November 10 – The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) held its regular session of the Assembly at the Novotel Hotel in Zagreb, where president Marijan Kustić outlined the key achievements of national football, set ambitious infrastructure goals and secured the approval of the federation’s financial roadmap for 2027.
A central focus of the assembly was the construction of the new HNS national training centre, with Kustić expressing great satisfaction with the pace of ongoing works and addressing initial concerns about the project. He announced that if all goes according to plan, the state-of-the-art facility will officially open its doors in June 2027, allowing the federation to hold its next Assembly session at the new complex. Kustić thanked the Croatian government, UEFA and FIFA for their crucial support in making the flagship project a reality.
Beyond the national training base, the HNS president emphasized wider investments in stadium infrastructure across the country, giving particular importance to the long-awaited project for a new Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. Expressing hope that similar breakthroughs will soon take place in Split, he noted that both local clubs and the national team deserve modern, high-level venues, while noting visible progress in other projects such as the completion of the Kranjčevićeva Stadium.
“I am excited when I see this training center and how the works are progressing. At the beginning there were many skeptics who did not believe that we would go ahead with this project. I am proud of all my colleagues, the Board of Directors and the Assembly. If everything goes according to plan, we will open our training center in June and we will be able to hold our next Assembly there,” announced the president of the HNS.
“I am delighted with the investment in the new Maksimir, and I expect the same in Split, both the clubs and our national team deserve it. Much progress has been made, we see that Kranjčevićeva is coming to an end,” he said.
To support these large-scale efforts and ensure long-term stability, the Assembly, attended by 61 delegates and guests from FIFA, UEFA and Croatian sports organizations, officially adopted the work program and financial plan of the HNS for 2027. The budget foresees a total income of 61.18 million euros with an estimated financial expenditure of 53.04 million euros, with an estimated surplus of 53.04 million euros.
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