Stepanakert Republican Stadium
Khankendi Republican Stadium is a stadium in Stepanakert (Khankendi).
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| Location | Khankendi, Azerbaijan |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′16″N 46°45′11″E |
| Capacity | 12,000 [1] |
| Field size | 110x70 meters |
| Surface | artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1955-1956 |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Renovated | 2004-2005[2] 2015[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Lernayin Artsakh FC (former) Artsakh national football team (former) | |
Home stadium
Since the mid-1990s, football teams from Karabakh started taking part in some domestic competitions in Armenia. Lernayin Artsakh is the football club that represents the city of Stepanakert. The Artsakh football league was launched in 2009.
The Artsakh national football team was formed in 2012 and played their first competitive match against the Abkhazia national football team in Sokhumi, a match that ended with a result of 1–1 draw.[4][5] The return match between the unrecognized teams took place at the Stepan Shahumyan Republican Stadium, on 21 October 2012, when the team of Nagorno-Karabakh defeated the Abkhazian team with a result of 3–0.
Event
The 6th Pan-Armenian Games football tournament,[6]7th Pan-Armenian Games and 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup was held in the stadium.
Qarabağ FK may play some of it's home game in the stadium. [7]
Gallery
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The entrance to the stadium.jpg.webp)
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The stadium in 2017
References
- (in Russian) История Арцаха
- (in Russian) В Нагорном Карабахе будет построен стадион, соответствующий мировым стандартам
- Stepanakert Republican Stadium is under renovation
- Artsakh vs Abkhazia
- Armenia’s newly formed second national football team to face Abkhazia
- https://artsakhpress.am/eng/news/23659/pan-armenian-games-participants-visited-shoushi.html
- https://sportliqa.az/news/913/qarabag-ev-oyunlarini-xankendide-kecirecek-son-deqiqe.html