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Stadion Rođeni
Football stadium in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stadion Rođeni (English: Rođeni Stadium), previously known as Stadion Vrapčići (English: Vrapčići Stadium), is a football stadium in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been used by FK Velež Mostar since 1995.[3] It is located in the northeastern part of the city, namely the Vrapčići suburb, and is principal stadium and the home-ground of FK Velež Mostar football club. The stadium takes its name from FK Velež's and its supporters' nickname "Rođeni" (English: "own", as in "our own"; literally "born"), and was decided after an online poll in 2017.
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Former names | Stadion Vrapčići (1995–2017) |
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Location | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 43°22′42″N 17°51′16″E |
Public transit | Mostar Bus or Taxi |
Owner | City of Mostar |
Operator | FK Velež Mostar |
Capacity | 7,000[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
Surface | Hybrid grass |
Scoreboard | LED |
Construction | |
Built | 1995 |
Opened | 25 November 1995 (28 years ago) (1995-11-25)[2] |
Renovated | 2008 |
Expanded | 2006, 2020, 2023–present |
Tenants | |
FK Velež Mostar (1995–present) ŽF/NK Emina Mostar (2017–present) |
At present stage of development, it can receive up to 7,000 supporters in attendance.[1] The lack of funds and a slow process of country's recovery from the war, as well as complicated political ambient in the city and the country as a whole, all of which have influenced the scope and the tempo of stadium development.[4]