New NK Osijek Stadium

Pampas Stadium (Croatian: Stadion Pampas) is the provisional name of the new football stadium currently under construction in the Pampas neighbourhood, in the district of Retfala, Osijek. The stadium will be the permanent home of Prva HNL side NK Osijek, replacing its current home, the Gradski Vrt Stadium. It is set to be completed in June 2022[8] and will have a capacity of 13,005.[9] The precinct will also act as the training base of NK Osijek, with seven football pitches adjoining the stadium. The stadium will have a roof covering all of the seats and be in close proximity to the pitch.[10] It will be located alongside the Drava river. The cost is estimated at €60 million, financed by NK Osijek with a grant from the Hungarian Government.[11]

New NK Osijek Stadium
Stadion Pampas (TBC)
Full nameStadion Pampas (TBC)
LocationRetfala, Osijek, Croatia
Coordinates45°33′59″N 18°39′27″E
OwnerNK Osijek Football Academy
OperatorNK Osijek
Capacity12,850[1] expandable to 14,750[2]
Field size105 × 68 metres
SurfaceHybrid grass
Construction
Broke groundDecember 2017 [3]
OpenedMay 2023 (est.)[4]
Construction cost€60 million[5]
ArchitectSIRRAH Projekt d.o.o.
Main contractorsOSIJEK ASFALT d.o.o., EUROKAMEN d.o.o., STRABAG d.o.o.[6][7]

History
Aerial view on the construction site from the northwest, June 2020
External view on the construction site from the northeast, July 2020

The project was officially announced on 19 April 2018, in the famous Osijek movie theater "Urania", by the former president of the club Ivan Meštrović.[12]

Early enabling works on the site began in late 2017, when vegetating clearing was carried out. The plot was raised by 1.5 meter through additional landfill. With the site spanning 15.3 hectares, this represented thousands of truckloads. In April 2019, within a month, 1,000 piles (each 12 meters deep) were inserted into the ground, ensuring future stability of the stadium.[13]

In November 2019, the most famous NK Osijek player and former Croatian Football Federation president Davor Šuker announced a symbolic €1 million contribution from the federation to the project.[14]

Specifications

The size of the precinct will be 15.3 hectares.[12] There will be 750 parking spaces available to the public and 150 VIP parking spaces. It will be a Category 4 UEFA stadium.[15]

Boxes in the West Stand will include beds, saunas, and Jacuzzis, whilst the adjoining camp will have a hotel, seven heated pitches and entertainment facilities for players. The stadium will have a capacity of 12,850 which will be able to be extended to 14,750 and will be the first all-covered stadium in the country. Roughly 550 seats would be of higher standard, of which 100 spread across 7 skyboxes. The roof (188x150m) will stretch outside the stadium, ensuring shade or rain protection and making it a more friendly public area. Hovering 22.5 meters above ground, it will be the landmark element. The stadium's facade will be translucent, ensuring sufficient sunlight access by day to facilities beneath the stands. Divided into 12 horizontal rings, the facade would be illuminated in varying colours, making the stadium attractive by night.[16]

  • September 2018
  • April 2019
  • November 2019
  • January 2020
  • February 2020
  • March 2020
  • April 2020
  • June 2020
  • July 2020
  • October 2020
  • November 2020
  • December 2020
  • February 2021
  • March 2021

References
  1. "HNS-CFF about the new stadium in Osijek". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. "Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Republic of Croatia - Pampas Stadium Environmental Study - Page 10th" (PDF). mzoe.gov.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. "I Retfala će dobiti novu vizuru". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. "Strabag ulazi u posao izgradnje stadiona na Pampasu". nacional.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  5. "Interview with Ivan Mestrovic, president of NK Osijek". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. "Official project board on the site" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  7. "POTPISAN UGOVOR SA STRABAGOM ZA DRUGU FAZU IZGRADNJE STADIONA I KAMPA" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  8. "Stadium should be opened till June 2022". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  9. "Evo kada će biti gotov najmoderniji stadion u Hrvatskoj, izbačeni jacuzzi i saune za VIP goste" [HERE'S WHEN THE MOST MODERN STADIUM IN CROATIA WILL BE FINISHED, JACUZZI AND SAUNAS FOR VIP GUESTS]. sportske.jutarnji.hr (in hrv). Sportske novosti. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. "O projektu - Pampas 2020 - Nogometni klub Osijek". nk-osijek.hr. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  11. "Interview with Ivan Mestrovic, president of NK Osijek". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  12. "Prestali smo sanjati, počeli smo živjeti!". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  13. "Dobili tri građevinske dozvole". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  14. "HNS podržao projekt s milijun eura!". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  15. "Najviša kategorija UEFA standarda". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  16. "Stadion Pampas Project portfolio". nk-osijek.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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