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, built between 2006–2007 and opened in 2008. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 and serves as the home ground of

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History

The construction of the stadium started in 2006 on the location of the former Araks Stadium. It was completed in 2008 and hosted the first ever match on 22 May of the same year between the U-19 national teams of

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. The match ended-up with a 3–1 victory for the Spaniards. The first ever goal in Mika Stadium was scored by the Ukraine U-19 player

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with a penalty kick at the 18th minute of the match. Mika Stadium (2)

FC Mika played their first game in the stadium on 8 June 2008 against

Kilikia FC Kilikia Football Club ( hy, Կիլիկիա Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ – Kilikia Futbolayin Akumb), is a defunct Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan. History Beginning Kilikia F.C. was founded in 1992 and participated ...

. Mika won the match 1–0 with Stepan Hakobyan becoming the first ever goalscorer of the club at their new stadium, when he scored the winning goal at the 81st minute of the match. On 5 November 2011, the FC Mika Museum was opened within the complex. On August 28, 2014, due to the accumulated debts of the owners, the ownership of the stadium was transferred to the Government of Armenia for

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9.045 billion (US$22 million). The stadium is part of the Republican Complex Center for the Developments of Sports run by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia, including the

Mika Sports Arena Mika Sports Arena ( hy, Միկա Մարզադահլիճ), is a multi-purpose sports arena located in the Shengavit District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It has a capacity of 1,200 spectators. The arena was constructed in 2009 by the Mika C ...

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References

External links

Mika stadium at the FC Mika homepage

Mika Stadium at waelcon.am
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