Skënderbeu stadium

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Skënderbeu stadium
The stadium from the south in autumn 2013
The stadium from the south in autumn 2013
Data
place Rruga Kristaq Papargjiri 1 7001 Korça , Albania
AlbaniaAlbania
Coordinates 40 ° 37 '33 "  N , 20 ° 46' 58"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 37 '33 "  N , 20 ° 46' 58"  E
owner Korça city
operator KF Skënderbeu Korça
start of building 1957
opening 1957
Renovations 2011
surface Natural grass
capacity 12,000 seats
Capacity (internat.) 12,000 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
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Events

Soccer :

The Skënderbeu Stadium ( Albanian  Stadiumi Skënderbeu ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Albanian city ​​of Korça . It has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The stadium is the home of the KF Skënderbeu Korça football club .

In 2016, it was one of two stadiums in Albania that had a tartan track for athletics .

history

An original structure was built in 1957 using stones from the Shën Gjergj Church. The stadium was named after the KF Skënderbeu Korça club. The stadium has been renovated several times. It was last completely renewed in 2011 by the current President Agim Zeqo and other sponsors and is now one of the most modern stadiums in the country.

The first international match in this stadium took place on November 15, 2011. The first international game for the KF Skënderbeu Korça was on July 13, 2011 the game against the champions from Cyprus, APOEL Nicosia (0: 2). Occasionally, international games were also played in Tirana - for example on August 6, 2013 against Shakhtar Qaraghandy - and after the opening of the Elbasan Arena in autumn 2014 also in Elbasan  .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Çfarë stadiumi ka Korca! In: Superliga.Blog.AL. November 20, 2010, archived from the original on February 21, 2011 ; Retrieved February 3, 2011 (Albanian).
  2. ↑ GazetaExpress: Trajneri i Luiza Gegës shpërthen ndaj Qeverisë: Dhatë 1 mln euro të eliminuarëve, asnjë qindarkë për medalistët. July 10, 2016, accessed July 12, 2016 (Albanian).
  3. ^ Stadium "Skenderbeu" nje tjeter standart. In: KorcaJone.net. November 9, 2010, archived from the original on February 5, 2011 ; Retrieved February 3, 2011 (Albanian).