On Sunday at 20:45, Albania will face Poland for the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The State Police has taken measures to maintain security and order before, during and after the match.
Police notification
State Police, action plan for the international football match Albania - Poland.
The plan of measures foresees the tasks that will be performed by all structures, in order to guarantee order and public safety before, during and after the international football match between the teams of Albania and Poland, which will take place on September 10, 2023, in at 20:45, at the "Air Albania" stadium.
Relying on the positive experience for planning, organizing and managing the situation of order and public safety during the development of international football matches, the measures taken by the State Police are as follows:
-Escorting and securing the football players of the Polish football team, from Rinas airport to the hotel, to the stadium and back to Rinas;
-Escorting and securing the football players of the Albanian football team at the stadium;
- Carrying out a detailed check on the stadium premises and inside the stadium, for unauthorized persons, prohibited items and substances, before the fans enter;
- Organization of services to guarantee public order before, during and after the end of the football match, not only near the stadium, but also the control of the territory in the whole city of Tirana;
- Ensuring emergency service routes;
- Road traffic management in the city of Tirana, before, during and after the football match.
In order to guarantee security before, during and after the development of this international match, it has cooperated with all the institutions that have a role in the smooth running of this activity, among which we mention:
Albanian Football Federation; Municipal Police; Fire Service; Private security companies (stewards and security personnel); Hospitals, health centers and first aid centers.
-Also, contacts have been established and cooperation is underway with the security service personnel of the Polish football team, in order to increase security standards before, during and after the development of this international match.
For the smooth running of this activity, as well as to facilitate the circulation of vehicles in the city of Tirana, during September 10, 2023, from 15:00, until the end of the match, the State Police, in cooperation with the Municipality of Tirana, will apply vehicle traffic restrictions on some road axes near the stadium.
Roads that will be blocked:
- "Dëshmorët e Kombit" boulevard, 20 m above the Dajti bridge;
- "Pope John Paul II" street;
- "Dervish Hima" street, near the US embassy;
- "Asim Zeneli" street, near the US embassy";
- "Themistokli Gërmenji" street;
- "Ismail Qemali" street, at the intersection of the high school;
- "Mustafa Matohiti" street, near "Kosova" school;
- "Jul Variboba" street, near the post office;
- "Lekë Dukagjini" street, near the former Guard of the Republic;
- "Avdyl Frashëri" street, near Libri Universitar intersection.
In implementation of the plan of measures, the State Police employees will exercise detailed control over the fans, before entering the stadium, in order to prevent the entry into the stadium of banners with racist content, fireworks, flares, pyrotechnic items, metal coins, umbrellas, lighters, phone chargers and other strong items dangerous to the life and health of the participants.
On this occasion, we inform Albanian and foreign citizens that, based on the Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania, violent actions in sports activities, such as entering the field of play during the sports activity by unauthorized persons, constitutes a criminal offence. and is punished with a fine from 50,000 to 100,000 ALL. When due to this offense, the normal development of the sports activity has been hindered, it is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to three months.
Throwing hard objects on the field of play or over the mass of people, holding or using pyrotechnics, fireworks, flares, during the development of a sports activity, are punished with imprisonment from six months to three years.
Albanian criminal legislation considers hitting or any other act of violence against an athlete, coach, referee, sports mediator, due to sports activity, by persons outside of this activity, a criminal offense that is punishable by imprisonment from one to three years.
And this offense, when committed in sports facilities, more than once, or by leaders or members of sports clubs, is punishable by imprisonment from one to five years.
The entrance gates to the stadium, on the day of the match, will open at 17:00.
We appeal to the fans who will attend the match at the stadium, to show up on time and follow the rules mentioned above, so that there are no queues or delays and this activity is completed without incident, in the interest of the country's image.