Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari

Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari (sq)
Full name Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari
Location Mitrovica, Kosovo
Coordinates 42°52′56″N 20°51′04″E / 42.882101°N 20.850997°E / 42.882101; 20.850997Coordinates: 42°52′56″N 20°51′04″E / 42.882101°N 20.850997°E / 42.882101; 20.850997
Operator Football Federation of Kosovo
Capacity 18,500
Record attendance 35,000
Field size 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Surface Grass
Scoreboard LED
Construction
Broke ground 1938
Renovated 2014, 2016, 2017
Tenants
KF Trepça
KFF Mitrovica
Football Superleague of Kosovo[Note 1]
Kosovar Cup[Note 2]
Kosovo (friendlies)
Kosovo U21
Kosovo U19
Kosovo U17
Kosovo U15
Kosovo (women)
Kosovo U19 (women)
Kosovo U17 (women)

The Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari (Albanian: Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Trepça. The stadium has a capacity of around 35,000 people or 18,500 seated. After the Kosovo War, the stadium was renamed in honour of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.

History

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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

# Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
 Yugoslavia (1946–1992)
1. 31 October 1979 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying  Romania 2–1 35,000 [1][2]
 Kosovo (from 2014)
1. 5 March 2014 Friendly  Haiti 0–0 17,000 [3][4]
2. 21 May 2014  Turkey 1–6 17,000 [5][6]
3. 13 November 2017  Latvia 4–3 5,116 [7]

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 Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari.

Trepça'89 Kosovo1–4Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
Florent Hasani  65' Report Sorin Anghel  37'
Perparim Islami  40' (o.g.)
Sølvi Vatnhamar  52', 59'
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Trepça'89
Víkingur Gøta
GK 20 Kosovo Enis Manxholli
LB 13 Kosovo Arbër Potoku
CB 22 Kosovo Argjend Mustafa
CB 23 Kosovo Ilir Izmaku Yellow card 90'
RB 21 Kosovo Perparim Islami  40' (o.g.)  57'
DM 17 Kosovo Ylber Maloku
DM 25 Kosovo Rron Broja
CM 11 Kosovo Fiton Hajdari Yellow card 35'  57'
CM 5 Kosovo Kushtrim Lushtaku Yellow card 62'  71'
CM 8 Kosovo Florent Hasani  65'
CF 19 Kosovo Blerand Kurtishaj Yellow card 31' Yellow cardRed card 33'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Kosovo Enes Çitaku
FW 7 Kosovo Hasan Hyseni
MF 10 Kosovo Shpëtim Idrizi  71'
MF 15 Kosovo Muharrem Jashari
FW 19 Nigeria Odi Henry Chibuze  57' Yellow card 89'
DF 29 Ghana Asare Richard
FW 99 Nigeria Otto John  57'
Manager:
Republic of MacedoniaAlbania Zekirija Ramadani
GK 1 Faroe Islands Elias Rasmussen
LB 3 Faroe Islands Hanus Jacobsen
CB 13 Faroe Islands Erling Jacobsen
CB 14 Faroe Islands Atli Gregersen
RB 21 Faroe Islands Gert Hansen
DM 19 Faroe Islands Sorin Anghel Yellow card 29'  37'  56'
DM 16 Faroe Islands Hans Jørgin Djurhuus Yellow card 44'  55'
CM 9 Serbia Filip Đorđević Yellow card 67'
CM 24 Faroe Islands Gunnar Vatnhamar
CM 10 Faroe Islands Sølvi Vatnhamar  52', 59'
CF 30 Nigeria Adeshina Lawal  82'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Faroe Islands Bárður Á Reynatrøð
FW 2 Faroe Islands Andreas Olsen  82'
FW 10 Faroe Islands Heðin Hansen  55'
MF 15 Faroe Islands Jákup Olsen
DF 18 Faroe Islands Ási Rasmussen
DF 20 Faroe Islands Hans Jákup Lervig  56'
FW 22 Faroe Islands Arnbjørn Svensson
Manager:
Faroe Islands Sámal Erik Hentze

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Champion of the 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo will play their home matches for 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round at Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, because their regular stadium, does not meet the UEFA criteria.
  2. ^ Winner of the 2018–19 Kosovar Cup will play their home matches for 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round at Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, because their regular stadium, does not meet the UEFA criteria.

References

  1. 1 2 "Yugoslavia (2–1) Romania". eu-football.info. 31 October 1979.
  2. 1 2 "Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–79)". RSSSF.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. 1 2 "Kosovo footballers draw with Haiti in Mitrovica debut". 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Turqia" [Kosovo suffered losses from Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kosovo (1–6) Turkey". eu-football.info. 21 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kosovo (4–3) Lavtia". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
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