Sūduva Stadium

Marijampolė Football Arena, also referred to as Hikvision Arena or Sūduva Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Marijampolė, Lithuania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sūduva.

Marijampolė Football Arena
UEFA Category 3 stadium
Full nameMarijampolė Football Arena
Former namesARVI Football Arena (2011–2019)
LocationMarijampolė, Lithuania
Coordinates
OwnerMarijampolė Municipality, Sūduva
Capacity6,500
Record attendance6,211 (France U19 vs Serbia U19, 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship)
Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundMay 25, 2007
OpenedJuly 6, 2008
ExpandedMay 2009
Tenants
Sūduva, Lithuania national football team

Between the 2011 and 2019 seasons the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.[1][2]

The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.[3] Its original capacity increased 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.[4]

11 December 2019 reports were published that ARVI Group will no longer support Sūduva club. There were notes and signboards bearing the name of a former sponsor. The ARVI Arena has been renamed the Marijampolė Football Arena.[5] On 14 January 2020 FK Sūduva announced about new general sponsor Hikvision and renaming the stadium into Hikvision arena.[6]

Also

References
  1. "Marijampolės futbolo klubo sporto kompleksas turi naują vardą" (in Lithuanian). Alfa.lt. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Raškauskas, Juozas (1 July 2008). "Savaitgalį - naujojo stadiono Marijampolėje atidarymas" (in Lithuanian). Miesto laikraštis and delfi.lt. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  4. "Stadionas" (in Lithuanian). FK Sūduva. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. http://fksuduva.lt/suduvos-generaliniu-remeju-tapo-hikvision/


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