Butmir Training Centre
| Full name | Trening centar Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo-Butmir |
|---|---|
| Address | Kemala Kapetanovića 12, 71000 Butmir |
| Location |
Butmir, Sarajevo Canton,  Bosnia & Herzegovina
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| Coordinates | 43°49′N 18°20′E / 43.817°N 18.333°E |
| Owner | FK Sarajevo |
| Type | Football training ground |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 24 October 2015 |
| Expanded | Currently underexpansion |
| Construction cost | 5 million euros (2015) |
| Tenants | |
| FK Sarajevo | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Butmir Training Centre (Bosnian: Trening centar Fudbalskog kluba Sarajevo-Butmir), is the training ground of FK Sarajevo located in the neighbourhood of Butmir which is part of the Ilidža municipality in the Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The centre was officially opened on 24 October 2015, after the first stage of construction was completed. The centre is currently undergoing expansion, with the second of three construction phases underway.
When Vincent Tan purchased management rights for FK Sarajevo in late 2013, the lack of club owned training facilities was identified as a large obstacle to club aspirations and independency. FK Sarajevo had traditionally used the component facilities of the municipality owned Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium which were considered outdated and did not allow for full organizational and financial independence. This fact led the club management headed by Tan and the Berjaya Group in search of a location for the construction of new and modern facilities. The neighbourhood of Butmir was eventually chosen because of its close proximity to the Sarajevo International Airport, the suburb of Ilidža and because of the already existing training grounds used by a private football academy run by former FK Sarajevo captain Predrag Pašić. The 17 acre (70,000 square meter) land plot was jointly owned by the Ilidža municipality and a local agricultural co-op, but after negotiations the club purchased the land and began preparing the large construction project. On 24 December 2014 the club signed an agreement with construction contractors for the first phase of construction to begin in July of the same year. The first phase of construction, costing allegedly 8 million KM, was completed in August 2015. On 14 December 2015 the facilities were granted a FIFA PRO licence.
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