City Stadium Koševo (Sarajevo)
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| Location | Betanija, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Coordinates | 43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°ECoordinates: 43°52′26″N 18°24′31″E / 43.87389°N 18.40861°E |
| 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 |
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| Broke ground | 1946 |
| Opened | 1947 |
| Renovated | 1984 1996 |
| Expanded | 1984 |
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FK Sarajevo |
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Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, also known as City Stadium Koševo, Olympic Stadium Koševo and Asim Ferhatović - HaseBosnian: '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 the Koševo neighborhood of Sarajevo, 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. It hosted the opening ceremony of the 1984 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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