Loro Boriçi Stadium

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Loro Boriçi Stadium
The south curve of the Loro Boriçi Stadium in September 2016.
The south curve of the Loro Boriçi Stadium in September 2016.
Earlier names

Vojo Kushi Stadium (1952–1990)

Data
place Rruga Djepaxhijej 2 4001 Shkodra , Albania
AlbaniaAlbania
Coordinates 42 ° 4 '12.1 "  N , 19 ° 30' 23.6"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 4 '12.1 "  N , 19 ° 30' 23.6"  E
owner Shkodra city
operator FSHF and KS Vllaznia Shkodra
opening 1947
Renovations 2001, 2015–2016
surface Natural grass
architect Bolles + Wilson (2015)
capacity 15,919 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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Events

The Loro Boriçi Stadium ( Albanian  Stadiumi Loro Boriçi ) is a football stadium in the Albanian city ​​of Shkodra . It has served as a home for the KS Vllaznia Shkodra association since it opened. The facility has a capacity of 15,919 spectators. It was the largest stadium in Albania when it reopened in 2016 until the new Air Albania Stadium opened in Tirana in November 2019 .

history

The stands of the stadium in the sea of ​​houses in Shkodra before the renovation (2011).

The stadium was built in 1947. It was opened under the name Vojo Kushi Stadium . Vojo Kushi was an Albanian football club. It has since been renamed the Loro Boriçi Stadium . This name pays homage to Loro Boriçi , one of the most famous football players in Albania in the 1940s and 50s, who made a total of 23 international matches for Albania and played in the Italian Serie A for AS Roma and Lazio Rome . In addition, Boriçi, who was born in Shkodra, was the coach of the Albanian team, which in 1967 inflicted the so-called disgrace of Tirana on the German national team and screwed up the qualification for the European Championship . Loro Boriçi's homeland club was KS Vllaznia Shkodra . In 2001 the stadium was modernized and expanded to include larger stands on the north curve and the east side.

The Albanian national soccer team occasionally plays its home games in Shkodra, including an almost historic victory in 2003 against Russia in qualifying for the 2004 European soccer championship under Hans-Peter Briegel . In 2007 there was a draw against the Slovenian national football team in qualifying for the 2008 European Championship .

At the beginning of May 2015, renovation work began on the Loro Boriçi Stadium, which should have been completed by the international match between Albania and Serbia on October 8, 2015. The construction work took much longer, however, so that the stadium could only be opened in August 2016 with a friendly against Morocco . The original intention was to create a stadium for 17,500 or even 20,000 spectators.

The Kosovar national football team played their first official qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in the Loro Boriçi Stadium, as Kosovo's largest stadiums, the Adem Jashari Stadium in Mitrovica and the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Prishtina , were in Remodeling found.

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Shortly before the kick-off of an Albanian first division game in the converted stadium (September 2016).

Web links

Commons : Loro Boriçi Stadium  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Zvogëlohet Stadiumi "Loro Boriçi" mungojnë, ulëse 1500. In: Amazing Albania. July 6, 2016, accessed April 29, 2019 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ fkvllaznia.net: Historia. Retrieved September 24, 2012 (Albanian).
  3. ↑ stage i. In: KF Vllaznia. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012 ; Retrieved October 21, 2012 (Albanian).
  4. ↑ Russia is subject to Albania - France wins 6-0. In: n-tv.de. March 30, 2003, accessed September 26, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Albania against Slovenia 0-0 (0-0) - The European Championship 2008. In: Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved September 26, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Stadiumi gati për në Serbet 8 tetor (Rama inaugurates start of work in "Loro Boriçi" one: stadium will be ready for the Serbs on October 8) Rama inauguron nisjen e në "Loro Boriçi" punimeve. In: Panorama . May 3, 2015, Retrieved May 3, 2015 (Albanian).
  7. ↑ UEFA inspekton stadiumin e Shkodrës. In: Top Channel. April 13, 2016, accessed April 23, 2016 (Albanian).
  8. ↑ Kombëtarja më 31 gusht, miqësore me Morocco. In: FSHF. July 30, 2016, Retrieved April 29, 2019 (Albanian).
  9. ^ Rama: Stadiumi Loro Boriçi, gati të presë ndeshjet e kuqezinjve. In: Java News. August 11, 2016, accessed August 31, 2016 (Albanian).