Mika Stadium

Mika Stadium
Միկա մարզադաշտ
Mika Stadium in 2015
Map
LocationYerevan, Armenia
OwnerGovernment of Armenia
OperatorMinistry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Capacity7,000
Field size105 x 68 meters
Surfacegrass
Construction
Built2006–2007
Opened2008
Tenants
Mika (2008–present)
Lokomotiv Yerevan (2018-2020)
West Armenia (2019-2020)

Mika Stadium (Armenian: Միկա Մարզադաշտ), is a football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built in 2006–2007 and opened in 2008. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000[1] It has served as the home ground of Ulisses FC, FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, FC Noah and FC West Armenia, currently used by Armenian women's national team and FC Mika.

History

General view

The construction of the stadium started in 2006 on the location of the former Araks Stadium. It was completed in 2008 and hosted the first ever match on 22 May of the same year between the U-19 national teams of Spain and Ukraine. The match ended in a 3–1 victory for the Spaniards. The first ever goal in Mika Stadium was scored by the Ukraine U-19 player Andriy Yarmolenko with a penalty kick in the 18th minute of the match.

The main stand

FC Mika played their first game in the stadium on 8 June 2008 against Kilikia FC. Mika won the match 1–0 with Stepan Hakobyan becoming the first ever goalscorer of the club at their new stadium, when he scored the winning goal at the 81st minute of the match.

On 5 November 2011, the FC Mika Museum was opened within the complex.[2]

On August 28, 2014, due to the accumulated debts of the owners, the ownership of the stadium was transferred to the Government of Armenia for AMD 9.045 billion (US$22 million).[3]

The stadium is part of the Republican Complex Center for the Developments of Sports run by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia, including the Mika Sports Arena, an indoor fitness centre, martial arts school, table tennis hall, mini-football grounds with artificial and natural turf, as well as many other facilities.[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mika Stadium.
  1. ^ "Mika Stadium, Yerevan (Armenia)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  2. ^ FC Mika Museum
  3. ^ Mika sporting facility placed under management of Armenian finance ministry
  4. ^ Trainin Center of the State Revenue Committee of the Government of Armenia[permanent dead link‍]

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