UEFA delegation Nebojsa Ivkovic, together with the representatives of Football Association BiH visited the Grbavica Stadium and left the Valley of the Cups very pleased with what he saw.
Given that for the first time it is planned to play a European match for a long time Grbavica stadium, UEFA delegate is in charge of carrying out an inspection and to check whether Grbavica Stadium is in satisfactory condition for category 2.
The control of the whole stadium lasted for four hours, and the delegate praised everything that he saw and what was done in the record time, and the club administration got directions what to do in order to meet the criteria for category 3.
He was particularly impressed by the newly built Eastern Tribune and the way of funding and used the opportunity to photograph the chairs of famous personalities which he will include in his report.
The report states that it is necessary to make certain minor repairs, so that everything goes according to UEFA regulations. The deadline for completion of additional works is June 28th.
To recall, FC Zeljeznicar will find out the name of the opponent in the first European Championship pre-match on June 19th and matches will be played on June 29th and July 06th and this will be the first European match at Grbavica Stadium after 13 years.
