Sheriff Stadium

Sheriff Stadium
Sheriff Stadium
Full name	Sheriff Stadium
Location	Tiraspol
Built	August, 2000 - May, 2002
Opened	July, 2002
Owner	Sheriff Tiraspol
Surface	Grass
Capacity	14 300
Field dimensions	105 x 68 m
Tenants
	Sheriff Tiraspol

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Coordinates: 46°50′18″N 029°33′27″E / 46.83833°N 29.5575°E / 46.83833; 29.5575

Sheriff Stadium is home to Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria, and owned by the local Sheriff corporation. It seats 14,300 spectators.^[1] It is eligible for international events, that is why Moldova national football team plays some of their international home matches on this stadium.

It occupies a territory of more than 40 hectares and consists of the main field plus five other fields, training fields, a covered indoor arena for winter use as well as a soccer school for children and on-site residences for the players of FC Sheriff. A five star luxury hotel is under construction.

The stadium has impressed its visitors, among them FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Willie McDougall from the Scottish Football Association.^{[citation needed]}