Qemal Stafa Stadium
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The Qemal Stafa Stadium (
The stadium was demolished in June 2016 to make way for the new national stadium called the
History
The original stadium was built in an
The stadium was named after
The second football stadium in Tirana, the
After 1991, other modernization projects took place, including the installation of seats which reduced the capacity to today's 19,700. In 1996, Qemal Stafa had illumination for evening sports event for the first time, with the funding being a gift from
The stadium is used by the
Recent issues
Plans for demolition and reconstruction
In June 2010, the Albanian government put the stadium on a list of assets for sale.
The new stadium, already approved by the Albanian Football Association and the government, will replace the existing one which will be demolished. The number of seats is expected to be more than 22,500.[4] The total construction cost will be around € 60 million, and 75% of the property rights of the stadium will belong to the Albanian Football Association, and the remaining 25% to the Albanian government.[3] Once finished, the stadium is expected to be of category four, the highest UEFA category, and will potentially be able to host Champion League final matches.[11] The demolition of the old stadium started in June 2016.
Renaming
In January 2010, after the death of the notable Albanian player
The Qemal Stafa "Curse"
During the early 2000s, the stadium was considered a "curse" for other national teams by the Albanian media, partly due to the fact that Albania rarely lost their home games. In a period from September 2001 to October 2004, Albania went undefeated at this ground.
Before this period, during
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- ^ Alsat (September 6, 2008). "Stadiumi "Qemal Stafa" i rikonstruktuar, gjithcka gati per ndeshjen". Alsat TV. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ Gazeta SOT (June 18, 2010). "Lajmet Kryesore Qeveria nxjerr në shitje stadiumin "Qemal Stafa" dhe pallatin e sportit "Asllan Rusi"". Gazeta SOT (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
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- ^ Fenwick Ibarren Architects (Oct 19, 2010). "ALBANIA NEW NATIONAL STADIUM CONCEPT DESIGN" (PDF). pp. 16–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26.
- ^ Frasheri, Dash (January 21, 2010). "Xhani to Berisha: The National Stadium be named Panajot Pano". Albania-Sport (in Albanian). Albania-Sport. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.