The Loro Boriçi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi "Loro Boriçi"), previously known as Vojo Kushi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Vojo Kushi) is a multi-purpose stadiuminShkodër, Albania, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Vllaznia. The stadium has a capacity of around 16,000 seated.
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| Full name | Stadiumi Loro Boriçi |
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| Former names | Vojo Kushi Stadium (1952–1990) |
| Location | Rruga Djepaxhijej 2, 4001 Shkodër, Albania |
| Coordinates | 42°04′12″N 19°30′24″E / 42.07000°N 19.50667°E / 42.07000; 19.50667 |
| Owner | Municipality of Shkodër |
| Operator | Albanian Football Association and Vllaznia |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Record attendance | 16,000 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | LED |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 27 May 1950 |
| Built | 1950–1952 |
| Opened | 1 May 1952; 72 years ago (1952-05-01) (original stadium) 29 August 2016; 7 years ago (2016-08-29) (rebuilt stadium) |
| Renovated | 1988, 2001, 2016 |
| Construction cost | €17 million (2015–16 rebuild cost) |
| Architect | Bolles+Wilson |
| Tenants | |
| Vllaznia (1952–present) Albania national football team (2003–2019) | |
On 17 May 1950, the construction of the stadium started and on 1 May 1952, the stadium was inaugurated and was named after Vojo Kushi, who was an Albanian partisan, hero of Albania.[1] In 1990, during the fall of communism in Albania, the stadium was renamed in honour of football coach and former player Loro Boriçi (1922–1984). Between 2015 and 2016 the stadium was rebuilt into a modern all-seater stadium with a capacity of 16,022.[2] The stadium is also the second largest stadium in Albania behind the Qemal Stafa StadiuminTirana.
The stadium was last renovated in 2001. In October 2014, the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama announced the reconstruction of the stadium.[3] On 3 May 2015, the construction work officially started, bringing the stadium to a renewed capacity of 18,100.[2]
On 29 March 2003, it hosted a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match of Albania against Russia and finished with a 3–1 win.[4]
| # | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Att. | Ref |
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| 1. | 29 March 2003 (2003-03-29) | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |  Russia
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3–1 | 16,000 | [4] |
| 2. | 7 February 2007 (2007-02-07) | Friendly |  Macedonia
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0–1 | 7,000 | [5] |
| 3. | 24 March 2007 (2007-03-24) | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |  Slovenia
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0–0 | 12,000 | [6] |
| 4. | 10 August 2011 (2011-08-10) | Friendly |  Montenegro
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3–2 | 5,000 | [7] |
| 5. | 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) |  Morocco
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0–0 | — | [8] | |
| 6. | 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | Macedonia
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2–1 | 14,667 | [9] |
| 7. | 9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) |  Spain
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0–2 | 15,425 | [10] | |
| 8. | 9 October 2017 (2017-10-09) |  Italy
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0–1 | 14,718 | [11] | |
| 9. | 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League |  Scotland
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0–4 | 8,632 | [12] |
| 10. | 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |  Turkey
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0–2 | 11,730 | [13] |
After stadiums in Mitrovica and Pristina were under renovation and do not meet UEFA standards.[14] Kosovo played the qualifying matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Loro Boriçi Stadium.[15][16] On 6 October 2016, it hosted the first qualifying match of Kosovo against Croatia and finished with a 0–6 biggest defeat.[17][18]
| # | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | Att. | Ref |
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| 1. | 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |  Croatia
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0–6 | 14,612 | [17][18] |
| 2. | 24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) |  Iceland
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1–2 | 6,832 | [19] | |
| 3. | 11 June 2017 (2017-06-11) | Turkey
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1–4 | 6,000 | [20] | |
| 4. | 5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) |  Finland
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0–1 | 2,446 | [21] | |
| 5. | 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) |  Ukraine
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0–2 | 1,261 | [22] |
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