Kosovo National Stadium Explained

Kosovo National Stadium
Native Name:Stadiumi Kombëtar i Kosovës
Native Name Lang:sq
Location:Drenas, Kosovo
Owner:Football Federation of Kosovo
Operator:Kosovo national football team
Capacity:30,000(planned)
Surface:Hybrid grass
Scoreboard:LED
Built:TBD
Opened:TBD
Cost:50 million
Architect:Murat Tabanlıoğlu
Tenants:Kosovo national football team

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.

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

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 25hectare site in Sankoc, and work should have begun 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

Planning and construction

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

There were a lot of ideas and propositions for naming the new stadium. One of the main proposals was, however there isn't still anything official about the name of the stadium which is currently referred as Kosovo National Stadium.

Facilities

Based on the plans presented by Tabanlıoğlu Architects, Kosovo National Stadium will have:

Notes and References

  1. News: Fillon ndërtimi i stadiumit kombëtar në Kosovë. The construction of the national stadium in Kosovo begins. Albanian. Bota Sot. 12 July 2019.
  2. News: U prezantua projekti i Stadiumit Kombëtar. The National Stadium project was presented. Albanian. Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 July 2019.
  3. News: Stadiumi "politik". "Political" Stadium. Albanian. Koha Ditore. 6 December 2020.