Gjirokastra Stadium

Gjirokastra Stadium
Stadiumi Gjirokastra
	Gjirokastra Stadium seen from Gjirokastër Castle in September 2022
Former names	Subi Bakiri Stadium
Location	Gjirokastër, Albania
Owner	Municipality of Gjirokastër
Capacity	8,400
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	1972
Renovated	2016
Tenants
	Luftëtari Gjirokastër

Gjirokastra Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Gjirokastra) is a multi-use stadium in Gjirokastër, Albania. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër. The stadium has a capacity of 8,400 people. This is the first time after 1972 that the stadium is renovated in so big level.^[1]

Renovation

Following Luftëtari's promotion back to the Albanian Superliga in 2016, the stadium required a complete renovation in order to meet the necessary requirements to host home games in the top flight. Work on the stadium began in August 2016 and the surface was to be replaced and plastic seats were to be installed throughout the stadium.^[2] The first stage of the reconstruction was completed in November 2016, which meant that the stadium was able to host Albanian Superliga games once again. The first stage consisted of replacing the playing surface, the installation of 300 plastic seats in the main stand, the installation of CCTV as well as the refurbishment of the changing room for both players and officials. The cost of the work carried out totalled 15,000,000 Albanian lek, around €110,000 at the time, and it was a joint investment by the Municipality of Gjirokastër, the Albanian Football Association as well as the club's owner Grigor Tavo. The first game of the 2016–17 season to take place at the stadium came against Partizani which ended 1–1 with around 3,000 fans in attendance.^[3]

40°04′52.36″N 20°08′17.13″E / 40.0812111°N 20.1380917°E / 40.0812111; 20.1380917

References

^ Worldstadiums. "Stadia in Albania". Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ Panorama Sport (9 August 2016). "Nis puna në stadium, Luftëtari luan një muaj jashtë Gjirokastrës" (in Albanian). Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ Luftëtari 1–1 Partizani

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[Worldstadiums-1] Worldstadiums. "Stadia in Albania". Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[2] Panorama Sport (9 August 2016). "Nis puna në stadium, Luftëtari luan një muaj jashtë Gjirokastrës" (in Albanian). Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[3] Luftëtari 1–1 Partizani

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Training facilities	National Sports Centre Partizani Skënder Halili Tirana Olympic Park
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v t e Gjirokastër
Landmarks	Gjirokastër Castle Artisan Handicrafts Centre Ethnographic Museum National Museum of Arms Seven Fountains and Hamam Skënduli House Gjirokastër Obelisk Çerçiz Topulli Square Zekate House Subi Bakiri Stadium Ali Pasha Bridge Old Bazaar
Religious monuments	Bazaar Mosque Dhuvjan Monastery Holy Transfiguration Church Meçite Mosque Tekke of Melan Teqe Mosque
Culture and sports	National Folklore Festival Iso-Polifonia Laiko Vima Luftëtari Gjirokastër
Education	Eqerem Çabej University Asim Zeneli Gymnasium