Vagharshapat City Stadium

Vagharshapat City Stadium

Full name	Vagharshapat City Stadium
Location	Vagharshapat, Armenia
Owner	Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Capacity	3,000
Field size	103 x 70 meters
Surface	grass
Opened	1973
Tenants
Vagharshapat (1973-2005)

Coordinates: 40°09′32″N 44°17′27″E / 40.15889°N 44.29083°E

Vagharshapat City Stadium (Armenian: Վաղարշապատի Քաղաքային Մարզադաշտ) is a football stadium in Vagharshapat, Armenia. With a capacity of 3,000 spectators, the stadium was opened in 1973. It was home to FC Vagharshapat until 2005, when the club was dissolved and retired from professional football. In 2005, the ownership of the stadium was transferred to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin by the decision of the government of Armenia.^[1] It is located around 250 metres south of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral.

The stadium is currently used by several youth football schools in the Armavir Province.^[2] However, the infrastructure of the stadium is outdated, as it had never been renovated since its inauguration.

The Armenian Church announced that the stadium will be fully renovated within the near future along with the nearby swimming complex, through the financial support of the church benefactors.^[3]

References

1. The clarifications of the Mother See, Aravot.am
2. Ֆուտբոլը «թափանցել» է գյուղեր (in Armenian). Առավոտ. 2008-08-21. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
3. Mother See Building Projects