Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium

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Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium

Former names	Koševo Stadium (1952-2004) Olimpijski Stadion Koševo (1984)
Location	Betanja Ulica, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Broke ground	1946
Opened	1947
Renovated	1984
Expanded	1984
Owner	Sarajevo City Council
Operator	Sarajevo City Council
Surface	Grass
Capacity	35,630[1]
Tenants
FK Sarajevo

Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium is stadium owned by the city of Sarajevo. It is also known as Koševo Stadium. The stadium is located in the Sarajevo neighbourhood of Koševo and it is used mostly by F.C. Sarajevo.

The stadium was opened in the year 1947. In 1984, it was reconstructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics, and is therefore often called Olympic Stadium. Now, it is officially called "Asim Ferhatović - Hase" since July 2004, after Asim Ferhatović, the legendary FK Sarajevo player who retired in 1967.

Today Koševo can seat 35,630^[1] and is also the home stadium of the national football side of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coordinates: 43°52′25.68″N 18°24′31.33″E / 43.8738°N 18.4087028°E / 43.8738; 18.4087028

[edit] Concerts

• Zdravko Čolić - September 7, 1978 (Putujući zemljotres Tour)
• U2 - September 23, 1997 (PopMart Tour)
• Dino Merlin - July 31, 2000 (guests: Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti, Ivana Banfić, Amir Bjelanović Tula, Miro Asotić)
• Dino Merlin - July 31, 2004 (guests: Željko Joksimović, Ivana Banfić, Nina Badrić, Edo Zanki, Almir Hukelić, Gani Tamir)
• Bijelo dugme - May 15, 2005
• Haris Džinović - June 23, 2007 (guests: Željko Joksimović, Halid Bešlić, Hari Varešanović, Enis Bešlagić)
• Dino Merlin - July 19, 2008 (guests: Hari Varešanović, Vesna Zmijanac, Toni Cetinski, Eldin Huseinbegović, Ivana Banfić, Baby Dooks, Elvedin Krilić)

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