Loro Boriçi Stadium

Loro Boriçi Stadium
Stadiumi Loro Boriçi (sq)
Full name Stadiumi Loro Boriçi
Former names Vojo Kushi Stadium (1952–1990)
Location Rruga Djepaxhijej 2,
4001 Shkodër, Albania
Coordinates 42°04′12″N 19°30′24″E / 42.07000°N 19.50667°E / 42.07000; 19.50667Coordinates: 42°04′12″N 19°30′24″E / 42.07000°N 19.50667°E / 42.07000; 19.50667
Owner Municipality of Shkodër
Operator Albanian Football Association
and KF Vllaznia Shkodër
Capacity 16,000
Record attendance 16,000
Field size 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Surface Grass
Scoreboard LED
Construction
Broke ground 27 May 1950
Built 1950–1952
Opened 1 May 1952 (1952-05-01)
(original stadium)
29 August 2016 (2016-08-29) (rebuilt stadium)
Renovated 1980s, 2001, 2016
Demolished 2015
Construction cost €17 million (2015–16 rebuild cost)
Architect Bolles+Wilson
Tenants
KF Vllaznia Shkodër (1952-present)
Albania national football team (2003-present)
Kosovo national football team (2016-2017) (temporary) [a]

The Loro Boriçi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Loro Boriçi), previously known as Vojo Kushi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Vojo Kushi) is a multi-purpose stadium in Shkodër, Albania, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Vllaznia Shkodër. The stadium has a capacity of around 16,000 seated.

History

On 17 May 1950. The stadium started the construction and on 1 May 1952, the stadium was inaugurated and was named with name Vojo Kushi, who was a Albanian partisan, hero of Albania and hero of Yugoslavia.[1] In 1990, during the fall of communism in Albania, the stadium was renamed in honour of football coach and former player Loro Boriçi. Between 2015 and 2016 the stadium was rebuilt into a modern all-seater stadium with a capacity of 16,022.[2] The stadium is also the second largest stadium in Albania behind the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana.

2015 Reconstruction

In 2001. The stadium was last renovated. In October 2014, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, promised the reconstruction of the stadium.[3] On 3 May 2015, the construction work officially started, bringing the stadium to a renewed capacity of 18,100.[2]

International matches

Albania

On 29 March 2003, it hosted a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match of Albania against Russia and finished with a 3–1 win.[4]

# Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
1. 29 March 2003 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying  Russia 3–1 16,000 [4]
2. 7 February 2007 Friendly  Macedonia 0–1 7,000 [5]
3. 24 March 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying  Slovenia 0–0 12,000 [6]
4. 10 August 2011 Friendly  Montenegro 3–2 5,000 [7]
5. 31 August 2016  Morocco 0–0 N/A [8]
6. 5 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification  Macedonia 2–1 14,667 [9]
7. 9 October 2016  Spain 0–2 15,425 [10]
8. 9 October 2017  Italy 0–1 14,718 [11]

Kosovo

After stadiums in Mitrovica and Pristina were under renovation and do not meet UEFA standards.[12] Kosovo played the qualifying matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Loro Boriçi Stadium.[13][14] On 6 October 2016, it hosted the first qualifying match of Kosovo against Croatia and finished with a 0–6 biggest defeat.[15][16]

# Date Competition Opponent Score Att. Ref
1. 6 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification  Croatia 0–6 14,612 [15][16]
2. 24 March 2017  Iceland 1–2 6,832 [17]
3. 11 June 2017  Turkey 1–4 6,000 [18]
4. 5 September 2017  Finland 0–1 2,446 [19]
5. 6 October 2017  Ukraine 0–2 1,261 [20]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ After stadiums in Mitrovica and Pristina were under renovation and do not meet UEFA standards.[12] Kosovo played the qualifying matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Loro Boriçi Stadium.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Historia e stadiumit kombëtar "Loro Boriçi"" [History of national stadium "Loro Boriçi"]. ShkodraNews (in Albanian).
  2. 1 2 Konferencë për shtyp e Sekretarit të Përgjithshëm Ilir Shulku on YouTube
  3. ↑ "Edi Rama: Doshi, Frroku e Çela, merrni Vllazninë. "Loro Boriçi", arenë europiane" [Edi Rama: Doshi, Frroku and Çela get Vllaznia. "Loro Boriçi", the European arena] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Albania (3–1) Russia". eu-football.info. 29 March 2003.
  5. ↑ "Albania (0–1) Macedonia". eu-football.info. 7 February 2007.
  6. ↑ "Albania (0–0) Slovenia". eu-football.info. 24 March 2007.
  7. ↑ "Albania (3–2) Montenegro". eu-football.info. 10 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Albania (0–0) Morocco". eu-football.info. 31 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Albania (2–1) Macedonia". eu-football.info. 5 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Albania (0–2) Spain". eu-football.info. 9 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Albania (0–1) Italy". eu-football.info. 9 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Këto janë 11 stadiumet e Superligës dhe asnjëri nuk i plotëson kushtet (Foto)" [These are the 11 Superleague stadiums and none meet the conditions (Photo)] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 May 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Loro Boriçi, shtëpia e përkohshme e Kosovës" [Loro Boriçi, the temporary home of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Radio Television of Kosovo. 28 June 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Loro Boriçi, i rilindur gati për kolaudim (Foto)" [Loro Boriçi, reborn ready for test (Photo)]. Facebook (in Albanian). Edi Rama. 11 August 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Kosova nuk arriti t'i bëjë ballë Kroacisë" [Kosovo failed to withstand Croatia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 October 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Kosovo (0–6) Croatia". eu-football.info. 6 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kosovo (1–2) Iceland". eu-football.info. 24 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Kosovo (1–4) Turkey". eu-football.info. 11 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Kosovo (0–1) Finland". eu-football.info. 5 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Kosovo (0–2) Ukraine". eu-football.info. 6 October 2017.
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