Flamurtari Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Flamurtari) is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 8.200 people.[1]
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| Location | Lagja Pavaresisë Vlorë, Albania |
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| Coordinates | 40°27′21.32″N 19°29′20.35″E / 40.4559222°N 19.4889861°E |
| Owner | Flamurtari Vlorë |
| Capacity | 8,200 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1961 |
| Renovated | 1975 2004-2013 |
| Expanded | 1975 |
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| Flamurtari Vlorë | |
Before the construction of the stadium, Flamurtari Vlorë played their home games on a field known as Varri i Halimit, which translates to Halimi's Tomb. The field was located near Uji i Ftohtë, which is where the club's training ground is located. The stadium was built in 1961 with an initial capacity of 6,500, and was expanded to 11,000 in 1975 following a reconstruction. During the club's golden era the stadium would attract crowds of up to 15,000 spectators and in 1987 when the club faced FC Barcelona in the UEFA Cup there was a crowd of 18,500, making it the ground's record attendance. Between 2004 and 2012, the ground was under recurring development with the aid of the Albanian Football Association which saw the ground converted into an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 8,200. In addition to the construction of the stands and the installation of seats, a new parking lot was built and floodlights were installed for the first time.
In February 2013, the new pitch was laid which was funded equally by the club and the Albanian Football Association and by the end of 2014–2015 season the stadium will be fully reconstructed and covered.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "From Worldstadiums.com". Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ Tapeti i ri u inaugurua më 13 shkurt, tenderi më 28 maj… Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shtrohet tapeti në Vlorë, gati për Flamurtarin Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Në janar nisin punimet në stadiumin vlonjat Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
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