Stepanakert Republican Stadium

Stepanakert Stadium
Former namesStepanakert republican stadium
LocationStepanakert
Coordinates39°49′16″N 46°45′11″E
OwnerRepublic of Azerbaijan
OperatorAssociation of Football Federations of Armenia
Capacity12,000 [1]
Field size110x70 meters
Surfaceartificial turf
Construction
Built1955-1956
Opened1956
Renovated2004-2005[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 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.

  • The entrance to the stadium
  • General view
  • The stadium in 2017

References
  1. (in Russian) История Арцаха
  2. (in Russian) В Нагорном Карабахе будет построен стадион, соответствующий мировым стандартам
  3. Stepanakert Republican Stadium is under renovation
  4. Artsakh vs Abkhazia
  5. Armenia’s newly formed second national football team to face Abkhazia
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