Sūduva Stadium

Mixed-use playground in Lithuania

54°34′28.37″N 23°21′55.41″E / 54.5745472°N 23.3653917°E / 54.5745472; 23.3653917OwnerMarijampolė Municipality, SūduvaCapacity6,523Record attendance6,211 (France U19 vs Serbia U19, 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship)Field size105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)SurfaceGrassConstructionBroke groundMay 25, 2007OpenedJuly 6, 2008
Sūduva vs FBK KaunasExpanded2009Construction cost26 mln. LTLTenantsSūduva, Lithuania national football team

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.

History

The stadium was built using funds from the European Union and opened on July 6, 2008.^[1]

In May–June 2009, the stadium's original seating capacity of 4,200 was increased to hold 6,500 people. This was achieved via additionally constructing a Southern stand, while the Eastern stand's footprint was lengthened left and right alongside the sideline by constructing extensions to the existing tribune that had held only 280 seats before; It was also refurbished and had the seats replaced. With the works completed, the stadium hosted an international match between Lithuania national team and Romania in its new configuration.^[2]

The stadium was selected to host the final of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship as Lithuania won the bid in 2010.^[3]

Between the 2011 and 2019 seasons the stadium was named ARVI Football Arena after the sponsoring rights were bought by ARVI Enterprises Group.^[4]^[5]

On 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.^[6] On 14 January 2020 FK Sūduva announced about new general sponsor Hikvision and renaming the stadium into Hikvision arena.^[7]

Also

References

^ Raškauskas, Juozas (1 July 2008). "Savaitgalį - naujojo stadiono Marijampolėje atidarymas" (in Lithuanian). Miesto laikraštis and delfi.lt. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
^ "Stadionas" (in Lithuanian). FK Sūduva. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0252-0ce1f9d81999-8f2e2f41e1f5-1000--estonia-and-lithuania-to-stage-u19-finals/
^ "Marijampolės futbolo klubo sporto kompleksas turi naują vardą" (in Lithuanian). Alfa.lt. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
^ Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ Krasnickas, Mantas (11 December 2019). "Atnaujinama "Sūduvos" namų tvirtovė liko be pavadinimo: atsitraukė rėmėjas" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ ""Sūduvos" generaliniu rėmėju tapo "Hikvision" – FK Sūduva".