Kasakhi Marzik Stadium ( hy, Քասախի մարզիկ մարզադաշտ) is a

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stadium in

Ashtarak Ashtarak (Armenian language, Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of ...

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. It was opened in 1971 and is the former home ground of

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and former club Kasakh FC. The capacity of the stadium is 3,600. The administrator of the stadium is Armen Matevosyan. Currently, the stadium is home to the

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teams of Ararat-2, Shirak-2 and Alashkert-2.

Future developments

In the near future, the venue will be converted into an all-seater stadium and the capacity will be reduced to 2,000 seats.

References

External links

Images of Kasakhi Marzik Stadium at armsport.am
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