Elbasan Arena

‎2014 Reconstruction

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	===2014 Reconstruction===		===2014 Reconstruction===
	Before Elbasan Arena could host the matches however it would have to undergo refurbishment itself, and in total over €5.5 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acp.al/profil_projekt.php?id=135|publisher=Albanian Construction Portal}}</ref> invested into the stadium. Work to bring up the stadium to [[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA’s required standards]] began in February 2014, and finished 7 months later in October.		Before Elbasan Arena could host the matches however it would have to undergo refurbishment itself, and in total over €5.5 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acp.al/profil_projekt.php?id=135|publisher=Albanian Construction Portal}}</ref> invested into the stadium. Work to bring up the stadium to [[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA’s required standards]] began in February 2014, and finished 7 months later in October.
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		+	[[File:Tifozat Kuq e Zi ne Elbasan Arena.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Tifo at Elbasan Arena]]
	Numerous improvements were made to the stadium including the installation of new floodlights, 12,500 new plastic seats, new changing rooms, executive seating areas, new scoreboards, and to top it all of a brand new playing surface was laid.		Numerous improvements were made to the stadium including the installation of new floodlights, 12,500 new plastic seats, new changing rooms, executive seating areas, new scoreboards, and to top it all of a brand new playing surface was laid.
	The stadium then reopened on 8th October when Albania hosted Denmark<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/shqiperi-danimarke-ndeshja-e-pare-ne-elbasan-arena-ja-cmimi-i-biletave/}}</ref> in their second qualification match of the campaign. Played out in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,800 – the record attendance to date, Albania earned a 1-1 draw against their more favoured opposition.		The stadium then reopened on 8th October when Albania hosted Denmark<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/shqiperi-danimarke-ndeshja-e-pare-ne-elbasan-arena-ja-cmimi-i-biletave/}}</ref> in their second qualification match of the campaign. Played out in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,800 – the record attendance to date, Albania earned a 1-1 draw against their more favoured opposition.
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−	[[File:Tifozat Kuq e Zi ne Elbasan Arena.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Tifo at Elbasan Arena]]
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