Niko Dovana Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Durrës, Albania}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Niko Dovana Stadium

| nickname = "Stadium Niko Dovana"

| fullname = Niko Dovana Stadium

| image = Stadiumi Niko Dovana.jpg

| caption = Niko Dovana Stadium in 2014.

| location = Rruga Aleksander Goga
Durrës, Albania

| coordinates =

| built = 1965

| opened = 1965

| renovated = 2017

| owner = Durrës Municipality

| operator = Teuta

| surface = Natural grass

| record_attendance =

| dimensions =

| tenants = Teuta (1965–present)

| construction_cost =

| former_names = Lokomotiva Stadium
(1965–1991)

| seating_capacity = 12,040{{Cite web|url=http://www.europlan-online.de/stadiumi-niko-dovana/verein/7|title = Stadiumi Niko Dovana}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/albania.shtml|title=Stadia in Albania|last=Worldstadiums|access-date=3 August 2010}}

|}}

The Niko Dovana Stadium, officially Stadiumi "Niko Dovana", is a multi-use stadium located in Durrës, Albania. It is the home ground of Teuta. The capacity is 12,040, making it the fifth largest ground in the country. It was renamed in 1991 in honour of former Teuta goalkeeper and financier Niko Dovana.

The Albania national football team played in the Niko Dovana Stadium for the first time in a friendly international match against Uzbekistan on 11 August 2010.{{cite news|url=http://albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=15454|title=Anti- Uzbekistani, kombëtarja e lojtarëve pa ekip|last=Frasheri|first=Dash|date=3 August 2010|work=Albania-Sport|publisher=Frasheri|language=sq|access-date=6 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707104016/http://albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=15454|archive-date=7 July 2011}}

The stadium has also been used as a shelter in the aftermath of the 2019 Albania earthquake.

International matches

The Niko Dovana Stadium has hosted 2 friendly matches of the Albania national football team.

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|size = 900px

|date = 11 August 2010

|time = 19:30

|round = International Friendly

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALB}}

|goals1 = Salihi {{goal|14}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/11/world/friendlies/albania/uzbekistan/983850/?ICID=PL_MS_190

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals2=

|stadium = Niko Dovana Stadium

|location = Durrës, Albania

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|size = 900px

|date = 5 March 2014

|time = 17:00

|round = International Friendly

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ALB}}

|goals1 =

|score = 2–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/05/world/friendlies/albania/malta/1644871/

|team2 = {{fb|MLT}}

|goals2=

|stadium = Niko Dovana Stadium

|location = Durrës, Albania

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

|result = W

}}

References

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{{Football venues in Albania}}

Niko Dovana

Category:Sport in Durrës

Category:Buildings and structures in Durrës

Category:KF Teuta

Category:Sports venues completed in 1965

Category:1965 establishments in Albania

List of football stadiums in Albania

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