The city of Rijeka and the Kantrida territory were then first declared part of the Italian Regency of Carnaro (1919–1920), then the Free State of Fiume (1920–1924), before being formally annexed by Kingdom of Italy in 1924, which remained unchanged until the end of World War II.

During this period between 1919 and 1945 Victoria's home town of Sušak was located on the other side of the border as it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, so the club stopped using the ground.

[3][7] The stadium was once again refurbished and reopened at a celebrational match between U.S. Fiumana and A.S. Roma, changing its name to Stadio Comunale del Littorio.

[8][9] In December 2013, Adamić press published a monograph that accounts for the first one-hundred years of Stadion Kantrida's history.

[10][11] HNK Rijeka's final official match at Kantrida was played on 19 July 2015, when their Croatian First Football League clash against Slaven Belupo ended in a 3–3 draw.

[13] On 27 February 2016, Kantrida hosted a match between HNK Orijent 1919, a fourth-tier club from Rijeka, and NK Lošinj, a fellow 4.

[14] On 23 and 25 March 2016, two 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches were played at Kantrida when Croatia hosted Bulgaria (1–0) and Scotland (3–0).

On 11 July 2014, HNK Rijeka President Damir Mišković released a detailed structure design for the new Kantrida stadium.

The movie, which is a prequel to the TV Series "Sport Crime", also includes several scenes filmed in the close proximity of the stadium.

Kantrida also hosted the final stages of the annual Kvarnerska Rivijera international youth football tournament, first held in 1953.