The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and has been the home ground of the Kosovan football club KF Trepça since 1999. The stadium has a capacity of around 18,500 after renovation is completed. This stadium, built in 1938, was known as Trepça/Trepča Stadium until 1999. After the Kosovo War, the stadium was renamed in honour of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
History Club History The Adem Jashari Olympic stadium has always been the home of a football club representing Trepça. From 1989 until 1999, the football club FK Trepča called the stadium its home until the Kosovo War, consequently making the club relocate to North Mitrovica. KF Trepça and FK Trepča both claim the heritage of the Yugoslavian club. From 1999, KF Trepça regularly played their home games in the stadium. To this day both clubs still exist using the same identities but with FK Trepca being a member of the Football Association of Serbia whilst KF Trepca is a member of the Football Federation of Kosovo.
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. 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. #DateCompetitionOpponentScore (1946–1992)1.UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying2–124,397 (from 2014)1.Friendly0–017,0002.1–617,0003.4–35,116
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.
GK20 Enis ManxholliLB13 Arbër PotokuCB22 Argjend MustafaCB23 Ilir Izmaku RB21 Perparim Islami DM17 Ylber MalokuDM25 Rron BrojaCM11 Fiton Hajdari CM5 Kushtrim Lushtaku CM8 Florent Hasani CF19 Blerand Kurtishaj Substitutions:GK12 Enes ÇitakuFW7 Hasan HyseniMF10 Shpëtim Idrizi MF15 Muharrem JashariFW19 Odi Henry Chibueze DF29 Asare RichardFW99 Otto John Manager: Zekirija Ramadani GK1 Elias RasmussenLB3 Hanus JacobsenCB13 Erling JacobsenCB14 Atli GregersenRB21 Gert HansenDM19 Sorin Anghel DM16 Hans Jørgin Djurhuus CM9 Filip Đorđević CM24 Gunnar VatnhamarCM10 Sølvi Vatnhamar CF30 Adeshina Lawal Substitutions:GK25 Bárður á ReynatrøðFW2 Andreas Olsen FW10 Heðin Hansen MF15 Jákup OlsenDF18 Ási RasmussenDF20 Hans Jákup Lervig FW22 Arnbjørn SvenssonManager: Sámal Erik Hentze
Renovations In 2024, the stadium underwent a complete renovation. The works are being carried out by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and are aimed at elevating the stadium to UEFA's 4th category standards. This renovation involves significant upgrades to meet international FIFA requirements and improve the facility's infrastructure.
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External links
Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari at EU-Football.info