Sheriff Arena

Sheriff Arena, officially: Arena principală a сomplexului sportiv „Sheriff” (Russian: Главная арена спорткомплекса «Шериф») is home to Sheriff Tiraspol, a football team based in Tiraspol, capital of Transnistria breakaway region of Moldova. It is owned by the local Sheriff corporation. It has a capacity of 12,746.[1]

Sheriff Arena
Arena principală a complexului sportiv „Sheriff”
Address1/2 Karl Liebknecht Street
Tiraspol
Moldova
OwnerSheriff Tiraspol
Capacity14,000
Field size106 x 69 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
BuiltAugust 2000 – May 2002
OpenedJuly 2002
Renovated2011
Tenants
Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol (2001–2015)
Transnistria national football team

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.

In June 2022, UEFA ordered that no European games would be permitted to be played in Transnistria, as a direct consequence of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] Sheriff played all of their home fixtures in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău.

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