Sūduva Stadium
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| Full name | ARVI Football Arena |
|---|---|
| Location | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 54°34′28.37″N 23°21′55.41″E / 54.5745472°N 23.3653917°E |
| Owner | Marijampolė municipality, FK Sūduva |
| Capacity | 6,250 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 25, 2007 |
| Opened | July 6, 2008 |
| Expanded | May 2009 |
| Tenants | |
| FK Sūduva, Lithuania national football team | |
Sūduva Stadium, known as ARVI Football Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.[1] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sūduva. Its original capacity increase from 4,500 to 6,250 spectators after additional seats were installed in May–June 2009 before a match between Lithuania national team and Romania. Beginning from the 2011 season the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.[2]
References
- ↑ Raškauskas, Juozas (2008-07-01). "Savaitgalį - naujojo stadiono Marijampolėje atidarymas" (in Lithuanian). Miesto laikraštis and delfi.lt. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ↑ "Marijampolės futbolo klubo sporto kompleksas turi naują vardą" (in Lithuanian). Alfa.lt. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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