In 1986 a proper northern stand was finally built.
There were plans for the whole stadium to be remodeled and encircled to look like the newly built north stand, but they got shelved for the time being.
As a result of the renovations, in October 1987, Yugoslav national football team (coached at the time by Željo legend Ivica Osim) played its first ever match at the stadium.
In a Euro 88 qualification clash versus Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia won 3–0.

The stadium suffered heavy structural damage during the Bosnian War that broke out in 1992.
The stadium was located between the first front lines and endured heavy fighting.
Bosnian Serbs' forces burned the West stand wooden terraces.
It was not until 1996 that a football match would be played here again.
Symbolically, the first match after the war was the local derby.
The capacity of North stands holds 5377 seats.

It was partly remodelled in following years.
In 2004, 8898 seats were installed on the north and south stand and some small work was done to the terraces.
The last major job done on the stadium was in 2008–09 when the floodlights were repaired.
On 22 April 2009, after about 18 years, a game under floodlights was again played on Grbavica.
There are new proposals for a major overhaul of the current facilities.
The new project proposes the creation of new roofed terraces on each side, and the increase of the capacity to 24,000 seated places.
Other facilities such as a training ground near the stadium are proposed.
These new proposals are still waiting financial backing.

On Monday, 13 February 2012, a section of the roof above the west stand collapsed after 10 days of heavy snowfall.
The main reason for the collapsing of the roof was the bad maintenance of the whole terrace and roof were the snow was not removed since the first snowfall, but also the war damages on the buildings.

As at 2016, West stands hold 690 seats since May 2016, while south stands capacity is 3068 seats.
A modern LED Display has been installed in the south stand.
In 1986 a proper northern stand was finally built. There were plans for the whole stadium to be remodeled and encircled to look like the newly built north stand, but they got shelved for the time being. As a result of the renovations, in October 1987, Yugoslav national football team (coached at the time by Željo legend Ivica Osim) played its first ever match at the stadium. In a Euro 88 qualification clash versus Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia won 3–0.
The stadium suffered heavy structural damage during the Bosnian War that broke out in 1992. The stadium was located between the first front lines and endured heavy fighting. Bosnian Serbs' forces burned the West stand wooden terraces. It was not until 1996 that a football match would be played here again. Symbolically, the first match after the war was the local derby. The capacity of North stands holds 5377 seats.
It was partly remodelled in following years. In 2004, 8898 seats were installed on the north and south stand and some small work was done to the terraces. The last major job done on the stadium was in 2008–09 when the floodlights were repaired. On 22 April 2009, after about 18 years, a game under floodlights was again played on Grbavica. There are new proposals for a major overhaul of the current facilities. The new project proposes the creation of new roofed terraces on each side, and the increase of the capacity to 24,000 seated places. Other facilities such as a training ground near the stadium are proposed. These new proposals are still waiting financial backing.
On Monday, 13 February 2012, a section of the roof above the west stand collapsed after 10 days of heavy snowfall. The main reason for the collapsing of the roof was the bad maintenance of the whole terrace and roof were the snow was not removed since the first snowfall, but also the war damages on the buildings.
As at 2016, West stands hold 690 seats since May 2016, while south stands capacity is 3068 seats. A modern LED Display has been installed in the south stand.
Stadion Grbavica