 The stadium was built in 1936 and named "Stadion kralja Petra" ("King Peter's Stadium"), also known as "Sokolsko sletište" ("Falcon's Landing Site").It was part of the major architectural project by Dr. Kosta Petrović named "Veliki narodni park" ("Great People's Park") and meant to serve the city with all necessary structures for sports and entertainment.The initial capacity of the stadium was between 20 and 25,000 spectators.