The Mirza Delibašić Hall (
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...
: ' / ), commonly known as Skenderija Hall (), is an indoor sporting arena located in Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
, as a part of
Skenderija.
Opened on 23 November 1969,
the seating capacity of the arena is 5,616.
It is currently home to the
Bosna Royal Sarajevo basketball team and is named after its legendary player
Mirza Delibašić
Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach.
Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he ...
.
Sports
Notable basketball events hosted at the arena include the preliminary rounds of the
1970 FIBA World Championship
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Croatia, Spli ...
,
the
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
FIBA European Champions Cup
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
final
in which Ignis Varese defeated CSKA Moscow 79-74
and the 1980
Intercontinental Cup tournament
in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title.
Concerts and other events
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links
Official siteFacebook page
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Indoor arenas in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sports venues in Sarajevo
Basketball venues in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Handball venues in Bosnia and Herzegovina
KK Bosna Royal
Yugoslav Bosnian and Herzegovinian architecture