Ljudski vrt
- NK Maribor
- Games of NK Maribor
- Games of the Slovenian national football team
- Finals of Slovenian football Cup in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2010
- Finals of Slovenian Supercup 2009, 2010
- Winter Universiade 2013
Ljudski vrt ( German People's Park ) is a football stadium in the Slovenian town of Maribor. It offers 12,881 spectators and is the home ground of the club NK Maribor is, one of the top teams of the Slovenian league. In addition, home games of the Slovenian national football team will be held in Ljudski vrt.
The stadium was Ljudski vrt built in 1962. The predecessor of this stadium was the People's Park in Maribor, which was given in 1873 in order to 1920 the first football stadium in Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, was. After the old stadium was in disrepair, began in 1952 to build a new stadium in Maribor. This arena, which was completed in 1962, gave it the name Ljudski vrt The stadium was 2006 to 2008 almost built from scratch - only built in 1964 grandstand remained. After the completion of the renovation work had the stadium has a capacity of 12,435 covered seats, which in 2010 was again increased to 12,881 places. As part of the stadium renovation is also a shopping center was integrated into the new bleachers. The reopening was celebrated in the championship match between NK Maribor and NK Nafta Lendava on 10 May 2008.
The stadium is Ljudski vrt stadium after Stožice and the Arena Petrol is the third largest stadium in Slovenia since 2008 and also serves as a venue for games of the Slovenian national football team, which previously participated twice in World Cup tournaments. It is also the home of Slovenia's top clubs NK Maribor, the Slovenian champion nine times and six times Slovenian Cup Winners' Cup once and winner of the Intertoto Cup was until today. Also found since 2009 until the opening of the stadium Stožice each the cup final and the Super Cup final in Ljudski vrt instead.