stringtranslate.com

Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium

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 18,500 after renovation is completed. 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.

History

Club History

The Adem Jashari Olympic stadium has always been the home of a football club representing Trepça. From 1989 until 1999, the football club FK Trepča called the stadium its home until the Kosovo War, consequently making the club relocate to North Mitrovica. KF Trepça and FK Trepča both claim the heritage of the Yugoslavian club. From 1999, KF Trepça regularly played their home games in the stadium. To this day both clubs still exist using the same identities but with FK Trepca being a member of the Football Association of Serbia whilst KF Trepca is a member of the Football Federation of Kosovo.[4]

International matches

On 31 October 1979, it hosted a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match of Yugoslavia against Romania and finished with the result 2–1.[5][6] On 5 March 2014, after 35 years hosted the first permitted by FIFA match of the Kosovo against Haiti and finished with the result 0–0.[7][8]

Inauguration

On 4 July 2017, after renovation was held a qualifying match for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League against Faroese club Víkingur Gøta. Playing for the first time at the recently refurbished Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.

Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Renovation (2024)

In 2024, the stadium is undergoing a complete renovation. The works are being carried out by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and are aimed at elevating the stadium to UEFA's 4th category standards. This renovation involves significant upgrades to meet international requirements and improve the facility's infrastructure.[12][13][14]

The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) has shared updates on the project's progress. Drone footage released by FFK provides a visual overview of the ongoing work, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of the renovations.[13][15]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ The 2014 (first) renovation cost €740,000, the 2017 (second) renovation cost €1.5 million, while the third (2019–ongoing) renovation cost €16 million (€12.5 million in the first phase and €3.2 million in the second phase).[1]

References

  1. ^ "Kostoja e rinovimit të stadiumit "Adem Jashari" rritet për 3.2 milionë euro" [The cost of the renovation of the "Adem Jashari" stadium increases by 3.2 million euros] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "A brief history of Kosovo football". FFK. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Trepça, Trepçës '89: Historia nuk falet e as nuk mund t'i merret askujt". Epoka e Re (in Albanian). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ James Piotr Montague (26 November 2016). "One City. Two Soccer Clubs Split by War". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Yugoslavia (2–1) Romania". eu-football.info. 31 October 1979.
  6. ^ a b "Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–79)". RSSSF.
  7. ^ a b "Kosova e dha provimin, barazoi pa gola me Haitin" [Kosovo passed the exam, draw without goals with Haiti] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 March 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Kosovo footballers draw with Haiti in Mitrovica debut". 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Turqia" [Kosovo suffered losses from Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Kosovo (1–6) Turkey". eu-football.info. 21 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Kosovo (4–3) Latvia". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
  12. ^ "The Olympic Stadium "Adem Jashari" is being renovated, the works are being carried out with high intensity (VIDEO)". Kosova Press. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b n.a. (12 April 2024). "FFK publikon pamjet me dron dhe flet për renovimin e stadiumit 'Adem Jashari'" [FFK publishes drone footage and talks about the renovation of the 'Adem Jashari' stadium]. Gazeta Olle.
  14. ^ n.a. (12 April 2024). "Stadiumi Olimpik "Adem Jashari" po rinovohet" [The "Adem Jashari" Olympic Stadium is being renovated]. RTV21.
  15. ^ n.a. (12 April 2024). "FFK-ja për renovimet në stadiumin "Adem Jashari": Po punohet shpejt!" [FFK regarding the renovations at the "Adem Jashari" stadium: Work is being done quickly!]. Indeks Online.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari.