The Rajko Mitić Stadium (, ), previously known as Stadion Crvene zvezde (), also known as Marakana ( sr-Cyrl, Маракана), is a
multi-use stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stre ...
in
Belgrade
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,
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which has been the
home ground of
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
since 1963. The stadium is located in
Dedinje, municipality of
Savski Venac.
Rajko Mitić Stadium, renamed in December 2014 in honor of the club's former player and
legend
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Rajko Mitić (1922–2008), has a
seating capacity
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of 51,755 and is currently the
largest stadium in Serbia by capacity.
The stadium has hosted numerous international matches at a senior level, including the
European Cup final in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
and the
UEFA European Championship
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finals in
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
.
History
The first football stadium in this location was opened on 24 April 1927. It was the stadium of
SK Jugoslavija
Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...
, Yugoslav football champion in 1924 and 1925.
It consisted of a 30,000 capacity stadium with grass pitch, athletic track, training facility and club house. SK Jugoslavija played its matches on the stadium until the end of the
Second World War
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, when the club was disbanded by the new Yugoslav authorities. The ground was signed over to the newly founded club Red Star Belgrade.
Old ground Avala
The stadium was named "Avala". In 1945 it was seen as the stadium for the "Metalac" football club (former BSK, today
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
), but
Vladimir Dedijer, president of the Yugoslav Gym Association at the time, granted it to the newly formed Red Star. In the summer of 1958, Red Star was to play against CDNA from
Bulgaria
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(today
CSKA Sofia
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). The municipal inspector from
Stari Grad inspected the venue and declared it unusable, for the wooden beams were completely rotten. Until the new stadium was built, Red Star mostly played as the host at the JNA Stadium (today
Partizan Stadium
The Partizan Stadium ( Serbian: Стадион Партизан / ''Stadion Partizan'') is a football and track-and-field stadium in Autokomanda, Belgrade, Serbia. The home ground of FK Partizan, it was formerly known as JNA Stadium (Stadion J ...
) while using some smaller venues for less important matches.
On 27 December 1959,
Red Star
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played its last match at the old ground.
FK Novi Sad was the opposition in a farewell game at the dilapidated arena.
Together with the crumbling facility, a part of football history had left as well. At that stadium
Moša Marjanović put a famous goal past the Spanish keeper
Ricardo Zamora
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, also
František Plánička was defeated, and after the Second World War plenty of exciting games were played. These included the
European Cup
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quarter-final second leg on 5 February 1958, in which Red Star took on the
English league champions
Manchester United
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, who had won the first leg in England 2–1. Despite fighting back to draw 3-3 after being 3-0 down, Red Star were eliminated from the competition by the English side. The game is most memorable for being the last played by the Manchester United side before the
Munich air disaster
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the following day, when the team's aeroplane crashed in the
West German
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city of
Munich
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on the return journey. Eight Manchester United players were among the 23 people who died as a result of their injuries in the crash, while two of the surviving players were injured to such an extent that they never played again.
After the farewell game, the stadium was demolished to be replaced by a modern new sporting facility on exactly the same spot. In order to prepare an adequate foundation for the construction of the new stadium, it was to be started 12 meters lower than the previous one. Over 350,000 cubic metres of soil and 15,000 cubic metres of stone had to be excavated.
Marakana

The stadium was built from 1960 to 1963, and fully financed by the GENEX company. To cut the costs, especially on the
rebars, it was decided that the new venue will be partially dug into the ground. In order to prepare an adequate foundation for the construction, the stadium was to be started lower than the previous one. Over of soil and of stone had to be excavated. Soon, the problems occurred, as the digging threatened to trigger the landslide of the houses surrounding the site. At first, the experts suggested that the digging should stop and the project should be changed. The soil was probed, up to deep, and the formation called "Sarmatian limestone" was discovered, which meant that the
deep foundation
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was possible on the west and south side and the project was continued. On the east side, the ground had to be filled.
The project was very expensive. A small part of the cost came from the donations of the Red Star fans, but that was not nearly enough. The majority of the funding came from the Executive Council, as the
Government of Serbia
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was called at that time, which conditioned the funds with the construction of the athletic lanes. Construction was continued even after the inaugural match in 1963 and the costs amounted. Roof above the west stand was to be very expensive, with concrete arches, but prime minister
Slobodan Penezić Krcun refused to grant that much money. Instead, an iron roof was built which was difficult to maintain. Because of the winds, the holes were left in the iron construction, but the auxiliary premises were built there even though they shouldn't have. Also, the workers' barracks at the auxiliary stadium were used by the club administration until the proper premises were built at the west stand in 1973. Administrative building also has a
single room occupancy
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for the athletes. City wanted to buy the administrative building for its purposes, but the club refused and paid the building in full to the constructors.
After three years of construction, the new stadium was ready to be unveiled. The official opening took place on 1 September 1963 with the
Yugoslav First League
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match against
NK Rijeka (2-1).
That day, some 55,000 spectators came through 9 entrance gates of 5 meters width each into the still unfinished stands. The very first visitor to the stadium is known to be Laza Petrović, a peasant from the
Loznica
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vicinity. This fiery Red Star fan arrived to the new stadium early in the morning and took his place in the eastern stand. He took out cheese and a bannock from his bag, then ate his breakfast while he waited patiently until the late afternoon for the game to start.
The largest crowd was recorded that autumn at a derby against
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...
– 108,000 people. Next year, after the stadium was fully completed its capacity increased to 110,000 spectators and it got the unofficial moniker - ''Marakana'', in honour of
the famous Brazilian stadium. Apart from the look, the new stadium also featured a magnificent grass pitch with drainage.
The first official goal at the stadium was scored by
Trifun Mihailović in a youth match between Red Star and Jedinstvo from
Zemun
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, a prelude to the first league match with NK Rijeka.
The first official top division goal was scored by
Nedeljko Vukoje
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Club career
As a player, he spent most of his career with HNK Rijeka, where he collected 143 caps and scored 32 goals. He was Rijeka's top scorer durin ...
from Rijeka while
Dušan Maravić scored Red Star's first ever goal at the stadium, which resulted in a draw in the same game.
Still on the subject of records, according to the number of tickets sold, the stadium saw its largest crowd on 23 April 1975 at the
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semi-final
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home leg against the Hungarian side
Ferencváros
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Name
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History
The developmen ...
2–2. There were officially 96,070 spectators in the stands that night with purchased tickets, but it is believed that the stadium was filled to the maximum allowable capacity which at the time was 110,000.
In the years since, the stadium's capacity has gradually decreased. Following different modernization touch-ups, more seats were added. During the mid-1990s, in order to meet
UEFA
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demands for spectators' comfort and security, standing places at the stadium were completely done away with. Seats were installed on all 4 stands so that the stadium's maximum capacity was 60,000.
In 2008, the club announced the reconstruction of the pitch in the stadium. Under-soil grass heaters were installed and new modern turf has replaced the old playing surface. The training pitch will also be renovated by laying down synthetic turf and installing new lighting equipment.
In 2014, the Assembly of Red Star decided unanimously to rename the stadium from Red Star Stadium to ''Rajko Mitić Stadium'' in honor of the late Red Star legend
Rajko Mitić. On 19 November 2017, a monument to Mitić was ceremonially dedicated in front of the west stand.
After significant repairs in 2017–2018, the public bidding for the vast reconstruction project was announced in August 2018. The bidding, opened until September, included both the stadium and the entire sports complex. It included, among other changes, the lowering of the west stand and construction of the VIP section so as the removal of the athletic's track.
Proposed new stadium
In 2012, Red Stars executive board signed a memorandum for the reconstruction of the Rajko Mitić Stadium. The current stadium is expected to be redesigned by Chinese company NCEC (Natong Construction Engineering Constructing Co.) in corporation with Portuguese holding company
Sonae Sierra. The 34.8 hectares of land, named ''Zvezdani Grad'' (English: Star City or Starry City), will include the stadium with approximately 50,000 seats, fitness center, ambulance, shopping and spa center, office towers, a five-star hotel, modern apartment blocks and underground parking. The area between the stadium and the shopping center, which will allow a visit in the summer, and winter conditions, will be used for markets, cafes, restaurants, and provide space for temporary exhibitions and performances. Ticket office and club shop will also be placed in this covered area. On the roof of the shopping center will be a public garden with entrance from the shopping center. The stadium will be covered with solar panels that will supplement the energy needs of the stadium, another areas will be used for collecting rainwater for irrigation of football fields and green areas of the complex. The new stadium will be recognized for the symbol of the club, the ''Red Star''; the main structure of the stadium is to be in the form of a five-pointed star. The cost of the project is estimated to be between €450–600 million.
In 2023, the club announced that it is evaluating two locations for the new stadium: the current location and a place 300 meters away from the current venue. The club has further clarified that a reconstruction of the existing structure is not a viable option, as it would not enable Crvena Zvezda to achieve its objective of doubling season ticket sales from the current number of 6,000.
Notable matches
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Ajax
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's 1–0 defeat of
Juventus
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in the
1973 European Cup Final is among the record attendances on Belgrade's ''Marakana''. There were 91,564 spectators in the stands (the third highest attendance on the stadium's official all-time list), who came out to see the European football stars of the day such as
Ruud Krol,
Johan Neeskens
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,
Johnny Rep
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Rep played as a right-footed ...
,
Johan Cruijff,
Dino Zoff
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,
Fabio Capello
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,
José Altafini
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,
Roberto Bettega
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, and others.
*Another major international football competition was played at Red Star's stadium –
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
UEFA European Championship
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. ''Marakana'' actually hosted two memorable matches: the semi-final, which hosts
Yugoslavia
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lost 2–4 to
West Germany
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in extra-time after leading 2–0 for much of the game, and the final on 20 June that saw
Czechoslovakia
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upset
West Germany
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5–3 on penalties, after the game was deadlocked a 2–2 after extra time. The winning penalty was scored by
Antonín Panenka, who chipped the ball down the middle – a technique
named after the Czechoslovak midfielder.
*On 24 April 1991,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
and
Bayern Munich
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contested a
European Champions Cup semifinal tie.
*In the Autumn of 1996, Red Star hosted
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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and
FC Barcelona
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as part of its round of 32 and round of 16, respectively,
Cup Winners' Cup
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ties.

*On 12 October 2005, the
Serbia and Montenegro national team played a deciding match on the last matchday of
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qualifying versus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Serbia-Montenegro qualified directly for
Germany 2006.
*On 25 October 2007,
Red Star
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hosted
FC Bayern Munich
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in a
UEFA Cup
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Group F match.
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
supporters left the stadium with a feeling of great frustration, because although their team were a goal up twice, then they conceded two goals in the last minutes of the game and lost 2–3. Red Star Belgrade then went on to lose its remaining three matches and finished at the bottom of Group F with 0 points. The atmosphere on the "Marakana" was incredible, with the 55,000 fans present on the stadium resembling the atmosphere of
1990-91 European Cup semifinal between these two teams.
*On 6 November 2018,
Red Star
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hosted eventual trophy winners
Liverpool
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in a
UEFA Champions League
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Group C match. Red Star won 2–0 with both goals scored by
Milan Pavkov. It was one of the biggest wins in Red Star's recent history.
Concerts
Marakana has seldom been used as a concert venue in its 45-year history.
The most notable performer is
Zdravko Čolić
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who held massive shows at Marakana on three separate occasions. The first was on 5 September 1978 as part of his famous Putujući Urnebes Tour - 70,000 people showed up. The opening acts and guests were
Dado Topić
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& Mama Coco,
Kornelije Kovač
Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; ; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer.
Early life
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,
Arsen Dedić,
Kemal Monteno, and Lokice dance group.
Then, almost twenty-three years later on 30 June 2001, he made another appearance promoting his ''
Okano'' album in front of 85,000 spectators. Finally, on 23 June 2007, he promoted his ''
Zavičaj
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'' album with another huge concert, his third, in front of 70,000 spectators at Marakana.
Other concerts at the stadium included
YU Rock Misija on 15 June 1985, a show that lasted 8 hours in front of a gathered crowd of 30,000 people though they were not allowed onto the stadium's pitch by the decision of Red Star's management.
Serbian folk singer
Ceca held a huge concert on 15 June 2002 in front of 70,000 people.
Most recently,
Aca Lukas played a show at the stadium on 8 June 2013 in front of 50,000 people.
Other
In addition to football matches and concerts, the stadium has hosted the following events:
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Mate Parlov vs. Domenico Adinolfi -
EBU
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Light Heavyweight
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title fight, 10 June 1976
*
Slobodan Živojinović
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Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis player ...
vs.
Boris Becker
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- exhibition tennis match, 1 October 1987
See also
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List of football stadiums in Serbia
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*
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
*
Delije
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Lists of stadiums
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Combined lists
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References
External links
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, image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg
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Red Star Belgrade
UEFA European Championship final stadiums
Sports venues completed in 1963
1963 establishments in Serbia
Savski Venac
Yugoslav Serbian architecture