Maksimir is a stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Maksimir. It is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, one of the top football teams in the country.

The stadium was first opened May 5, 1912. Over its history it has gone through many facelifts, but starting in 1997 it received a major rebuilding that lifted its seating capacity to approximately 40,000. Many of the Croatian national football team's games are played at Maksimir, which competes with Poljud stadium for the biggest matches.

There have been plans to further expand the stadium to seat approximately 60,000 spectators, as well as to build a roof, but as of 2004 they have been put on hold, for lack of funds.

But the things have changed in 2006. New plans were made by the German company Alpine. It will take the stadium for 15 years under concession, and in return it will rebuild it at the cost of 150 million Euros. The works are starting at the end of 2006 and the completition is expected in 2008. The stadium will have 55.000 seats and a moving roof.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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