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Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium

City Stadium Koševo
Olimpijski stadion Koševo - Asim Ferhatovic-Hase
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium.jpg
Location Betanija, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E / 43.87389; 18.40861Coordinates: 43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E / 43.87389; 18.40861
Owner Sarajevo City Council
Operator Sarajevo City Council
Capacity 34,500
Field size 105 x 68 m (114.8 x 74.4 yd)
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 1946
Opened 1947
Renovated 1984
1996
Expanded 1984
Tenants
FK Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1984 Winter Olympics

City Stadium Koševo, also Olympic Stadium Koševo, also Asim Ferhatović - Hase (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Gradski stadion Koševo / Olimpijski stadion Koševo / Asim Ferhatović - Hase; Градски стадион Кошево / Олимпијски стадион Кошево / Асим Ферхатовић - Хасе) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Sarajevo, in the Koševo neighborhood, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Koševo Stadium (Кошево) or Olympic Stadium is owned by the city, and leased on longterm basis by FK Sarajevo. The club proposed the new name for its sporting and football events, in honor to its former footballer and club's legend, Asim Ferhatović - Hase. In 1984, the stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Currently, it is home to football club FK Sarajevo and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.

The stadium was opened in the year 1947. In 1984, it was reconstructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and is therefore often called Olympic Stadium (Olimpijski stadion / Олимпијски стадион). Since July 2004, FK Sarajevo proposed the new name for sporting and football events, in honor to its former player and club's legend from the 1960s, Asim Ferhatović - Hase.

Today, total capacity of Stadium Koševo is 37,500 seat, and up to 70,000 for musical and various public events, such as U2's PopMart Tour in 1997 and Dino Merlin's Burek tour in 2004 and Hotel Nacional in 2015, or hosting of papal pastoral visitations by Pope John Paul II two days visit between 12–13 April 1997 and Pope Francis in 6 June 2015. It is also the home stadium of the national football side of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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