Stepanakert Republican Stadium
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Former names | Stepanakert republican stadium |
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Location | Stepanakert |
Coordinates | 39°49′16″N 46°45′11″E / 39.82111°N 46.75306°ECoordinates: 39°49′16″N 46°45′11″E / 39.82111°N 46.75306°E |
Owner | Republic of Armenia |
Operator | |
Capacity | 12,000 [3] |
Field size | 110x70 meters |
Surface | artificial turf |
Construction | |
Built | 1955-1956 |
Opened | 1956 |
Renovated | 2004-2005[1] 2015[2] |
Tenants | |
Armenian national football team |
Home stadium[]
Since the mid-1990s, football teams from Karabakh started taking part in some domestic competitions in the Republic of Armenia. Lernayin Artsakh is the football club that represents the city of Stepanakert. The Artsakh football league was launched in 2009.
The Artsakh national football team was formed in 2012 and played their first competitive match against the Abkhazia national football team in Sokhumi, a match that ended with a result of 1–1 draw.[4][5] The return match between the unrecognized teams took place at the Stepan Shahumyan Republican Stadium, on 21 October 2012, when the team of Nagorno-Karabakh defeated the Abkhazian team with a result of 3–0.
Gallery[]
The entrance to the stadium
General view
The stadium in 2017
References[]
Categories:
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Football venues in Armenia
- Buildings and structures in Stepanakert
- Sports venues completed in 1956
- 1956 establishments in the Soviet Union
- Artsakh FC
- Sport in the Republic of Artsakh