Mirza Delibašić Hall | |
Nickname: | Skenderija |
Former Names: | Velika dvorana KSC Skenderija (1969-2001) |
Fullname: | Velika dvorana Mirza Delibašić |
Location: | Skenderija, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates: | 43.8542°N 18.4128°W |
Opened: | 29 November 1969[1] |
Renovated: | 2006, 2018 |
Owner: | Sarajevo Canton |
Operator: | Kantonalno javno preduzeće Centar "Skenderija" |
Surface: | versatile |
Architect: | Živorad Janković[2] Halid Muhasilović |
General Contractor: | Ognjeslav Malkin |
Capacity: | 5,616 (basketball, handball,ice hockey)[3] |
Tenants: | KK Bosna Royal Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national handball team |
The Mirza Delibašić Hall (Serbo-Croatian: Dvorana Mirza Delibašić / Дворана Мирза Делибашић), commonly known as Skenderija Hall (Скендерија), is an indoor sporting arena located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a part of Skenderija.
Opened on 23 November 1969,[1] the seating capacity of the arena is 5,616.[3] It is currently home to the Bosna Royal Sarajevo basketball team and is named after its legendary player Mirza Delibašić.
Notable basketball events hosted at the arena include the preliminary rounds of the 1970 FIBA World Championship,[1] the 1970 FIBA European Champions Cup final[1] [4] in which Ignis Varese defeated CSKA Moscow 79-74[4] and the 1980 Intercontinental Cup tournament[1] [5] in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title.[5]