Mika Stadium
 Mika Stadium in 2015 | |
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| Location | Yerevan, Armenia |
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| Owner | Government of Armenia |
| Operator | State Revenue Committee |
| Capacity | 7,250 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 meters |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2006–2007 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Mika (2008–2016) Armenia women's national football team (2008–present) Ararat Yerevan (2017–present) Artsakh (2017–present) | |
Officially, the State Revenue Committee Under the Government of the Republic of Armenia Sport Complex Stadium (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Կառավարության Առընթեր Պետական Եկամուտների Կոմիտեի Մարզահամալիրի Մարզադաշտ), abbreviated as KAPEK Stadium (Armenian: ԿԱՊԵԿ Մարզադաշտ), and commonly known as Mika Stadium (Armenian: Միկա Մարզադաշտ), is an all-seater football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built between 2006–2007 and opened in 2008. The capacity of the stadium is 7,250 seats[1] and serves as the home ground of FC Mika. The stadium also serves as a regular venue for the Armenia women's national football team.
History
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The construction of the stadium started in 2006 on the location of the former Araks Stadium. It was completed in 2008 and hosted the first ever match on 22 May of the same year between the U-19 national teams of Spain and Ukraine. The match ended-up with a 3–1 victory for the Spaniards. The first ever goal in Mika Stadium was scored by the Ukraine U-19 player Andriy Yarmolenko with a penalty kick at the 18th minute of the match.
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FC Mika played their first game in the stadium on 8 June 2008 against Kilikia FC. Mika won the match 1–0 with Stepan Hakobyan becoming the first ever goalscorer of the club at their new stadium, when he scored the winning goal at the 81st minute of the match.
On 5 November 2011, the FC Mika Museum was opened within the complex.[2]
On August 28, 2014, due to the accumulated debts of the owners, the ownership of the stadium was transferred to the Government of Armenia for AMD 9.045 billion (US$ 22 million).[3]
The stadium is part of the Sport Complex of the State Revenue Committee Under the Government of the Republic of Armenia, including the Mika Sports Arena, an indoor training hall, billiards saloon, fitness centre, chess house, mini-football ground with artificial turf and many other facilities.
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