Lankaran City Stadium
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| Lankaran City Stadium | |
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| Location | Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
| Built | August 11, 2006 |
| Owner | Mubariz Mansimov |
| Operator | Khojat Hajiyev |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $15 million |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan national team |
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Coordinates: 38°44′50″N 48°51′26″E / 38.747189°N 48.857131°E Lankaran City Stadium (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran şəhər stadionu) is a multi-use stadium in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Khazar Lankaran. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 2006. The stadium also known as Fırtınalar meydanı (Arena of Storms), named after club's local supporters Fırtına fan group.[1][2]
In 17 July 2009, UEFA approved stadium for the usage during international football matches.[3]The stadium hosted its first senior international match on 5 September 2009, between Azerbaijan and Finland.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fırtınalar meydanı"nda qol şousu (Azerbaijani)
- ^ "Fırtınalar meydanı" niyə dolmur... (Azerbaijani)
- ^ Azərbaycan – Finlandiya oyunu Lənkəranda keçiriləcək (Azerbaijani)
- ^ affa.az:Azərbaycan – Finlandiya oyunu Lənkəranda keçiriləcək (Azerbaijani)
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