Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri | |
Former names | Prishtina City Stadium (1953–2018) |
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Location | Prishtina, Kosovo |
Coordinates | 42°39′47″N 21°09′25″E / 42.66297°N 21.15688°E |
Owner | Municipality of Prishtina |
Operator | FC Prishtina |
Capacity | 13,980 |
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 |
Renovated | 2005, 2016–2018, 2024–ongoing |
Construction cost | €9.50 million (2016–2018 renovation) €1.3 million (2024–ongoing renovation) |
Tenants | |
FC Prishtina Kosovo national football teams (selected matches) |
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 13,980.
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]
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]
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 |
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7 September 2002 | Friendly | Albania | 0–1 | 25,000 | [8][9] |
2
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17 February 2010 | 2–3 | 10,000 | [10][11] | ||
3
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7 September 2014 | Oman | 1–0 | 10,700 | [12] | |
4
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10 October 2015 | Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | 6,700 | [13] | |
5
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13 November 2015 | Albania | 2–2 | 38,000 | [14] | |
6
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10 September 2018 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D3 | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 12,667 | [15] |
7
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11 October 2018 | Malta | 3–1 | 12,365 | [16] | |
8
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20 November 2018 | Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 13,000 | [17] | |
9
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21 March 2019 | Friendly | Denmark | 2–2 | 13,000 | [18] |
10
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25 March 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 12,580 | [19] |
11
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7 September 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Czech Republic | 2–1 | 12,678 | [20] |
12
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10 October 2019 | Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 12,000 | [21] |
13
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14 October 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | Montenegro | 2–0 | 12,494 | [22] |
14
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17 November 2019 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | England | 0–4 | 12,326 | — |
15
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6 September 2020 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C3 | Greece | 1–2 | 0 | — |
16
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11 October 2020 | Slovenia | 0–1 | 0 | — | |
17
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18 November 2020 | Moldova | 1–0 | 0 | — | |
18
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24 March 2021 | Friendly | Lithuania | 4–0 | 0 | [23] |
19
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28 March 2021 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Sweden | 0–3 | 0 | Report (FIFA) |
20
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1 June 2021 | Friendly | San Marino | 4–1 | 0 | |
22
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5 September 2021 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Greece | 1–1 | 1,200 | Report (FIFA)[dead link] |
23
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8 September 2021 | Spain | 0–2 | 1,200 | Report (FIFA) | |
24
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12 October 2021 | Georgia | 1–2 | 3,550 | Report (FIFA) | |
25
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10 November 2021 | Friendly | Jordan | 0–2 | 1,000 | |
26
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24 March 2022 | Burkina Faso | 5–0 | |||
27
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5 June 2022 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C2 | Greece | 0–1 | 12,300 | [24] |
28
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9 June 2022 | Northern Ireland | 3–2 | 11,700 | [25] | |
29
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27 September 2022 | Cyprus | 5–1 | 10,400 | [26] | |
30
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16 November 2022 | Friendly | Armenia | 2–2 | 2,000 | |
31
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19 November 2022 | Faroe Islands | 1–1 | |||
32
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28 March 2023 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Andorra | 1–1 | 12,600 | |
33
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16 June 2023 | Romania | 0–0 | 11,000 | ||
34
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9 September 2023 | Switzerland | 2–2 | 12,700 | ||
35
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12 November 2023 | Israel | 1–0 | 5,245 | ||
36
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21 November 2023 | Belarus | 0–1 | 5,026 |
The stadium hosted the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League Preliminary Round Tournament.
The clubs involved were:
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.
Drita | 2–1 | Prishtina |
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Fidan Gërbeshi 64' (pen.) Betim Haxhimusa 82' |
Report | Gauthier Mankenda 34' |
Drita
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Prishtina
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