Stadion Rujevica (), officially known as Stadion HNK Rijeka (), is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia.
Construction
The construction of the training centre commenced on 15 September 2014 and was financed by the owners of HNK Rijeka.
On 28 July 2015, the stadium was issued a licence from the Croatian football authorities.
It was officially opened on 2 August 2015 with
HNK Rijeka's 3–1 win against
NK Lokomotiva.
Marin Leovac scored the first goal.
Expansion
In January and November 2016,
HNK Rijeka Chairman Damir Mišković hinted that the northern stand may be built in order to comply with UEFA stadium categories requirement for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League to have a stadium with the minimum capacity of 8,000.
The construction of the northern stand broke ground on 11 May 2017.
The construction was completed on 21 July 2017, increasing the total capacity of the stadium from 6,039 to 8,279.
Capacity per sector
Four sectors contribute to the total
seating capacity of 8,279:
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Sector I (east): 2,852
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Sector Z (west): 2,775 (including VIP sector)
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Sector S (north): 2,240
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Sector J (south): 412 (away supporters' sector)
League attendance
This is a list of HNK Rijeka's league attendance at Rujevica by season.
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| 4,217 |
| 4,757 |
| 4,850 |
| 4,526 |
| 4,329 |
2020–21 | 4,347 | 2,275 | 0 | 242 |
2021–22 | 64,576 | 7,485 | 0 | 3,588 |
2022–23 | 88,116 | 8,191 | 3,000 | 4,895 |
2023–24 | 115,310 | 8,118 | 4,054 | 6,406 |
2024–25 | 96,741 | 8,187 | 3,172 | 5,374 |
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International matches
