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 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.

Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium
Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari (sq)
Full nameStadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari
LocationMitrovica, Kosovo
Coordinates42.882101°N 20.850997°E / 42.882101; 20.850997
OperatorFootball Federation of Kosovo
Capacity18,500
Record attendance35,000
Field size105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardLED
Construction
Broke ground1938
Renovated2014, 2016, 2017, 2020 - Ongoing
Tenants
KF Trepça
KFF Mitrovica
Kosovo (friendlies)
Kosovo U21
Kosovo U19
Kosovo U17
Kosovo U15
Kosovo (women)
Kosovo U19 (women)
Kosovo U17 (women)

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 (1979-10-31) UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying  Romania 2–1 35,000 [1][2]
 Kosovo (from 2014)
1. 5 March 2014 (2014-03-05) Friendly  Haiti 0–0 17,000 [3][4]
2. 21 May 2014 (2014-05-21)  Turkey 1–6 17,000 [5][6]
3. 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)  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 Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.

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

References
  1. "Yugoslavia (2–1) Romania". eu-football.info. 31 October 1979.
  2. "Yugoslavia national football team results (1970–79)". RSSSF.
  3. "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. "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) Latvia". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
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