Full name | Stadiumi Tofik Jashari |
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Location | Rruga E Stadiumit, Shijak, Durrës County, Albania |
Coordinates | 41°34′58″N19°55′55″E / 41.58278°N 19.93194°E Coordinates: 41°34′58″N19°55′55″E / 41.58278°N 19.93194°E |
Owner | Municipality of Shijak |
Operator | Municipality of Shijak |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Field size | 100 by 74 metres (109 yd × 81 yd) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Renovated | 2016 |
Tenants | |
KF Erzeni |
The Tofik Jashari Stadium (Albanian : Stadiumi Tofik Jashari), is a stadium in Shijak, Albania. It is primarily used for football matches and it is the home ground of Albanian First Division club KF Erzeni. [1] [2] [3]
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Robert Jashari is a former Albanian football who played for Partizani Tirana and the Albania national team. He won the National Championship six times between 1957 and 1964 with Partizani Tirana and he was the top goalscorer in the National Championship in three consecutive seasons between 1962 and 1965, with 18, 9 and 14 goals respectively.
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