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 16,300 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)
UEFA stadium category:
Full nameStadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari
LocationMitrovica, Kosovo
Coordinates42.882101°N 20.850997°E / 42.882101; 20.850997
OperatorFootball Federation of Kosovo
Capacity30,000
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 (selected matches)
Kosovo national football teams

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 24,397 [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 Kosovo1–4Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
Florent Hasani 65' Report Sorin Anghel 37'
Perparim Islami 40' (o.g.)
Sølvi Vatnhamar 52', 59'
Attendance: 12,000
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.) downward-facing red arrow 57'
DM 17 Kosovo Ylber Maloku
DM 25 Kosovo Rron Broja
CM 11 Kosovo Fiton Hajdari Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 5 Kosovo Kushtrim Lushtaku Yellow card 62' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 8 Kosovo Florent Hasani 65'
CF 19 Kosovo Blerand Kurtishaj Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 33'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Kosovo Enes Çitaku
FW 7 Kosovo Hasan Hyseni
MF 10 Kosovo Shpëtim Idrizi upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 15 Kosovo Muharrem Jashari
FW 19 Nigeria Odi Henry Chibuze upward-facing green arrow 57' Yellow card 89'
DF 29 Ghana Asare Richard
FW 99 Nigeria Otto John upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
North 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' downward-facing red arrow 56'
DM 16 Faroe Islands Hans Jørgin Djurhuus Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
GK 25 Faroe Islands Bárður Á Reynatrøð
FW 2 Faroe Islands Andreas Olsen upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 10 Faroe Islands Heðin Hansen upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 15 Faroe Islands Jákup Olsen
DF 18 Faroe Islands Ási Rasmussen
DF 20 Faroe Islands Hans Jákup Lervig upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 22 Faroe Islands Arnbjørn Svensson
Manager:
Faroe Islands 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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