The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari) 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 Mitrovica,

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur ...

, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of

KF Trepça Klubi Futbollistik Trepça, commonly known as KF Trepça, is a football club based in the southern part of Mitrovica, Kosovo. The club was founded in 1932.Alo!: KF Trepça is the first Kosovo Football club to gain promotion in to the Yugos ...

. The stadium has a capacity of around 35,000 people or 16,300 seated. After the

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, the stadium was renamed in honour of

Adem Jashari Adem Jashari (born Fazli Jashari; 28 November 1955 – 7 March 1998) was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a Kosovo Albanian separatist militia which fought for the secession of Kosovo from the Federal Republic of Yu ...

, one of the founders of the

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History

International matches

On 31 October 1979, it hosted a

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match of

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against

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and finished with the result 2–1. On 5 March 2014, after 35 years hosted the first permitted by FIFA match of the

against

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

and finished with the result 0–0.

Inauguration

On 4 July 2017, after renovation was held a qualifying match for

2017–18 UEFA Champions League The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League was the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was pl ...

against Faroese club

Víkingur Gøta Víkingur is a semi-professional football club in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 2008 after the merger of GÍ Gøta and Leirvík ÍF. The club is based in Leirvík, while the stadium is in Norðragøta. Both villages are part of the ...

. Playing for the first time at the recently refurbished Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.

References

External links

Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
at EU-Football.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium Multi-purpose stadiums Buildings and structures in Mitrovica, Kosovo Football venues in Kosovo Football venues in Yugoslavia Athletics (track and field) venues in Kosovo Athletics (track and field) venues in Yugoslavia

Stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...