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Luz i Vogel Stadium () is a purpose-built stadium in Kavajë Municipality. The stadium was built in 2008 by the
Luz i Vogël Luz i Vogël is a village and an administrative unit situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. A former rural municipality, it is now part of Tirana County. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of ...
council and was paid for by them, with a seated capacity of 549 supporters. The stadium is also used by
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for friendly games and
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fixtures.


Investment

In November 2008, the president of the club Lavdim Lusha and two of his brothers from the small town of Luz i Vogël made clear their ambitions of investing up to 400,000 euros into the club's stadium. The three brothers Lavdim, Sokoli and Albert Lusha made the news public at an AFA event in the town which was attended by both the presidents of
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and
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.


Renovation

Renovation on the stadium began in 2013 following the end of the 2012–13 season, and was completed in March 2014, in time for the club's home game against
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. The club played their home games in
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at the stadium of
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while the renovation took place, which included the reconstruction of the pitch. In the inauguration led by the club's joint presidents and brothers Lavdrim and Albert Lusha, the president of the
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was invited.


References

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