Skenderija | |
Full name | Velika dvorana Mirza Delibašić |
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Former names | KSC Skenderija |
Location | Skenderija, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 45°51′15″N 18°24′46″E / 45.85417°N 18.41278°ECoordinates: 45°51′15″N 18°24′46″E / 45.85417°N 18.41278°E |
Owner | Sarajevo Canton |
Operator | KSC Skenderija administration |
Capacity | 5,616 (basketball, handball) |
Surface | versatile |
Construction | |
Opened | 29 November 1969 |
Renovated | 2006 |
Architect | Živorad Janković Halid Muhasinović Ognjen Malkin |
Tenants | |
KK Bosna Royal RK Bosna Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Mirza Delibašić Hall (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić / Дворана Мирза Делибашић), commonly known as Skenderija (Скендерија), is an indoor sporting arena located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,616. It was opened on 23 November 1969. It is currently home to Bosna Royal Sarajevo basketball team and is named after former team legend Mirza Delibašić. Notable basketball events hosted at the arena include the preliminary rounds of the 1970 FIBA World Championship, the 1970 FIBA European Champions Cup final in which Ignis Varese defeated CSKA Moscow 79-74 and the 1980 Intercontinental Cup tournament in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title.