 The stadium takes its name from FK Velež's and its supporters' nickname ""Rođeni"" (, as in "our own"; literally "born"), and it was decided after an online poll.The first attempt to build a stadium happened at the beginning of 1938.FK Velež management decided to call a loan among the club's supporters and friends, and all Mostar's working class, whose money would be used to buy land and build a playground.