house of
Crvena zvezda

A part of football history went with him. On that playground, Moša Marjanović scored a goal against Zamora, Planička was defeated, and many beautiful and exciting games were played after the Second World War.

After the farewell match, the stadium was demolished and a new, modern sports facility was built on its foundations. Previously, in order to reach the surface of the new terrain - 12 meters lower than the previous one, over 350,000 cubic meters of earth and 15,000 cubic meters of stone had to be removed. In addition to its magnificent appearance, the stadium also received exceptional grass on the playing field at that time, with drainage and all the layers necessary for the "life" of a grass field.

The gates of the new "football temple" were officially opened for the first time on September 1, 1963, at the match that Zvezda played with Rijeka (2:1), and that match was attended by 55,000 spectators, so that autumn's record was recorded in the derby with Partizan, when there were 74 thousand people in the stands.

Already the following year, when the construction of the stadium was completely completed, the capacity was 110 thousand spectators! Due to its grandiosity and large capacity, the fans rightly compared the stadium to the largest in the world at the time - "Maracana" in Rio de Janeiro. From those days, until today, that name has remained an integral part of the story of Red Star, and our beloved the stadium has become synonymous with success and victories!