Otoka Stadium (''Stadion Otoka'' / Стадион Отока) is a
football stadium in
Otoka neighborhood of
Sarajevo
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. It was the home ground to
FK Olimpik from 1993 to 2021. The stadium capacity is 3,000 seats.
Construction
The stadium was built in 1993, during the
Siege of Sarajevo
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. The stadium was mostly used by local club
FK Olimpik. Other than for being a home ground for the club, the stadium was built to promote sports (particularly football) in the
Otoka district of
Sarajevo
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, as there was no other sports club or stadium in Otoka at the time.
Within this sports complex lies the
Otoka olympic swimming pool, used by the
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team
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Renovation
The stadium was supposed to properly be renovated by the early 2010. This caused a temporary relocation of FK Olimpik to the
Grbavica Stadium
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. The renovation included covering of the present west stand, and building three totally new covered stands. The
seating capacity
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was supposed to be raised to 9,000 and the ground surface was supposed to be covered in artificial grass.
Also, some additional features like shops and restaurants were to be opened. It was then announced that the renovated stadium, which should have been able to seat about 7,200 people, was supposed be opened on fifth round of the
2011–12 Bosnian Premier League season against
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on 27 or 28 August 2011.
Ultimately the properly planned renovation never happened, except the one in 2011, when the stands and the pitch were renovated. Since then, the stadium has stayed in that condition ever since, with minor renovations just to meet the
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina standards.
See also
*
List of football stadiums in Bosnia and Herzegovina
*
FK Olimpik
References
External links
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FK Olimpik