| Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium | |
| Native Name: | Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari |
| Image Alt: | A stadium photographed by unmanned aerial vehicle |
| Location: | Mitrovica, Kosovo |
| Built: | 1938 |
| Opened: | 1938 |
| Renovated: | 2014, 2017, 2019–ongoing |
| Closed: | 2019–ongoing |
| Owner: | Municipality of Mitrovica |
| Operator: | KF Trepça |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Scoreboard: | LED |
| Cost: | €18,24 million |
| Capacity: | 18,500(after renovation) |
| Record Attendance: | 25,000 |
| Dimensions: | 105x |
| Tenants: | KF Trepça (until 1989, 1999–present)[1] FK Trepča (1989–1999) KFF Mitrovica (selected matches) Kosovo national football teams (selected matches) |
The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and has been the home ground of the Kosovan football club KF Trepça since 1999.[2] The stadium has a capacity of around 18,500 after renovation is completed.This stadium, built in 1938, was known as Trepça/Trepča Stadium until 1999. After the Kosovo War, the stadium was renamed in honour of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
The Adem Jashari Olympic stadium has always been the home of a football club representing Trepça. From 1989 until 1999, the football club FK Trepča called the stadium its home until the Kosovo War, consequently making the club relocate to North Mitrovica. KF Trepça and FK Trepča both claim the heritage of the Yugoslavian club. From 1999, KF Trepça regularly played their home games in the stadium. To this day both clubs still exist using the same identities but with FK Trepca being a member of the Football Association of Serbia whilst KF Trepca is a member of the Football Federation of Kosovo.[3]
On 31 October 1979, it hosted a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match of Yugoslavia against Romania and finished with the result 2–1.[4] [5] On 5 March 2014, after 35 years hosted the first permitted by FIFA match of the Kosovo against Haiti and finished with the result 0–0.[6] [7]
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1946–1992) | ||||||
| 1. | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | 2–1 | 24,397 | |||
| (from 2014) | ||||||
| 1. | Friendly | 0–0 | 17,000 | |||
| 2. | 1–6 | 17,000 | [8] [9] | |||
| 3. | 4–3 | 5,116 | [10] | |||
On 4 July 2017, after renovation was held a qualifying match for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League against Faroese club Víkingur Gøta. Playing for the first time at the recently refurbished Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.
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In 2024, the stadium is undergoing a complete renovation. The works are being carried out by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and are aimed at elevating the stadium to UEFA's 4th category standards. This renovation involves significant upgrades to meet international requirements and improve the facility's infrastructure.[11] [12] [13]
The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) has shared updates on the project's progress. Drone footage released by FFK provides a visual overview of the ongoing work, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of the renovations.[12] [14]
Odi Henry Chibueze 
Asare Richard
Elias Rasmussen
Filip Đorđević