Otoka Stadion
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Otoka Stadium is a football
stadium
in Sarajevo
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is the home to FK Olimpik Sarajevo
. The stadium capacity is 5,000.
. It's been mostly used by a local football club, the FK Olimpik Sarajevo.
Except being a home ground for the club, the main idea was to promote sport, especially football in that part of the city, since there were no other sporting venues in the Otoka neighbourhood at the time.
.
The renovation includes covering of the present west stand, and building three totally new covered stands. The seating capacity will be raised to 9,000 and the ground surface will be covered in artificial grass. Also, some additional features like shops and restaurants will be opened.
It is announced that the renovated stadium, which will be able to seat about 7200 people, will be opened on fifth round of the 2011/12 Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina against FK Željezničar
on 27. or 28. August 2011.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. It is the home to FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpik Sarajevo
FK Olimpic Sarajevo, commonly referred to as just Olimpic, is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
. The stadium capacity is 5,000.
Construction
The stadium was built in 1993, during the warSiege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
. It's been mostly used by a local football club, the FK Olimpik Sarajevo.
Except being a home ground for the club, the main idea was to promote sport, especially football in that part of the city, since there were no other sporting venues in the Otoka neighbourhood at the time.
Renovation
It's been recently announced that the stadium will be properly renovated by the early 2010. This caused a temporary relocation of FK Olimpik to the Grbavica StadiumGrbavica Stadium
Grbavica Stadium is located in Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The football stadium has terraces close to the pitch and it is the home of FK Željezničar. The stadium has a capacity to hold 12,000 spectators, with 9,000 places that are seated...
.
The renovation includes covering of the present west stand, and building three totally new covered stands. The seating capacity will be raised to 9,000 and the ground surface will be covered in artificial grass. Also, some additional features like shops and restaurants will be opened.
It is announced that the renovated stadium, which will be able to seat about 7200 people, will be opened on fifth round of the 2011/12 Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina against FK Željezničar
FK Željeznicar
FK Željezničar is a professional football club from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.The initial acronym stands for Fudbalski sportski klub , and the name Željezničar means "railway worker," given because it was established by a group of railway workers.Željezničar, alias "Željo," is the most...
on 27. or 28. August 2011.