Stadion Krimeja, Football stadium in Rijeka, Croatia.
Stadion Krimeja is a football stadium in the Krimeja neighbourhood of Rijeka, Croatia, with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It has been the home ground of HNK Orijent since 1923.
Stadion Krimeja was inaugurated on 20 May 1923 with a friendly match between Orijent and HAŠK Zagreb. It has been the home ground of HNK Orijent since that year. The ground lies in the Krimeja neighbourhood of Sušak, then a separate Yugoslav municipality, now part of Rijeka.
The stadium serves as a neighborhood gathering place where residents regularly come together to cheer for their local team. This connection between the community and football remains central to daily life in the area.
The stadium lies in the Krimeja neighbourhood of Sušak, in eastern Rijeka. It is an open ground with a capacity of 3,000 spectators; visitors should expect basic, uncovered standing areas rather than seated stands.
The name Krimeja comes from the Sušak neighbourhood where the ground stands; it has no link to the Black Sea peninsula, called Krim in Croatian. The stadium was opened on 20 May 1923 with a friendly between Orijent and HAŠK Zagreb.
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