Kosovo National Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Kombëtar i Kosovës) is a proposed football stadium in Drenas, Kosovo. This proposed stadium would be the new home of the Kosovo national team and it would serve as a venue for major football club cup finals and other sports and non-sports related activities.
Stadiumi Kombëtar i Kosovës | |
Arena Dardane (Dardanian Arena) | |
| Location | Drenas, Kosovo |
|---|---|
| Owner | Football Federation of Kosovo |
| Operator | Kosovo national football team |
| Capacity | 30,000(planned) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | LED |
| Construction | |
| Built | TBD |
| Opened | TBD |
| Construction cost | €50 million |
| Architect | Murat Tabanlıoğlu |
| Tenants | |
| Kosovo national football team | |
The stadium was designed with a capacity to seat 30,000 spectators, making it the highest capacity football stadium in Kosovo. The stadium was planned to be completed by 2021.
Location edit
In 2019, the Government of Kosovo has decided that this stadium will be built near Drenas, approving the request of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Kujtim Gashi. The location is 14 kilometers away from capital city of Pristina, rejecting the option selected by the previous government, which was Bërnica. The national stadium will be built on a 25-hectare (62-acre) site in Sankoc, and work should have begin in 2020. There was a lot of debate about the stadium, calling it a political decision, as it was originally planned to be built in Bërnica.
History edit
Planning and construction edit
On 12 July 2019, the construction of stadium began,[1] and two days later the project of this stadium was presented which would have a capacity of 30,000 seats,[2] but after the presentation, the construction was suspended for political reasons related to the location.[3]
Naming edit
There were a lot of ideas and propositions for naming the new stadium. One of the main proposals was Arena Dardane (Dardanian Arena), however there isn't still anything official about the name of the stadium which is currently referred as Kosovo National Stadium.
Facilities edit
Based on the plans presented by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Kosovo National Stadium will have:
- Training grounds
- Retail
- Parking
- Nursery
- Museum
- Library
- Indoor swimming pool
- Hotel
References edit
- ^ "Fillon ndërtimi i stadiumit kombëtar në Kosovë" [The construction of the national stadium in Kosovo begins] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 12 July 2019.
- ^ "U prezantua projekti i Stadiumit Kombëtar" [The National Stadium project was presented] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Stadiumi "politik"" ["Political" Stadium] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 6 December 2020.
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