Kantrida Stadium Website
HNK Rijeka Website
Croatian Football Federation Website
Background and history
The Kantrida stadium in Rijeka, Croatia was built in 1912 and is the the home of Croatian club HNK Rijeka. It has a maximum capacity of 10,600. The stadium is named after the Kantrida neighbourhood in which it is located, in the western part of the city. Since 1990 the venue has been occasionally used for the Croatia national team's international fixtures. A point of note is that national team has never been defeated at the Kantrida stadium.
The stadium is scheduled for major reconstruction over the next few years and by 2017 they hope to have a new 14,000 seater stadium similar to the graphic below.
Unique Factor
The Kantrida stadium uniqueness comes from its distinctive appearance as it is situated between steep cliffs, a remnant of an old quarry, just north of the stadium and the shore of the Adriatic sea on its south side. Please see photos below.
Unique rating - 7/10
The uniqueness of this stadium is its beauty! The Kantrida stadium is steeped in history as its over 100 years old but its character is unquestionable as it sits on the side of an old quarry with one of its stands being just yards from the Adriatic sea behind it. I have tried to include stadiums which are unique for all different reasons from beauty to architecture etc. The next post will be on a stadium which is unique for a completely different reason than my previous posts.
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