Fadil Vokrri Stadium

The Fadil Vokrri Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri), previously known as Prishtina City Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi i qytetit të Prishtinës), is a multi-purpose stadium in Prishtina, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Prishtina and Kosovo national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 13,500.

Fadil Vokrri Stadium

Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri
The stadium after renovation
Former names	Prishtina City Stadium (1953–2018)
Location	Prishtina, Kosovo
Coordinates	42°39′47″N 21°09′25″E / 42.66297°N 21.15688°E / 42.66297; 21.15688Coordinates: 42°39′47″N 21°09′25″E / 42.66297°N 21.15688°E / 42.66297; 21.15688
Owner	Municipality of Prishtina
Operator	FC Prishtina
Capacity	13,500
Record attendance	38,000
Field size	105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	LED
Construction
Built	1951–1953
Opened	1953; 70 years ago (1953)
Renovated	2005, 2016–2018
Construction cost	€9.50 million (2016–2018 renovation)
Tenants
FC Prishtina Kosovo national football teams

History

 

The stadium before renovation.

The stadium's construction was started in 1951 and since 1953, it has been used by FC Prishtina.^[1] On 9 June 2018, the stadium was renamed from Pristina City Stadium to Fadil Vokrri Stadium, following the death of Fadil Vokrri on the same day, who was a football administrator, player and lastly president of Football Federation of Kosovo. The change was announced by Shpend Ahmeti, the Mayor of Pristina.^[2][3]

Notable events

International concerts

On 17 December 2007 the stadium was filled with 25,000 people for first time after the Kosovo War in a concert by American rapper 50 Cent.^[4][5] On 10 July 2010. The American rapper Snoop Dogg performed in the stadium. This was the second international concert that was held in Pristina after that the 50 Cent concert in 2007 and over 10,000 people attended the concert.^[6]

On 15 July 2012. The Albanian rapper Unikkatil held a concert which was the biggest Albanian concert ever held and 25,000 spectators attended the concert to see the “King” of Albanian rap.^[7]

International matches

On 7 September 2002, it hosted for first time after Kosovo War a friendly match of Kosovo against Albania and finished with a 0–1 win for Albania.^[8][9]

#	Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Att.	Ref
1	7 September 2002 (2002-09-07)	Friendly	Albania	0–1	25,000	^[8]^[9]
2	17 February 2010 (2010-02-17)			2–3	10,000	^[10]^[11]
3	7 September 2014 (2014-09-07)		Oman	1–0	10,700	^[12]
4	10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)		Equatorial Guinea	2–0	6,700	^[13]
5	13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)		Albania	2–2	38,000	^[14]
6	10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D3	Faroe Islands	2–0	12,667	^[15]
7	11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)		Malta	3–1	12,365	^[16]
8	20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)		Azerbaijan	4–0	13,000	^[17]
9	21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)	Friendly	Denmark	2–2	13,000	^[18]
10	25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Bulgaria	1–1	12,580	^[19]
11	7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Czech Republic	2–1	12,678	^[20]
12	10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)	Friendly	Gibraltar	1–0	12,000	^[21]
13	14 October 2019 (2019-10-14)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	Montenegro	2–0	12,494	^[22]
14	17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	England	0–4	12,326	—
15	6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C3	Greece	1–2	0	—
16	11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)		Slovenia	0–1	0	—
17	18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)		Moldova	1–0	0	—
18	24 March 2021 (2021-03-24)	Friendly	Lithuania	4–0	0	^[23]
19	28 March 2021 (2021-03-28)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Sweden	0–3	0
20	1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)	Friendly	San Marino	4–1	0
22	5 September 2021 (2021-09-05)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Greece	1–1	1,200	Report (FIFA)^[dead link]
23	8 September 2021 (2021-09-08)		Spain	0–2	1,200
24	12 October 2021 (2021-10-12)		Georgia	1–2	3,550	Report (FIFA)
25	10 November 2021 (2021-11-10)	Friendly	Jordan	0–2	1,000
26	24 March 2022 (2022-03-24)		Burkina Faso	5–0
27	5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C2	Greece	0–1	12,300	^[24]
28	9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)		Northern Ireland	3–2	11,700	^[25]
29	27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)		Cyprus	5–1	10,400	^[26]
30	16 November 2022 (2022-11-16)	Friendly	Armenia	2–2

European matches

The stadium hosted the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round Tournament.

The clubs involved were:

•   Lincoln Red Imps
•   FC Santa Coloma
•   Tre Penne
•   Feronikeli

Inauguration

On 13 August 2018, after renovation was held a 2018 Kosovar Supercup between the winners of the 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Drita and 2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Prishtina. Playing for the first time at the recently refurbished Fadil Vokrri Stadium.

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)

20:00

Drita	2–1	Prishtina
Fidan Gërbeshi   64' (pen.) Betim Haxhimusa   82'	Report	Gauthier Mankenda   34'

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

Drita

Prishtina

31   Edvan Bakaj 5   Ardian Limani 4   Fidan Gërbeshi   43' 13   Liridon Leci   67' 11   Përparim Livoreka   85' 7   Endrit Krasniqi   90+4' 25   Bujar Shabani 27   Eri Lamçja   55'   75' 10   Xhevdet Shabani 93   Haxhi Neziraj 22   Betim Haxhimusa Substitutions: 1   Leutrim Rexhepi 99   Dorant Ramadani 23   Arbër Shala 8   Edenilson 14   Fillonit Shaqiri   75' 16   Albin Krasniqi   90+4' 74   Zgjim Mustafa Manager:   Bekim Isufi

12   Visar Bekaj 2   Armend Thaqi 8   Ahmet Haliti 3   Jamal Arago 13   Abdul Bashiru 21   Argjend Mustafa 66   Ergyn Ahmeti 15   Gauthier Mankenda 17   Arbër Hoxha 19   Alen Jasharoski   84' 9   Basit Abdul Khalid Substitutions: 1   Alban Muqiqi 88   Përparim Osmani 16   Donat Hasanaj 5   Diar Miftaraj 7   Lorik Boshnjaku   84' 26   Liridon Fetahaj 22   Kastriot Selmani Manager:   Mirel Josa

References

1. [Prishtina changes the carpet after 50 years]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018. Stadiumi i qytetit ka filluar ndërtimin në vitin 1951, ndërsa nga viti 1953 është në shërbim të klubit
2. Shpend Ahmeti [@ShpendA] (9 June 2018). "Stadiumi i qytetit me nder do ta mbaj emrin e tij Fadil Vokrri" [The city stadium with honorably will keep his name Fadil Vokrri] (Tweet) (in Albanian) – via Twitter.
3. "Kryetari i Prishtinës, Shpend Ahmeti: Stadiumi i qytetit me nder do ta mbajë emrin e Fadil Vokrrit" [Mayor of Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti: The city stadium with honorably will keep his name Fadil Vokrri] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 9 June 2018. Kryetari i kryeqytetit të Kosovës, ai i Prishtinës, Shpend Ahmeti, ka konfirmuar se stadiumi i qytetit të Prishtinës do të mbajë emrin e ikonës së futbollit shqiptar të Kosovës, Fadil Vokrri
4. "50 cent" në Prishtinë" ["50 cent" in Pristina] (in Albanian). BBC Albanian service. 18 December 2007. Ylli botëror i muzikës rep "50 cent" shfaqi të hënën një koncert në Prishtinë në prani të rreth 25 mijë adhuruesve të tij, jo vetëm nga Kosova, por edhe nga vendet fqinje
5. "Rapper 50 Cent performs for 25,000 in Kosovo". CTV News. 18 December 2007. Thousands turned out in Kosovo's capital Monday to see rapper 50 Cent perform in the territory known more for its political woes than party tunes. 50 Cent arrived for a 10-hour visit that included a concert in a soccer stadium in the capital Pristina, promoting his latest album "Curtis" and launching Kosovo's second phone operator. Over 25,000 tickets had been snapped up for 50 Cent's performance
6. "Snoop Dogg performoi në Prishtinë" [Snoop Dogg performed in Pristina]. Malesia.org (in Albanian). 13 July 2010. Të shtunën në stadiumin e qytetit në Prishtinë, para mijëra adhuruesve u mbajt koncerti i reperit amerikan me famë botërore, Snoop Dogg
7. "Ekskluzive: Unikkatili, përsëri në stadium" [Exclusive: Unikkatil, again in the stadium] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 July 2013.
8. "Kosovo vs. Albania (0:1)". National Football Teams. 7 September 2002.
9. "Kosova 0:1 Albania". RSSSF. 7 September 2002.
10. "Kosovo vs. Albania (2:3)". National Football Teams. 17 February 2010.
11. "Miqesore/Kosove - Shqipëri 2-3" [Friendly/Kosovo - Albania 2-3]. AlbaniaSoccer (in Albanian). 17 February 2010.
12. "Kosovo (1–0) Oman". eu-football.info. 7 September 2014.
13. "Kosovo (2–0) Equatorial Guinea". eu-football.info. 10 October 2015.
14. "Kosovo (2–2) Albania". eu-football.info. 13 November 2015.
15. "Kosovo (2–0) Faroe Islands". eu-football.info. 10 September 2018.
16. "Kosovo (3–1) Malta". eu-football.info. 11 October 2018.
17. "Kosovo (4–0) Azerbaijan". eu-football.info. 20 November 2018.
18. "Kosovo (2–2) Denmark". eu-football.info. 21 March 2019.
19. "Kosovo v Bulgaria". eu-football.info. 25 March 2019.
20. "Kosovo v Czech Republic". eu-football.info. 7 September 2019.
21. "Kosovo v Gibraltar". eu-football.info. 10 October 2019.
22. "Kosovo v Montenegro". eu-football.info. 14 October 2019.
23. "Kosovo v Lithuania". eu-football.info. 24 March 2021.
24. "Kosovo (0-1) Greece". UEFA.com. 5 June 2022.
25. "Kosovo (3-2) Northern Ireland". UEFA.com. 9 June 2022.
26. "Kosovo (5-1) Cyprus". UEFA.com. 27 September 2022.

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