Gyumri City Stadium ( hy, Գյումրիի քաղաքային մարզադաշտ) is an

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football stadium in

Gyumri Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

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. It is currently the home venue of the

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club

FC Shirak Football Club Shirak ( hy, Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football ...

of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats.

History

The stadium was built and opened in 1924 to become the first stadium in the modern history of Armenia. When Shirak was founded in 1958, the stadium became the regular home ground of the team for the

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competition. Starting from 1991, the stadium witnessed many glorious moments of FC Shirak in the

and the

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. The stadium hosted the

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final match when Shirak defeated

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to win the title for the first time in their history. Gyumri city stadium after renovation

The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand). During 2012, the playing pitch and many other facilities were entirely renovated to meet the

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standards. As of 2014, the stadium is the home ground of Shirak for the domestic competitions since 1958. However, after the most recent developments in 2012, the stadium was permitted to be used by the club for their home games at the European competitions. On 12 July 2012, Shirak hosted Rudar Pljevlja at the Gyumri City Stadium, in the qualifying phase of the

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. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, allowing FC Shirak to advance with a 2-1 win on aggregate. After the most recent renovation took place during summer 2019, the capacity of the stadium was increased from 2,844 up to 4,500 seats, following the installment of new seats at the southern end of the stadium.

References

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