Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and has been the home ground of the Kosovan football club KF Trepça since 1999.[3] The stadium has a capacity of around 35,000 people or 16,300 seated.
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Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari | |
Former names | Trepça Stadium (until 1999) |
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Location | Mitrovica, Kosovo |
Coordinates | 42.882101°N 20.850997°E / 42.882101; 20.850997 |
Owner | Municipality of Mitrovica |
Capacity | 16,300 |
Record attendance | 35,000 |
Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | LED |
Construction | |
Built | 1938 |
Renovated | 2014, 2017, 2020–ongoing |
Construction cost | €18,24 million[lower-alpha 1] |
Tenants | |
FK Trepča (until 1999) KF Trepça (1938–1989, 1999–present)[2] KFF Mitrovica (selected matches) Kosovo national football teams (selected matches) |
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This stadium, built in 1938, was known as Trepça/Trepča Stadium until 1999. After the Kosovo War, the stadium was renamed in honour of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.