Stadion Poljud

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Gradski stadion u Poljudu (English: City Stadium in Poljud), better known as Stadion Poljud (English: Poljud Stadium) or simply Poljud, is a multi-use stadium in Split, Croatia, which has been the home ground of Hajduk Split football club since 1979. The stadium is located in the neighbourhood of Poljud, which belongs to city district of Spinut. It was opened in September 1979, and has a seating capacity of 33,987. It had an original capacity of 55,000, increased to 62,000 in the 1980s, before being equipped with seats in the 1990s, thus reducing the capacity to 33,987. Poljud Stadium was the venue for the 1990 European Athletics Championships and 2010 IAAF Continental Cup. Electronic music festival Ultra Europe, an expansion of the Ultra Music Festival, was held at Stadium Poljud from 2013 until 2019 when it moved to Park Mladeži. The city of Split holds the multi-day festival annually, drawing more than 150,000 people each year.

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