Sesvete urges Zagreb and Dinamo to revive the stalled Sesvetska dolina project

While Zagreb debates the future of Maksimir and Dinamo's training facilities, NK Sesvete is pointing to a project that already exists on the city's eastern edge.

In an open letter to Mayor Tomislav Tomašević and Dinamo president Zvonimir Boban, the club called for a fresh look at the Sesvetska dolina stadium plan. Sesvete argues that the project could meet some of the infrastructure needs that will emerge once Maksimir is replaced, especially the unresolved question of Dinamo's training camp.

Moving matches to Kranjčevićeva would allow Dinamo to continue playing home games during construction of a new stadium. Daily first-team training and academy operations, however, remain a separate problem. Sesvete says the existing plan could offer a practical starting point.

The project received a building permit in 2017, which was extended in 2020. According to documents cited by the club, some work also began at the site in 2021 and was carried out by Zagrebački holding. Sesvete therefore believes the city should review the existing documentation and consider continuing the project, with adjustments to current needs and available funding.

The club says Sesvetska dolina should not serve Dinamo alone. Investment in football infrastructure in eastern Zagreb could also benefit NK Dubrava, NK Sesvetski Kraljevec, NK Zagreb City and other local clubs, particularly their youth sections. Sesvete says it has repeatedly raised the issue over the past six years, but its proposals have not received a response.

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In the end, we truly do not understand why such a solution has not been seriously considered for years, why our previous proposals and initiatives have regularly gone unanswered, or why, despite the obvious need for additional football infrastructure in Zagreb and a quick solution for GNK Dinamo's training camp, existing potential is not being used in a more rational and efficient way, with solutions sought everywhere except in the eastern part of the City of Zagreb.