Žalgiris Stadium
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| Full name | Žalgiris Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Owner | Ūkio banko investicinė grupė (ŪBIG) |
| Capacity | 15,029 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | ? |
| Renovated | 1949-1950 |
| Tenants | |
| FK REO Vilnius | |
Žalgiris Stadium (Lithuanian: Žalgirio stadionas) is a multi-purpose stadium in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium holds 15,029 and was being used by the first division 1 Lyga - REO Vilnius. It is the largest football stadium in Lithuania.
It is named after the Battle of Grunwald and was rebuilt by the German POWs after World War II and finished in 1950 (the stadium existed already before World War II and was used by Pogoń Wilno; in 1936 the Polish athletics championships were held at the stadium).
After independence it was used by the Lithuania national football team, but in recent years it lost its meaning as the national stadium and all the international football matches were played either at S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium in Kaunas or at the newer LFF Stadium also in Vilnius.
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Coordinates: 54°41′36.53″N 25°17′24.90″E / 54.6934806°N 25.2902500°E