Marakana Stadium

Belgrade


Serbia’s largest stadium and home to Red Star football club is officially named after its legendary player Rajko Mitić, but is better known as Marakana. Red Star was the 1991 European Cup champion; check out various other trophies at the attached museum. City derbies (with Partizan) are the highlights of the season.


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