festival Ultra Europe, an expansion of the Ultra Music Festival, was held at Stadium Poljud from 2013 until 2019 when it moved to Park Mladeži. The city of Split held the multi-day festival annually, drawing more than 150,000 people each year.

Design

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Poljud Stadium during the celebration of Hajduk Split's 100th birthday

Its trademark is a seashell-like design by Croatian architect Boris Magaš with a roof structure spanning at 206×47 meters. Its design offers views of nearby hills and forests from the stands, modelled after ancient Greek theaters. Suspended on the west roof "shell" are 19 cabins, 7 of them are used by TV reporters, with the others occupied by cameras, central referee station, photo finish, scoreboard, audio control, etc. All of these are interconnected via a catwalk that runs through a structure spanning the entire roof giving access to the cabins, as well as to the 630 Philips lights, placed along the brim and inner side of the roof.

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Northern stand

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Ultra Europe at Poljud Stadium

Stands are supported by a construction of reinforced concrete with entrances via 12 bridges placed 30–40 meters apart around the entire stadium as well as eight staircases. Underneath them is a trench holding office areas. The area around the stadium is composed of 60,000 square meters of designed landscape with greenery designated for pedestrians, with the stadium slightly beneath the grade level of surrounding traffic roads. Placed under the western stands are 11,000 square meters of sports facilities (three gyms, pool, sauna), official club offices and restaurants, while the eastern stands cover 9,100 square meters of business areas. The inner stadium ground is composed of 105x68 meters football pitch and 8 running tracks surrounding it.

The stadium was refurbished before hosting the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup athletics competition. A new tartan track was constructed, including the introduction of new VIP boxes and seats. In October 2014, following heavy damage from Ultra Europe, a new pitch and drainage system were constructed, replacing the original ones that lasted for 35 years.

In November 2015 the stadium was officially recognized as culture heritage.

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VIP stands

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Poljud Stadium, showing the Mero roof structure and the figure of stadium architect Boris Magaš at the bottom right

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Roger Waters on his The Wall Live Tour in 2013

Renovation

In October 2024, it was announced that the Poljud Stadium would undergo reconstruction. The roof of the stadium will be adapted, along with its reinforced concrete structure and electrical installations. The Split stadium will also receive a new video and audio system, as well as updated fire protection measures. The Government of Croatia has approved funds for all the necessary project documentation. This means that work on the stadium should begin in the spring of 2025, at the end of the current competitive season. Most importantly, the funds have been secured, and the project will be implemented in several stages.

The first section of the stadium to be renovated includes the southwest stand, where the visiting fans will be seated, and part of the west stand extending toward the south. In the second phase, reconstruction is planned for the southeast stand and part of the east stand extending southward, followed by the sections to the north. The plan initially involved using alpinists; however, scaffolding will still need to be utilized. The chairs will remain in place, and the entire concrete structure will be renovated. While the work is ongoing, some parts of Poljud will be closed, but Hajduk will still be able to play at the stadium.

International fixtures

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Att.	Ref
Yugoslavia (1979–1991)
Template:Dts	1979 Mediterranean Games	Template:Fbb	Template:Win	50,000	[1]
Template:Dts	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification	Greece	Template:Win	45,000	[2]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying	Template:Country data People's Republic of Bulgaria	Template:Win	29,331	[3]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying	Turkey	Template:Win	12,270	[4]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Italy	1–1	12,000	[5]
Croatia (1991–present)
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying	Italy	1–1	35,000	[6]
Template:Dts	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Denmark	1–1	35,000	[7]
Template:Dts		Slovenia	3–3	20,000	[8]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Denmark	0–1	7,000	[9]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Spain	0–0	10,000	[10]
Template:Dts	2003 Marjan Trophy	Poland	0–0	1,000	[11]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Germany	1–2	9,212	[12]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Brazil	1–1	27,256	[13]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Netherlands	0–3	30,000	[14]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying	Georgia	Template:Win	28,000	[15]
Template:Dts	Friendly	Switzerland	2–4	10,000	[16]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying	Italy	1–1	0	[17]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Hungary	Template:Win	32,110	[18]
Template:Dts	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	Portugal	2–3	0	[19]
Template:Dts	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Slovenia	3–0	16,237	[20]
Template:Dts		Russia	1–0	30,257	[21]
Template:Dts	2022–23 UEFA Nations League	France	1–1	30,000	[22]
Template:Dts	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Wales	1–1	33,474	[23]
Template:Dts	2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Portugal	1–1	33,386	[24]
Template:Dts	2024–25 UEFA Nations League quarter-finals	France	2–0	30,551

Events

Template:Expand list List of events, concerts or any other public gathering on Poljud Stadium.

Date	Headlining Artist	Concert or Tour	Attendance
28 September 1985	Various Performers	Omladinski mirodrom	50,000
25 September 1993	Mišo Kovač	Noć Svijeća	50,000
15 September 2002	Marko Perković Thompson	E, moj narode	40,000
03 September 2006	Various performers	Ne damo te pismo naša	15,000
09 September 2007	Various performers	Ne damo te pismo naša	30,000
10 August 2008	Iron Maiden	Somewhere Back in Time World Tour	30,000
31 August 2008	Vinko Coce i prijatelji	Ne damo te pismo naša	30,000
21 September 2010	Various performers	Ne damo te pismo naša	30,000
30 June 2013	Marko Perković Thompson	Ora et Labora	50,000
12 July 2013	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	103,000
13 July 2013
23 July 2013	Roger Waters	The Wall Live	50,000
11 July 2014	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	150,000
12 July 2014
13 July 2014
10 July 2015	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	160,000
11 July 2015
12 July 2015
15 July 2016	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	150,000
16 July 2016
17 July 2016
14 July 2017	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	120,000
15 July 2017
16 July 2017
06 July 2018	Ultra Europe	Electronic music festival	150,000
07 July 2018
08 July 2018
09 June 2019	Various performers	To je moja zemlja	50,000

External links

• Virtual Tour
• Stadium photos at stadionwelt.de
• Aerial Photo from Google Maps