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![]() Banants Stadium in 2015 | |
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Location | Malatia-Sebastia district Yerevan, Armenia |
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Owner | FC Banants |
Capacity | 4,860[1] |
Field size | 105 x 68 meters |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Built | 2006 - 2007 |
Opened | 2008 |
Renovated | 2011 |
Tenants | |
Banants (2008-present) |
Banants Stadium (Armenian: Բանանց Մարզադաշտ) is an all-seater football stadium in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia. The stadium is home to FC Banants and has a capacity of 4,860 seats.[2]
Overview
Banants Stadium is located within the sports complex of Banants Training Centre, occupying the southern part of the complex.
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The construction of the stadium was launched in 2006 with the assistance of the FIFA Goal Programme. It was officially opened in 2008 with a capacity of 3,600 seats.
Further developments were implemented later in 2011, when the playing pitch was modernized and the capacity of the stadium was increased up to 4,860 seats; 2,760 at the northern stand, 1,500 at the southern stand and 600 at the western stand.
The surrounding training centre of the club consists of 3 regular-sized training fields as well as 4 mini-football grounds, as well as an indoor mini-football training field.
Notable tournaments
Banants stadium hosted 3 matches of the 7th group during the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification:[3]
Italy ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Gabbia ![]() |
Report | Guillemenot ![]() |
References
- ^ Banants Stadium Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Banants Stadium Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U19. «Բանանց» մարզադաշտում տեղի կունենա Եվրոպայի առաջնության երեք հանդիպում