Stepanakert Stadium

Former names	Stepanakert republican stadium
Location	Stepanakert
Coordinates	39°49′16″N 46°45′11″E
Owner	Republic of Armenia
Operator	Association of Football Federations of Armenia
Capacity	12,000 [1]
Field size	110x70 meters
Surface	artificial turf
Construction
Built	1955-1956
Opened	1956
Renovated	2004-2005[2] 2015[3]
Tenants
Armenian national football team

Home stadium

Since the mid-1990s, football teams from Karabakh started taking part in some domestic competitions in 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

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  The entrance to the stadium
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  General view
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  The stadium in 2017

References

На других языках

[ru] Степанакертский центральный стадион