Qemal Stafa Stadium

KF Tirana KS Dinamo Tirana

The Qemal - Stafa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Albanian capital Tirana. It is most often used by football players, but also by the athletes. The stadium has 19,500 spectator seats, making it the largest stadium in Albania.

Was named the stadium after the Albanian politicians Qemal Stafa. The two football teams KF Tirana and KS Dinamo Tirana play their home games at Qemal - Stafa Stadium, where most of the matches take place. The stadium is used by supporters of the national team known as the devil, because the Albanian national football team plays strong at home.

With the construction of the stadium, the Italians in 1938 have begun. Was completed the building but only after the Second World War. Later, it was easily replaced.

Planned construction

FIFA and UEFA allow international matches in this stadium only under the condition that soon a new stadium would be built.

2010, the government and the Albanian Football Association announced a renovation of the stadium. By November 2012, and the 100th Independence Day of Albania wanted to realize a new building for 33,000 spectators. The Spanish architects RFA Fenwick Iribarren Architects should guide the stadium; The new building should take the form of the country. The cost should be Originally amount to 30 million euros, and a third wanted to contribute to the State and the other 20 million share FSHF, FIFA and UEFA. A few months later, but was of 60 million euros of the question.

Initially, in 2013, a reduced project was presented. Also in the fall of 2013 had not yet started construction work; the old stadium was still standing, and the Albanian national football team wore there still games out.

In January 2014 it was announced that there was to be announced in February, who should receive the contract for the new building with 22,000 seats at a cost 45-48 million euros. [ Deprecated]