Gradski stadion Velimir Sombolac is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

in Gradiška,

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of

FK Kozara Gradiška Fudbalski klub Kozara Gradiška (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Koзapa Градишка) is a professional football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of B ...

of the

First League of the Republika Srpska The First League of the Republika Srpska ( sh, Prva liga Republike Srpske / ) is a second level Association football, football competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league champion is promoted to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators. Renamed in April 2021 in honor of club's former manager and legend Velimir Sombolac.

Concerts and Events

Lepa Brena Fahreta Živojinović (; ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (), is a folk singer, actress, and businesswoman. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia. Lepa Brena grew up in Brčko, Bosni ...

held a concert on the stadium (1983) and also filmed some stadium scenes and the concert footage here, to be used in her film Nema problema (1984) and performed a concert in front of 20,000 people. * Svetlana Ražnatović CECA performed a concert as part of her

Poziv Tour ''Poziv Tour'' was an eighth concert tour by Serbian singer Ceca, in support of her fifteenth studio album ''Poziv'' (2013). It began on 28 June 2013, in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Ušće and concluded on 7 May 2016, in Thessaloniki Thessal ...

in front of 15,000 people, promoting her album

Poziv Svetlana Ražnatović ( Veličković; sr-cyr, Светлана Ражнатовић, ; ; born 14 June 1973), better known by her stage name Ceca ( sr-cyr, Цеца, ), is a Serbian singer and television personality. Often referred to as the "S ...

on 12 July 2013.

References

FK Kozara Gradiška Football venues in Bosnia and Herzegovina Multi-purpose stadiums in Bosnia and Herzegovina Buildings and structures in Republika Srpska {{BosniaHerzegovina-sports-venue-stub