Mirza Delibašić Hall

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.

Mirza Delibašić Hall
Skenderija
Full nameVelika dvorana Mirza Delibašić
Former namesVelika dvorana KSC Skenderija (1969-2001)
LocationSkenderija, Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°51′15″N 18°24′46″E
OwnerSarajevo Canton
OperatorKantonalno javno preduzeće Centar "Skenderija"
Capacity5,616 (basketball, handball)[1]
Surfaceversatile
Construction
Opened29 November 1969[2]
Renovated2006, 2018
ArchitectŽivorad Janković[3]
Halid Muhasilović
General contractorOgnjeslav Malkin[3]
Tenants
KK Bosna Royal
Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national handball team

Opened on 23 November 1969,[2] the seating capacity of the arena is 5,616.[1] 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,[2] the 1970 FIBA European Champions Cup final[2][4] in which Ignis Varese defeated CSKA Moscow 79-74[4] and the 1980 Intercontinental Cup tournament[2][5] in which Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title.[5]

Concerts and other events
List of Concerts and Other Entertainment and Political Events
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See also

References
  1. "Dvorana – Košarkaški klub Bosna". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. "Istorijat". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  3. Krajišnik, Đorđe (22 February 2018). "Slučaj Skenderija - urbicid ili investicija?". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. "Champions Cup 1969-70". www.linguasport.com.
  5. "Intercontinental Cup 1980". www.linguasport.com.
  6. "Riblja Corba - oficijalni sajt". www.riblja-corba.com.
  7. Popović, Peca (November 1986). "U novembarskom Rocku". Rock. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. Imamović, Emir; Burić, Ahmed (1 March 1999). "Principi(ipi) ćirilice". BH Dani. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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