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Sūduva Stadium

Coordinates: 54°34′28.37″N 23°21′55.41″E / 54.5745472°N 23.3653917°E / 54.5745472; 23.3653917
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ARVI Football Arena
UEFA Category 3 stadium
Map
Full nameARVI Football Arena
LocationMarijampolė, Lithuania
Coordinates54°34′28.37″N 23°21′55.41″E / 54.5745472°N 23.3653917°E / 54.5745472; 23.3653917
OwnerMarijampolė municipality, FK Sūduva
Capacity6,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundMay 25, 2007
OpenedJuly 6, 2008
ExpandedMay 2009
Tenants
FK Sūduva, Lithuania national football team

Sūduva Stadium, known as ARVI Football Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.[1] It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Sūduva. Its original capacity increase from 4,200 to 6,500 spectators after additional seats were installed in May–June 2009 before a match between Lithuania national team and Romania.[2] Beginning from the 2011 season the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.[3]

References

  1. ^ Raškauskas, Juozas (2008-07-01). "Savaitgalį - naujojo stadiono Marijampolėje atidarymas" (in Lithuanian). Miesto laikraštis and delfi.lt. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. ^ "Stadionas" (in Lithuanian). FK Sūduva. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Marijampolės futbolo klubo sporto kompleksas turi naują vardą" (in Lithuanian). Alfa.lt. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2010-08-28.