"Stadium Niko Dovana" | |
Niko Dovana Stadium in 2014. | |
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| Full name | Niko Dovana Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Lokomotiva Stadium (1965–1991) |
| Location | Rruga Aleksander Goga Durrës, Albania |
| Owner | Durrës Municipality |
| Operator | Teuta |
| Capacity | 12,040[1][2] |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1965 |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| Teuta (1965–present) | |
TheNiko Dovana Stadium, officially Stadiumi "Niko Dovana", is a multi-use stadium located inDurrës, Albania. It is thehome ground ofTeuta. The capacity is 12,040 of which 4,340 seated, making it thefifth largest ground in the country. It was renamed in 1991 in honour of formerTeuta goalkeeper and financierNiko Dovana.
TheAlbania national football team played in the Niko Dovana Stadium for the first time in a friendly international match againstUzbekistan on 11 August 2010.[3]
The stadium has also been used as a shelter in the aftermath of the2019 Albania earthquake.
The Niko Dovana Stadium has hosted 2 friendly matches of theAlbania national football team.
| 11 August 2010International Friendly | Albania | 1–0 | Durrës, Albania | |
| 19:30 | Salihi | Report | Stadium:Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee:Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro) |
| 5 March 2014International Friendly | Albania | 2–0 | Durrës, Albania | |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia) |
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List of football stadiums in Albania