TALCO Arena ( tg, ТАЛКО Арена) is a multi-use
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in
Tursunzoda
tg, Tursunzoda
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches and serves as the home of
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda (Tajiki: Регар-ТадАЗ Турсунзода клуби футболи), ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ریگر-تداز تورسونزاده), is a Tajik professional football club based in Tursunzoda, that cur ...
of the
Tajik League
The Ligai Olii Tojikiston ( Tajik: ''Лигаи Олии Тоҷикистон'') or Tajikistan Higher League ( fa, لیگ عالی فوتبال تاجیکستان, Russian: ''Высшая лига Таджикистана'') is the top division ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 13 770 people. Until 2017 it was called the stadium "Metallurg".
"Metallurg" stadium was built and opened in 1960. In 1998, on the site of the old stadium builders of the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO), the current stadium was built. At that time, the stadium had a single, west stand, which seats 3050 spectators. In 2003, the first reconstruction took place at the stadium, in the course of which the second was built - the eastern grandstand, and the capacity of the stadium was increased to 6000. In 2008, a second reconstruction, during which the stadium there were two side stands, as well as the overlap of the stands on the similarity of the roof . After this renovation, the stadium capacity was 13,770.
In 2016-2017 was carried out reconstruction of the third in a row, during which the stadium has been completely updated, and the capacity has remained the same - 13 770. During the reconstruction of a complete replacement of the seats were held, sun deck slab stands and new race tracks, equipped with the latest sound equipment, scoreboard. Also, the stadium was equipped with surveillance cameras. During the reconstruction of the stadium, it was decided to rename the "TALCO Arena". The opening of the stadium took place in March 2017.
In 2009, at the stadium "Metallurg" held the final stage of the AFC President's Cup 2009. The stadium except for sports tournaments and matches are held parties and events of the city and state scale.
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Football venues in Tajikistan