Stadium Maksimir will be demolished and fully reconstructed.
The 112-year-old stadium is the historic house of Dinamo Zagreb and the national team of Croatia.
Despite its moving past, the land is no longer suitable for the goal at the highest level.
Dubbeds the “Champions League's worst stadium” of Stadium DB, Stadium Maksimir has received the green light from the government to be reconstructed.
The stadium, which currently has 25,912, will increase its capacity to 35,000 as part of the £ 145 million project.
It will also be built in accordance with the highest standards of UEFA.
In addition to a plush new football location, the site has also built a swimming pool, recreational area and 1500 parking spaces.
The project is expected to start at the end of 2026, after the redevelopment of Stadium Kranjceviceva has been completed in the city.
At that time, Dinamo is temporarily playing home games in the Kranjceviceva stadium until the reconstruction of their own traditional house has been completed.
The Maksimir project stadium is expected to be completed during the 2028-29 season.
Maksimir has been home to some notorious nights for English football fans.
In 2006, Croatia defeated the Three Lions 2-0 there in a euro 2008 qualification match.
The match can best be remembered for Gary Neville's own goal, where a back -pass Bobble over the foot of Paul Robinson and inside.
Dinamo hit Tottenham Hotspur from the Europa League there in 2021 and beat Jose Mourinho's side 3-0 to destroy a first leg deficit with two goals.
Two seasons later they defeated Chelsea with 1-0 in the Champions League, a result that led to Thomas Tuchel being fired by the blues.
In May 1990, Zvonimir Boban made a notorious police officer during a riot on the Maksimir field.
In the midst of growing tensions within Yugoslavia, Dinamo organized Zagreb Red Star Belgrade in their famous old house.
The match witnessed some of the most shocking hooliganism in football history, leaving the game in the middle of the violence after just 10 minutes.
With fighting after he fell on the field, Boban saw a policeman standing in the way of Croatian fans.
In a flurry of anger, the legendary midfielder ran, who would continue with the star for AC Milan and launched a flying knee with the copper.
Although it was clearly not only responsible for starting the Croatian War of Independence, Boban's kick served as an emblem of the simmering tensions of the day.
The war would start formally the following year, which tragically results in 100,000 deaths in the following decade.
As far as Boban is concerned, he then won four Series A titles and the Champions League during his time at AC Milan.
A national hero he helped an iconic Croatia team to the semi-final of the 1998 World Cup.
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