Sport Toplumy Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Mary, Turkmenistan Mary (), formerly named Merv, Meru and Alexandria Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It is the capital city of Mary Region. In 2010, Mary had a population of 126,000, up from 92,000 ...

. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium for

FC Merw Physical culture and sports football club Merw ( tk, link=no, Merw bedenterbiýe-sport futbol kluby), also known as Merw Mary, is a Turkmen professional football club based in Mary. They play in the national top division; the Ýokary Liga. Their ...

. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

History

The sports complex opened in May 2009. First match was between

and afghan FC Esteghlal Herat (6:0). Construction works carried out by Turkish company Kılıç İnşaat . The project cost $20 million.

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Stadium pictures

Video from stadium
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