Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium
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Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium () is a
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inside the sports complex ŠRC Zaprešić in
Zaprešić Zaprešić () is a town in Zagreb County, in Croatia. It has a population of 19,644 inhabitants in the city proper, town proper, with 25,223 in the administrative area. The town's metropolitan area, which encompasses the seven neighbouring munic ...
,
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. The primary user of this stadium is a football club NK Inker Zaprešić. The stadium has a capacity of 5,228.


History

The stadium was being built gradually. The first football pitch on the stadium's current location was opened back in 1962. In 1987, the larger eastern stand was built in order to fulfill the needs of
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held that same year. In 2005, after NK Inter Zaprešić finished runners-up in
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, the stadium received the new
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s. In 2016 the city of Zaprešić decided to rebuild the adjacent training grounds inside the complex. For this purpose the brand new
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pitch was built, while smaller, already existing artificial turf pitch was renovated. In May 2018, reconstruction of main football pitch started. This includes: implementation of new ground drainage, ground heating system and installation of new hybrid grass. On December 14, 2019 an assembly of Inter Zaprešić was held to commemorate 90 years of the club. The assembly decided to rename ŠRC Zaprešić to Ivan Laljak-Ivić stadium in honour of their late president. Under the guidance of Laljak-Ivić Inter entered the First League of Croatia and achieved their greatest success, winning the Croatian cup.


Other assets inside the complex

Except for football purposed facilities, inside the complex there is: a multi-functional hall used by various local sport clubs, University of Applied Sciences Zaprešić, along with its accompanying facilities such as the library and student cafeteria, several cafe shops, civic associations and a Novi Dvori restaurant.


Gallery

File:Istočna tribina- Inter-Hajduk.jpg, Eastern stand during a football match. File:Stepenice na istočnoj tribini.jpg, View from the stairs towards the eastern stand. File:Src Zapresic po noci.jpg, Stadium during the night game. File:Stadium during the sunny day.jpg, Stadium after the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship match between France and Faroe Islands. File:ŠRC Zaprešić Entrance.jpg, Eastern entrance to the stand and Baltazar university. File:Zapadna tribina stadiona.jpg, Guest fans on smaller western stand. File:Veleučilište Baltazar.jpg, University of Applied Sciences Zaprešić, located on the stadium.


References

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