Niko Dovana Stadium

Niko Dovana Stadium

"Stadium Niko Dovana"
Niko Dovana Stadium in 2014.
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)

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.^[3]

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.

Albania  v  Uzbekistan

11 August 2010 International Friendly	Albania	1–0	Uzbekistan	Durrës, Albania
19:30	14' Salihi	report		Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pavle Radovanović (Montenegro)

Albania  v  Malta

5 March 2014 International Friendly	Albania	2–0	Malta	Durrës, Albania
17:00	26' Basha 53' Meha	report		Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

References[]

Coordinates: 41°19′33.89″N 19°26′59.48″E / 41.3260806°N 19.4498556°E / 41.3260806; 19.4498556

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