The Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, officially the FFA Technical Center-Academy Stadium ( hy, ՀՖՖ Տեխնիկական-կենտրոն ակադեմիայի մարզադաշտ), commonly known as the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium or the Avan Academy Stadium, is an all-seater

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. It is located in the northern Avan District of the city, within the Technical Center-Academy complex of the

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. The stadium is sometimes known as the Avan Football Academy Stadium.

Overview

The 1,428-seated stadium was officially opened on 29 April 2013 by the Mayor of Yerevan

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. However, the first official match in the stadium took place earlier on 13 April 2013, between FC Pyunik and

FC Banants Football Club Urartu ( hy, Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the ...

within the frames of the

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. The match ended up with a result of 4-0, in favour of Pyunik.Pyunik Vs Gandzasar at the Football Academy
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side Pyunik between 2013 and 2017. The stadium is part of the Technical Center-Academy of the

which was officially opened on 1 September 2010 by the

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president

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. The centre is home to the main football stadium, 9 football training pitches (8 natural and 1 artificial), 4 outdoor tennis courts, an indoor sports hall, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness centre and a 4-star hotel with 49 guest rooms.

Gallery

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References

{{Football venues in Armenia Football venues in Armenia Sports venues in Yerevan Sports venues completed in 2013