The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium () is a

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in Mitrovica,

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, which is used mostly for

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matches and has been the home ground of the Kosovan football club

KF Trepça Klubi Futbollistik Trepça, commonly known as KF Trepça, is a professional football club based in the southern part of Mitrovica, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the First Football League of Kosovo in Group A. KF Trepça was founded in 19 ...

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 Trepca ( / ''Trepča'', ) may refer to: * Trepça Mines, an industrial complex in Mitrovica, Kosovo * KB Trepça, a basketball club in Mitrovica founded in 1947 * KF Trepça, a football club in Mitrovica founded in 1932 * KH Trepça, a handball clu ...

. From 1989 until 1999, the football club

FK Trepča Fudbalski klub Trepča ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Трепча), commonly known as Trepča, is a Serbian football club based in North Mitrovica, in Kosovo.Kurirbr>PROVUKLI SE: Šćepović sprečio bruku protiv Trepče (serbian)/ref> ...

called the stadium its home until the

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, consequently making the club relocate to

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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

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whilst KF Trepca is a member of the

Football Federation of Kosovo The Football Federation of Kosovo (; FFK) is the governing body of football in Kosovo, with headquarters in Pristina. The Football Federation of Kosovo was established in 1946 as a branch of the Football Association of Yugoslavia, it has since be ...

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

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match of the

against

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and finished with the result 0–0.

Inauguration

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

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against Faroese club

Víkingur Gøta Víkingur is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional Association football, football club based in Leirvík. The club was founded in 2008 after the merger of GÍ Gøta and Leirvík ÍF. They play at the Serpugerði Stadium in Norðragøta. Both vill ...

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

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.

Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

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

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