Fadil Vokrri Stadium

Fadil Vokrri Stadium
	Fadil Vokrri Stadium (2018)
Earlier names
	Pristina Stadium (1953-2018)
Data
place	Rr.Fehmi Agani pn 10000 Pristina , Kosovo;
Coordinates	42 ° 39 '46.3 " N , 21 ° 9' 25.5" E Coordinates: 42 ° 39 '46.3 " N , 21 ° 9' 25.5" E
classification	4th
owner	City of Pristina
operator	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës
start of building	1951
opening	17th May 1953
Renovations	2005, 2016–2018
costs	€ 3.8 million (2016-2018)
capacity	13,429 seats
playing area	Natural grass
Societies)
	FC Prishtina;
Events
	Games of the Kosovar national football team ; Kupa e Kosovë finals ;

The Fadil Vokrri Stadium ( Albanian Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri , Serbian стадион Фадиљ Вокри Stadion Fadilj Vokri ) is a football stadium in the Kosovar capital Pristina . It is the home ground of the FC Prishtina soccer club and the Kosovar national soccer team . The facility has 13,429 spectator seats and, along with the Adem Jashari Stadium in Mitrovica, is one of two stadiums that also host international matches. A renovation took place between 2016 and 2018 in order to meet FIFA and UEFA requirements. The sports facility was named after the former soccer player and president of Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës Fadil Vokrri .

The Fadil Vokrri Stadium has hosted the final of the Kosovar Cup, Kupa e Kosovës , since 1993 . Concerts by artists such as 50 Cent , Snoop Dogg and Eros Ramazzotti also took place in the stadium.

The first official home game took place on September 10, 2018. In the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League League D game against the Faroe Islands , Kosovo won 2-0 and was described by the media as a historic evening.

The Kosovar national soccer team plays its home games at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium and the Adem Jashari Stadium in Mitrovica. UEFA approved the use of the venue. Previously, the team had to compete in the Loro Boriçi Stadium in the Albanian city of Shkodra .

Web links

Commons : Fadil Vokrri Stadium - collection of images, videos and audio files

prishtinafc.com: Website of FC Prishtina (English, Albanian)
europlan-online.de: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri - Prishtinë (Pristina)
Stadiumi i Qytetit (Gradski Stadion), Prishtinë (Priština) ( Memento from September 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

↑ Ja sa ulëse do të ketë stadiumi i Prishtinës, pas rinovimit ( Memento from November 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
^ Stadiumi i Prishtinës do të mbajë emrin “Fadil Vokrri”. In: gazetasheshi.com. June 27, 2018, accessed July 7, 2018 .
↑ Prishtina Stadium In Kosovo ( Memento from June 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Eros Ramazzotti më 30 korrik në Prishtinë. Retrieved January 1, 2010 .
↑ Historical evening: Kosovo celebrates its first competitive game victory. In: Aargauer Zeitung . September 11, 2018, accessed September 14, 2018 .
↑ Kosovo: UEFA approves first stadium for international matches ( Memento from February 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Ja sa ulëse do të ketë stadiumi i Prishtinës, pas rinovimit ( Memento from November 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Stadiumi i Prishtinës do të mbajë emrin “Fadil Vokrri”. In: gazetasheshi.com. June 27, 2018, accessed July 7, 2018 .

[3] Prishtina Stadium In Kosovo ( Memento from June 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[4] Eros Ramazzotti më 30 korrik në Prishtinë. Retrieved January 1, 2010 .

[5] Historical evening: Kosovo celebrates its first competitive game victory. In: Aargauer Zeitung . September 11, 2018, accessed September 14, 2018 .

[6] Kosovo: UEFA approves first stadium for international matches ( Memento from February 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive )