Marijampolė Football Arena, also referred to as Hikvision Arena or Sūduva Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sūduva.
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| Full name | Marijampolė Football Arena |
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| Former names | ARVI Football Arena (2011–2019) Hikvision Arena (2020–2022) |
| Location | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54°34′28.37″N 23°21′55.41″E / 54.5745472°N 23.3653917°E |
| Owner | Marijampolė Municipality, Sūduva |
| Capacity | 6,523 |
| Record attendance | 6,211 (France U19 vs Serbia U19, 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship) |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 25, 2007 |
| Opened | July 6, 2008 Sūduva vs FBK Kaunas |
| Expanded | 2009 |
| Construction cost | 26 mln. LTL |
| Tenants | |
| Sūduva, Lithuania national football team | |
History edit
The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.[1]
In May–June 2009, the stadium's original seating capacity of 4,200 was increased to hold 6,500 people. This was achieved via additionally constructing a Southern stand, while the Eastern stand's footprint was lengthened left and right alongside the sideline by constructing extensions to the existing tribune that had held only 280 seats before; It was also refurbished and had the seats replaced. With the works completed, the stadium hosted an international match between Lithuania national team and Romania in its new configuration.[2]
The stadium was selected to host the final of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship as Lithuania won the bid in 2010.[3]
Between the 2011 and 2019 seasons the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.[4][5]
On 11 December 2019, reports were published that ARVI Group will no longer support Sūduva club. There were notes and signboards bearing the name of a former sponsor. The ARVI Arena has been renamed the Marijampolė Football Arena.[6] On 14 January 2020 FK Sūduva announced about new general sponsor Hikvision and renaming the stadium into Hikvision arena.[7]
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References edit
- ^ Raškauskas, Juozas (1 July 2008). "Savaitgalį - naujojo stadiono Marijampolėje atidarymas" (in Lithuanian). Miesto laikraštis and delfi.lt. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Stadionas" (in Lithuanian). FK Sūduva. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0252-0ce1f9d81999-8f2e2f41e1f5-1000--estonia-and-lithuania-to-stage-u19-finals/
- ^ "Marijampolės futbolo klubo sporto kompleksas turi naują vardą" (in Lithuanian). Alfa.lt. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ ""Sūduvos" generaliniu rėmėju tapo "Hikvision" – FK Sūduva".
External links edit
- Official website (Sūduva Stadium)
- alyga.lt official page
- Stadiums in Lithuania. Worldstadiums.com.
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