Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football 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 striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium Typical stadium seating consists of terraces, such as shown here at Sarajevos Stadium Kosevo. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Dinamos Logo Dinamo is the largest and the most accomplished football club from Zagreb, Croatia. ...

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 Croatia national football team's games are played at Maksimir, which competes with Poljud Stadium for the biggest matches. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... First International Croatia 4 - 0 U.S.A. (Zagreb, Croatia; 17 October 1990) Largest win Croatia 7 - 0 Australia (Zagreb, Croatia; 6 June 1998) Worst defeat Slovakia 4 - 1 Croatia (Bratislava, Slovakia; 20 April 1994) Portugal 3 - 0 Croatia (Nottingham, England; 19 June 1996) France 3 - 0 Croatia (Saint-Denis...

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