What will Red Star Belgrade's stadium look like after the reconstruction? – Race track to remain

The project for the reconstruction of the stadium of the Red Star Belgrade football club which won the contest will develop Serbia's biggest club as a brand, and in addition to the stadium itself, the surrounding area will be developed as well. The Rajko Mitic stadium will thereby become a sports and commercial system. This is what the A-category project, the reconstruction of the stadium while keeping the race track, entails. The design has been prepared by the Serbian-Italian team IES d.o.o. – Infrastructure Engineering Services, Italferr S.p.A. And CREW – Cremonesi Workshop S.r.l.

The central feature of the plan is the stadium, and its backbone will be the promenade, which will connect the north and the south side of the area. Sport facilities are featured in the plan as well, as are shopping centers with outlets available for rent, business spaces within the reconstructed building of the Sports Association, squares and public areas for leisure and recreation, as well as parking lots of increased capacity.

The authors decided to keep the well-known tunnel from which players enter the field. It will be reconstructed and expanded. Special attention has been paid to the stands, which will still be continuous, so as not to jeopardize the possibility of forming stadium waves. The specific form of the stadium will be kept as well, with the western stand as the dominant one.

The stadium's facade will also be reconstructed, and the aim is to create a new image and a strong, modern exterior. The facade and the roof are treated as a whole. The spiral metal elements on the facade will be painted red on one side and white on the other, making for a dynamic appearance, which changes depending on the angle of observation.

The stadium will be fully reconstructed, in order to meet the complex requirements of UEFA standards. An underground level will be introduced beneath the western stand and partly under the northern one, with an underground bus access. Locker rooms and other rooms for players, the doping control room, media room, rooms for referees and delegates, storage rooms, the VVIP parking lot and a special VIP entrance, will also be located here.

The ground floor will be equipped with toilets, food and drink stands and first aid facilities.

The stadium will have 26 entrances, two of which will be reserved for VIP guests. Another entrance, for VVIP guests, will be featured on the western side. They will be able to use it to enter the stadium on days when no matches are played.

The first floor is designed as a promenade, that is, a ring, which will enable the guests to circle the stadium. It will feature restaurants, cafes, stores, a gym, a museum and a gift shop. The first floor of the western stand will feature sponsor lounges, a banquet lounge, the lounges of Red Star Belgrade legends and two exclusive restaurants serving VVIP guests during the matches. This part of the stadium will also be active when no matches are played, making the stadium economically sustainable.

The second floor of the western stand will feature 33 skybox lounges and accompanying bars, all for VVIP guests. The third floor of the western stand will feature the club's administrative premises, as well as technical rooms.

IES d.o.o. Beograd

Italferr SpA

CREW Cremonesi Workshop Srl

reconstruction of Red Star Belgrade Stadium

reconstruction of stadium while keeping race track

Red Star Belgrade stadium

Rajko Mitić stadium

promenade

stadium tunnel

Rajko Mitić stadium western stadium

Rajko Mitić stadium northern stand

reconstruction of stadium facade

UEFA standards for stadiums

Rajko Mitić stadium underground level

33 skybox lounges