Mirza Delibašić Hall Explained

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.

Sports

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Istorijat. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706131502/http://www.skenderija.ba/page.php?id=7. dead. July 6, 2011.
  2. News: Krajišnik. Đorđe. Slučaj Skenderija - urbicid ili investicija?. Oslobođenje. 22 February 2018. 24 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Dvorana – Košarkaški klub Bosna . 2016-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913070355/http://www.kkbosna.ba/dvorana/ . 2016-09-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Champions Cup 1969-70. www.linguasport.com.
  5. Web site: Intercontinental Cup 1980. www.linguasport.com.