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| Full name | Stadion Varteks |
|---|---|
| Location | Varaždin, Croatia |
| Coordinates | 46°17′36″N16°20′39″E / 46.2933°N 16.3443°E /46.2933; 16.3443 |
| Operator | NK Varaždin |
| Capacity | 8,818 |
| Field size | 105 m x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1931 |
| Tenants | |
| NK Varaždin (1931–2015) NK Varteks (sometimes) (2011–) NK Varaždin (2012–) | |
Stadion Varteks[1] is afootball stadium inVaraždin, Croatia. It is the home ground of theCroatian Football League clubNK Varaždin.
The stadium was built in 1931 as the home ground for a differentNK Varaždin team, which overlapped with the current tenant with a similar name until its disbandment in 2015.
Stadion Varteks has undergone several renovations since 1931, and currently has an all-seating capacity of 8,818.[1] It consists of three stands, with the main stand being the only one with a roof.
Since 1993, theCroatia national football team and theCroatia national under-21 football team have occasionally played their home games at the venue. For some of these games, and for some club-levelUEFA competitions, rules against advertising of stadium sponsors has seen the generic name Gradski Stadion ("City Stadium") used.
The stadium is located near the Varteks clothing factory, and also features a Varteks fan shop and a café. From 1958 to 2010, the clothing factory was the main sponsor of the original NK Varaždin team, which changed its name to NK Varteks (no relation to the club founded in 2011) during those 52 seasons. Varteks clothing factory general manager Anđelko Herjavec also served as the president of the original NK Varteks, and was a member of the executive board of theCroatian Football Federation. After his death in a traffic accident in 2001, Stadion Varteks was unofficially renamed Stadion Anđelko Herjavec by fans of NK Varteks; this name still occasionally appears in media coverage.[citation needed]
On 31 May 2017, the stadium hosted the2017 Croatian Football Cup final betweenRijeka andDinamo Zagreb.
The stadium hosted several international matches of theCroatia national football team.[2]
| Date | Competition | Croatia vs. | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 1996 | Friendly |  Israel | 2–0 | 3,684 |
| 25 April 2001 | Friendly |  Greece | 2–2 | 9,390 |
| 2 June 2001 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers |  San Marino | 4–0 | 6,620 |
| 21 August 2002 | Friendly |  Wales | 1–1 | 4,000 |
| 2 April 2003 | Euro 2004 qualifiers |  Andorra | 2–0 | 8,290 |
| 18 August 2004 | Friendly | Israel | 1–0 | 8,000 |
| 7 June 2015 | Friendly |  Gibraltar | 4–0 | 7,737 |
| 11 June 2019 | Friendly |  Tunisia | 1–2 | 8,036 |
| 12 October 2025 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers | Gibraltar | 3–0 | 7,579 |
