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Skonto Stadium (Latvian: Skonto stadions) is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium was built in 2000 and currently has 8,087[3] seats in total (open for spectators & VIP guests on matchdays). It is the 2nd-largest stadium in Latvia, behind Daugava Stadium. Riga FC has an average attendance of 500.^{[citation needed]} The stadium design incorporates Skonto Hall.

Skonto Stadium

Location	E. Melngaiļa 1a, Riga, Latvia
Capacity	8,087[1]
Opened	June 28, 2000[2]
Tenants
Skonto FC (2000–2016) Latvia national football team (2000–2017) Riga FC (2016–present)

Description

Skonto Stadium is located in the heart of Riga at 1a E. Melngaiļa street. It is the second biggest football stadium with 8,087 seats, VIP lounges, offices, a press centre and cafes.

Use

Skonto Stadium is mostly used for hosting football matches. Since its opening in 2000, it has been the home stadium for the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Riga and Latvia national football team, as well as Latvia U-21.

International artists have performed at this venue, including Aerosmith and Metallica in 2008, both of whom reached the maximum capacity for concerts, with 32,000 and 33,000 fans, respectively. Several other artists have performed there too, for example, Snoop Dogg, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode and Akon.

In 2003 Skonto stadium hosted the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, but in 2008 a friendly match between Latvian and Georgian football veterans was played at this venue.

In 2009 Latvian football club FK Ventspils used this stadium for its home matches in the UEFA Europa League matches, because of technical problems with its own stadium.

Attendance

The largest attendance seen by the Skonto Stadium in a football match was 9,000 people in 2003 for the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying playoff game between Latvia and Turkey.[4]

References

На других языках

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[de] Skonto-Stadion

Das Skonto-Stadion (lettisch Skonto stadions) ist ein Fußballstadion in der lettischen Hauptstadt Riga. Der Fußballverein Skonto Riga war von 2000 bis zu seiner Auflösung 2016 der Hauptnutzer des Stadions. Seit 2016 ist der zwei Jahre zuvor gegründete Riga FC in der Anlage ansässig. Daneben nutzen die lettische Fußballnationalmannschaft sowie die lettische U-21-Fußballnationalmannschaft und andere lettische Vereine wie z. B. der FK Ventspils, für internationale Spiele, dieses Stadion. Es liegt nordöstlich des Stadtzentrums von Riga. Seit der Renovierung und Erweiterung auf über 10.000 Plätze des Daugava-Stadions im Jahr 2018, trägt die lettische Fußballnationalmannschaft dort wieder ihre Länderspiele aus.

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- [en] Skonto Stadium

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[ru] Сконто (стадион)

«Ско́нто» (латыш. Skonto) — футбольный стадион в Риге, Латвия. Вмещает 9 500 зрителей[1]. Домашний стадион футбольного клуба «Рига» и сборной Латвии по футболу. Открыт в 2000 году.

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